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August 8, 2010
IT TAKES A COMMUNITY
2010 East Bay Stand Down makes a difference
in the lives of homeless veterans.
Pleasanton, CA - After nearly a year of planning and coordinating hundreds of volunteers, tons of food and clothing and an impressive array of social, medical and legal services, the East Bay Stand Down became a reality on August 5th 2010.
Starting several days earlier, military units assembled a well equipped camp in anticipation to the 405 homeless veterans—both men and women--- coming from nearly all seven counties of the San Francisco Bay Area. Over 2,300 volunteers, both civilian and military, came in 24-hour shifts to support the operation, doing everything from medical/dental and legal services, serving meals to providing massage and art therapy. Meal service for this number of hungry people for four days was a logistical challenge in itself. The team of Camp Cooks, servers, and other support staff worked together to serve 8,263 meals at this event - a new record. The food ranged from barbequed beef brisket to salmon to a full-service breakfast every day.
Many local corporations, companies and community service organizations contributed to this effort by sponsoring tents, contributing money and equipment.
Stand Downs were named in Vietnam for the relatively safe times following battle when combat troops could get a shave, shower, clean clothing and other comforts. The term was used again twelve years ago by the Vietnam Veterans of San Diego to describe a way to help displaced vets. Since that time, there have been hundreds of Stand Downs held throughout the country. The first East Bay Stand Down was held in 1999.
The East Bay Stand Down is the only four-day Stand Down in the United States, and offers the most comprehensive array of services and largest number of supportive volunteers to be found anywhere.
Stand Downs have proven to work to help break the cycle of homelessness. Our participants earned this help by virtue of their heroic service to our country in a time of need. They have proven they can complete tough assignments under difficult conditions. East Bay Stand Down is here for our valiant veterans today, to help them remember and reconnect with that time of service and rediscover the strengths within them to make a lasting difference in their lives.
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