2021 USA Cares Joins Mayor’s “Give a Day” Month of Giving with Care Package Drive
Bags of Essential Personal Care Items to be Distributed to Homeless Veterans in Kentuckiana
LOUISVILLE, KY – March 31, 2021 – This April, USA Cares is leading the charge in providing assistance to the homeless veteran community in Kentuckiana, and we’re inviting the Compassionate City to “Give a Day” and join us!
In coordination with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s “Give a Day” month of service, USA Cares is hosting a care package drive now through April 30, 2021. USA Cares is currently collecting items to include in the care packages, seeking donations of the following items: soap, shampoo, deodorant, lip balm, socks, hairbrushes, combs, toothbrushes, toothpaste, antibacterial wipes, lotion, sunscreen, tissues and bandages.
During the month of April, USA Cares is accepting donated items at the following locations:
- USA Cares National Headquarters: 11760 Commonwealth Drive, Louisville, KY (Monday-Thursday Only)
- Sullivan University (Main Entrances):
3101 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY
4000 Dupont Cir, Louisville, KY - Schuler Bauer Real Estate Services:
100 Drexler Cir, Elizabethtown, KY
1500 Ormsby Station Ct, Louisville, KY
4206 Charlestown Rd, Ste. 200, New Albany, IN - Seven Counties Services: 130 Joe B. Hall Ave, Shepherdsville, KY
- Ivy Tech Community College – S. Indiana: 8204 Highway 311, Sellersburg, IN
- Resilience and Community Services: 701 W Ormsby Avenue, Suite 201, Louisville, KY 40203 (Edison Building)
“Our hearts always go out to any veteran that is in need of a helping hand,” said Trace Chesser, President/CEO of USA Cares. “We’re proud to work alongside Mayor Fischer and make an effort to do whatever we can to help these men and women find a little relief during the 2021 ‘Give a Day’ month of service.”
After the close of the collection period, volunteers will pack donated items in bags which will be distributed to homeless veterans in the Kentuckiana region. For additional information about the care package drive, please visit our official event page online at http://bit.ly/carepackage21.
Since 2011, the Mayor’s Give a Day Week of Service (MGAD) has served as a campaign to inspire Louisville’s citizens to get active and commit selfless acts of compassion. Neighbors clean up streets and parks, collect goods for people in need, and repair homes. They read to students, mentor, assemble care packages – and much more. Though these good deeds happen in Louisville throughout the year, MGAD puts the needs and the benefits into stark focus, lifting citizens in need and setting a lasting tone of compassion for the entire city.
For more information, please contact Aubrey Gonzalez at 800-773-0387 ext. 137, or aubrey@usacares.org.
ABOUT USA CARES
USA Cares (www.usacares.org) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to provide post-9/11 military veterans, service members and their families with emergency financial assistance and post-service skills training to create a foundation for long-term stability. Our services improve the quality of life for veterans and their families and reduce potential factors that contribute to veteran suicide. To donate or to request assistance, please visit www.usacares.org.
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