FEED OUR VETS

The Mission of the Feed Our Vets non-profit food pantry organization is to provide good, nutritious food to United States Veterans whose circumstances have left them on the battlefield of hunger.
 
The Objective of Feed Our Vets non-profit food pantry organization is to have fully stocked veteran food pantries set up in accessible locations all across the country.
 
The national problem is that more than 130,000 Veterans are homeless and hungry on any given night in America. One in three homeless people in America is a U.S. Military Veteran. And nearly three million Veterans and their families don’t have enough to eat each month.
 
Feed Our Vets local solution is to establish local Feed Our Vets Food Pantries in cities and towns across the United States. Some of the food and groceries are purchased by Feed Our Vets, but most is donated by local food manufacturers and grocery stores. Feed Our Vets pantries distribute free food and groceries at regular, scheduled times to U.S. Military Veterans in need and their families.

We need your support because our nation’s military Veterans have served and sacrificed for our freedom. Many are returning from war to a weak economy, and struggling with injuries, both physical and mental. Too many Veterans are ending up jobless and homeless. Too many are going hungry. We believe it is our duty to give back to these men and women who have given so much for our country.
 
Feed Our Veterans (DBA Feed Our Vets) is a registered 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization, Tax ID 26-3108361.












 

 Web site is: http://feedourvets.org/news



 
 Richard Synek
Feed Our Vets was founded by Vernon Center, NY Postmaster and Navy Veteran Rich Synek. One day, a World War II Veteran came into Rich's Post Office and bought a single stamp. When Rich asked him why he didn't buy a book of stamps, the man broke down and confessed that he and his wife only had enough money to eat properly for two weeks out of each month, and that the last few days of the month, the couple had nothing to eat at all. That night, Rich and his wife, Michele, went out and bought groceries for the Veteran and his wife, and brought the food to their home.
 
When they realized how widespread the problem of Veteran hunger is, they established the first Feed Our Vets Food Pantry.
 
They have been feeding Veterans ever since.
 
Rich is a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Marine Corps League, AVERS (American Veterans for Equal Rights), National League of Postmasters (NLPM), National Association of Postmasters of The United States (NAPUS), and is a Master Mason.
 
Rich can be contacted at rich.synek@feedourvets.org.