Michigan Non-Profit Hosts Fundraisers to Support Returning U.S. Soldiers

July 12, 2009 - PRLog -- FERNDALE  – Calvary House will host the first of a series of speed dating fundraisers at AJ’s Café located at 240 W. Nine Mile, Ferndale, MI 48220 on 7/13/09 at 7PM.  There is a $17.00 tax-deductible registration fee which includes one non-alcoholic drink voucher.  Interested parties may register at www.calvaryhouseusa.org.  Donations can be made on our website as well.  

Calvary House is a 501(c)(3) organization established to provide assistance to military personnel and their families.  

As such, Calvary House:

Provides support to formerly deployed military men and women as they re-enter the community, as well as the families of deployed and returning soldiers;

Provides spiritual and charitable support;

Assists in career preparation, job search and/or educational opportunities;

Coordinates recreational activities for spouses and children of deployed soldiers;

Raises funds and awareness to counter the mounting number of war veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, shell shock, combat fatigue, military sexual trauma, and other emotional conditions.

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Calvary House was organized exclusively as a tax-exempt organization within the prescribed limits of §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Specifically, Calvary House will provide support and assistance to active and inactive military personnel and their families initially in the state of Michigan, and eventually throughout the U.S. We will provide support to formerly deployed military men and women as they re-enter the community, as well as the families of deployed and returning soldiers; provide spiritual and charitable support; assist in career preparation, job search and/or educational opportunities; coordinate recreational activities for spouses and children of deployed soldiers; and raise funds and awareness to counter the mounting number of war veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, shell shock, combat fatigue, military sexual trauma, and other emotional conditions.