PRESS RELEASE | Palm Springs, FL – July 20, 2024 Faith*Hope*Love*Charity, Inc./Stand Down is honored to announce it has received a grant from the Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) for $13,000, which will fund Stand Down House, which opened its doors in 2000 to provide emergency/transitional housing and supportive services for Veterans. This initiative, developed for and by Veterans, ... Read More »
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2024 “Tee-Off” for Veterans Charity Golf Classic Huge Success!
Thank you for your continued support! The 2024 “Tee-Off” for Veterans Charity Golf Class was a HUGE success. Thank you also to the legendary Willie “Nasty” Roaf for serving as honorary chair. Download a PDF with Photos of the Event ... Read More »
The Valor Voice Newsletter April – 2023 Gala
Stand Down Celebrates Veterans at Annual Gala The Board of Directors, Advisory Board, staff, and guests celebrated Palm Beach County Veterans at the annual Gala on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Kravis Center – Cohen Pavilion. With several hundred guests in attendance, the evening was full of exciting happenings, including a silent auction of exciting gifts and experiences, the Posting of ... Read More »
Ashes of Boca Raton Marine veteran to be Laid to Rest After Nearly a Decade
Click to Watch Video After nine years, the remains of a local Marine veteran are in the process of being laid to rest at a VA National Cemetery, thanks to a local woman who made it her mission to identify him and his service. Nelsy Andros works at the Boca Raton Housing Authority where the box holding the ashes of Irby LaVerne Swatsell has been since 2014. Andros says in 2014, an assisted ... Read More »
Veteran’s Memorial Service – Ross Fallacaro
It is with heavy heart that we report that our friend and brother, Ross Fallacaro, an OIF & OEF Air Force Veteran, died unexpectedly last week. Ross, who served with the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing, continued to serve his Country after discharge from the USAF by caring for his fellow veterans at FHLC, Inc & Stand Down House and elsewhere. He is forever in our hearts and part of Stand Down ... Read More »
Veterans Memorial Service – Thomas Corey
Thomas Corey age 77, of Jupiter, Florida went home to the Lord on Monday, June 6, 2022. He was born December 24, 1944 in Detroit, MI, the second of twelve children to Patrick and Margaret Corey. Tom was drafted into the Army on December 7, 1966 as a squad leader with the 1st Air Calvary Division. While in combat in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, he was shot in the neck, permanently damaging his ... Read More »