Organizing an Event is easy with our help

The Veterans Furniture Center is managed by an all volunteer Board of Directors and depends on veterans and community support. If you are a member of a club, lodge, post, church group, or another organization, we would like to work with you to organize and run an event or a fund raising campaign on our behalf. We have the tools and the expertise to make your event easy, fun, and productive. Here are some of the ways your organization can help.

Volunteer as a Group

There is no better way to get to know the VFC than to volunteer to help with deliveries. If heavy lifting is a problem for some or all of your group, we can arrange for some of our other volunteers to do that part. You can help with the lighter items, drive a chase car carrying volunteers, or just tag along and watch. You will meet some of our volunteers and some of the formerly homeless veterans we serve, and see first hand exactly what we do.  We normally deliver to six to ten veterans each Friday morning, and are usually done by noon. Click on the button on the right to volunteer.

Setup a Peer to Peer Campaign

This is easy and fun and we can set everything up for you. Make a donation and ask your friends to match it, or celebrate a special occasion by asking your friends to make a donation on your behalf.  We will setup a special web page exclusively for your use where friends can enter their donation and pay via credit card or PayPal. You can monitor the results. Click on the button on the right for more information.

Collect Items we need from members, Neighbors, and friends

We are always in need of new or gently used items in our kit (shown below.) You can run a campaign within your group or within your community to collect these items for the VFC.
  • We will help you every step of the way
  • We recommend that you select a few items (3-4) from the kit for people to select from rather than giving them too many choices
  • We recommend that your campaign be limited in length (30-60 days) and that you have a goal. 
  • We can provide you with a web page with your organizations name and your message on it that you can link to  or include in newsletters. 
  • We can provide custom flyers describing your campaign in electronic format that you can either print or email.
  • We will pickup the items you collect at the end of the event
  • We can provide tax receipts to your donors
Click on the button on the right to contact us.

We provide all of these items plus a new bed to transitioning veterans

Run a Needy Things for needy Veterans Campaign

We are able to purchase the items using deep discounts we receive from retailers who support us. The Needed Things for Needy Veterans is an open campaign we run that allows donors to select a package of items to buy, and pay online though a nationally known secured network. The donor receives a thank you letter and a tax receipt. We take the order and purchase the items using our discounts. For more information on Needed Things for Needy Veterans, click on the Donate Items button on the bottom of this page.

We can build a custom campaign for you based on this program. We will custom tailor the campaign to meet your requirements and provide your group with a custom web page on our servers with your brand and message on it. Your donors will go to that page, purchase the items using a credit card or paypal, and we will do the rest. You will be able to see who is donating to your campaign, how much they contributed, and how much you have raised to date. Again, we recommend that your campaign be limited in length and have a publicized goal. 

If this type of campaign is of interest to your group, or you just want to learn more, click on the button on the right and you will be contacted within a few working days.

Run a Support a Veteran Campaign

We can purchase everything in the Kit for $900.  We run an ongoing campaign that allows donors to contribute funds to support one or more veterans, or to support the purchase of all furniture or all household goods for one or more veterans.  Click on the Support a Veteran button on the bottom of this page for more information on this program.

Like Needy Things for Needy Veterans, we can build a custom campaign for your group based on Support a Veteran.  We will custom tailor the campaign to meet your requirements and provide your group with a custom web page on our servers with your brand and message on it. Your donors will go to that page, make a donation using a credit card or paypal, and we will do the rest. You will be able to see who is donating to your campaign, how much they contributed, and how much you have raised to date. Again, we recommend that your campaign be limited in length and have a publicized goal. 

If this type of campaign is of interest to your group, or you just want to learn more, click on the button on the right and you will be contacted within two working days.

Put on a show, dance, dinner, or other event on our behalf

Do you have an idea for a ticketed event such as a show, dinner, or dance with the proceeds to benefit the VFC?  We will help in any way we can. We have an automated system to issue tickets electronically via a web page, and can customize that page to carry your brand and your message. We also have volunteers who may be able to help depending on your needs. Click on the button on the right and let us know what your plans are and we will be happy to help.

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Do you have a question? Please ask us now. We will get back to you quickly.

Invite us to speak to your group

We are happy to meet with you, or put on a presentation about veteran homelessness and the work of the VFC for your group,  at any time. Just click the button on the right to request a speaker or setup a meeting.

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