Photograph: From left to right-LCDR Amos Chen, LCDR Steven Galvez, CDR Johannes Hutauruk
The Seattle Stand Down
On Saturday September 12, 2020 the Seattle Stand Down held an emergency services distribution event in Seattle, WA. This typical two-day event had been scheduled for December 2020 but was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The organization planned a last-minute emergency services and gear distribution event for low income and unstable housed Veterans that required numerous volunteers and Evergreen COA was ready to help. Unbeknownst to the event organizers and Evergreen COA members, they would be struck by a different adversary. Wild fires in California, Oregon, and Washington had forced smoke into the area and created unhealthy air quality but the event went forward as planned. Evergreen COA showed up early to provide a helping hand, of course they were washed, and took all COVID-19 precautions. The event was able to provide: housing assistance, legal information, employment resources, oral care kits, mental health assistance, state and federal benefits, gear and clothing, hygiene items, non-perishable food, masks and hand sanitizer to many Veterans in the Seattle area.
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