| BACKGROUND:
In FY 2000 the Lockwood Internet Base
(L.I.B.) of USSVI learned that there was a need in the Norfolk,VA area
for some funds to ease the burdens on some younger submariner families
that were financially struggling.
The thought was to give them funds for
a nice holiday dinner so that their money could go further for other family
needs.
In a short span of two weeks L.I.B.
collected $1,100.00 from USSVI sources and this included USSVI National
and seven chartered Bases. The money was sent to the COMSUBLANT Command
Master Chief for distribution. (He had been in contact with other CMCs
and COBs there to determine those sailors most in need for assistance.)
In FY 2001 the program benefited the
COMSUBPAC San Diego, Bangor and Hawaii Submarine Bases. Local USSVI members
were selected as our personal representatives to arrange for commands there
to select the submariners in most need.
Funds were delivered on December 10th
by these shipmates to the respective Command Master Chiefs. The funds were
presented to the sailors in the form of Navy Exchange Gift Certificates,
to be used for food purchases only, in the amount of $30 for each family.
With this they could buy a nice turkey or ham and all the trimmings for
a Christmas Dinner.
Nationally, about $ 4,000.00 was raised,
and Admiral John B. Padgett (COMSUBPAC) wrote a letter thanking USSVI for
providing assistance to over 100 submariner families in 2001.
In December of 2002 the US Submarine
Veterans' Charitable Foundation Board of Directors voted to change the
name of the Dinners For Sailors Program.
The name, Subvets Caring
and Sharing was chosen and will be the official name of this
beneficial holiday season program.
December 2003 - $8000
Donation
Excerpt from the E-Mailed letter to
the USSVI/NC from CSL
"The United States Submarine Veterans
Inc. (USSVI) recently donated $8000 for the Naval Submarine Force for distribution
to the families of submariners in need during the upcoming holiday season."
The E-Mail to the NC states that the
donation story is being sent Navy-wide through the Navy News Service http://www.news.navy.mil).
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