BUTNER, N.C. – (May 2020) The Veterans Life Center (VLC), a planned residential facility for 21st-century veterans experiencing problems reintegrating to civilian life, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the […]
Category: Fundraising News
SECU Foundation Makes $1 Million Gift to the Veterans Life Center
The SECU Foundation has announced a $1 million donation to the Veterans Life Center (VLC), a new residential facility for 21st century veterans experiencing difficulties reintegrating into civil society. The […]
Bank of America Makes Donation to Veterans Life Center
In a brief ceremony at the Butner, NC construction site for the Veterans Life Center, Bank of America presented a $75,000 check to the Veterans Life Center. The money will […]
Veterans Life Center Receives Grant from Duke Energy
BUTNER, N.C. June 3, 2019 – The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded a $5,000 Community Grant to the Veterans Life Center. Currently under construction in Butner, the Veterans Life Center […]
Marine Brigadier General (Ret.) Thomas Gorry Named Executive Director Of The Veterans Life Center
RALEIGH, NC, APRIL 29, 2019. Colonel (USA ret.) David Hayden, Chairman of the Board of the Veterans Life Center (VLC), has announced that retired Marine Corps Brigadier General Thomas Gorry […]
VLC Hosts Celebration of 100th Anniversary of WWI Armistice
Sunday, November 11, 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I in 1918. That is the event from which the holiday we now celebrate as […]
Senators Joni Ernst and Thom Tillis Make Pitch for Veterans at VLC Fundraiser
FAYETTEVILLE, January 5, 2016. Speaking at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (Iowa) and Thom Tillis agreed that the country has not done enough […]
WRAL-TV highlights Claire’s Flip-Flops to Combat Boots shoe drive.
Sanford, N.C. — An 11-year-old Sanford girl is on a mission to help veterans by collecting shoes and raising money. To View the WRAL video please click here “We take […]
Waste Industries Announces Donation to VLC
Raleigh, September 15, 2015. In recent months VLC has been honored to receive donations from several foundations, trusts and industry funds, including the Edge Family Foundation, the Golden Leaf Foundation, […]
Durham Girl Scouts Collect Items For Needy Vets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: JAY BRYANT 240-299-2969 jbryant@vlcnc-cares.org RALEIGH, NC, Saturday, May 16, 2015. A few months ago, 13 year-old Mary Margaret Johnson spotted a homeless veteran holding a cardboard […]
