b'Over 1000 Active Duty, Veterans And Their Families Served In A No Touch Food Drive Distribution.Welcome to July. If you look back on the last few months, it sure has been a roller coaster ride. We had the fear associated with this novel coronavirus, followed by the lockdown toflatten the curve, and then the realization that the modelsdo not do an adequate job of preparing for the outcome.We are saddened by the loss of life. We are frustrated with the clear separation in our society that roughly half of us want to restart our economy and get back to living ourOur next event on May 8 was a beautiful sunny day and lives and half who feel that the danger is not yet over andwe were able to serve over 1800 service connected families. that we jeopardize their lives. And, while we hope we can We are so pleased to be able to help in a small way toall begin to heal as a country, we are amazed at how lifesupport our mission of being a one stop shop for military takes away one option and provides several others. and community support. We were disappointed to watch as the plans we madeThis latest project was never planned to allow us tocome apart. The Car show cancelled along with trainingcontinue our mission during Covid 19 and yet it does.classes, yoga classes, transition programs and hunter We have a food distribution planned for every month in safety classes all stopped and have yet to re-start. 2020. Here are the dates July 10, August 7, September 11, But we also found ourselves in a position to help ourand October 9.soldiers and sailors, our airmen and marines in an entirelyWe hope to continue to provide food and friendship to different way. our local military community as long as there is a need.In partnership with The San Diego Food Bank, TheRegistration: vanc.me/foodVeterans Association of North County (VANC) and itsI hope that all of this will end soon and we can get back to member organization American Legion 760 along with doing what we do in our building with events, activities and Team Rubicon have found a new way to reach out to ourclasses for our community. But it has been a blessing to us active duty and veteran communities. to find purpose in the stay at home world of Covid 19.Our first food distribution took place on April 10. It was We appreciate all of the support we have received from raining so badly that a section of Highway 78 was closedour community, our Association Members and partners like due to flooding. On that day we served over 1000 activethe San Diego Food bank. They helped us find purpose and duty, veterans and their families in a no touch drive throughmeaning in an otherwise bleak situation. food distribution. We had great participation from volunteersWe hope you have all faired well throughin rain gear and face masks setting up and distributing food. these last few months and look toward thefuture with hope.38 Military Appreciation Resource Magazine Thank You For Your Service'