Fred served in the US Navy during World War II. He spent his days out on the ocean, in the Pacific Theater, witnessing history in the making. He was also present when the Japanese signed the treaty of surrender. Fred is a fascinating veteran and the stories he has shared with us were absolutely captivating.
Fred was referred to us through the Waukesha County Veterans Service office. He had a large ask, for Noah, our VetsNet Navigator, and was hoping to find a resource to help. At 94 years old, this homeowner was facing the dreaded task of having to replace his central air conditioning unit. Due to his limited income, there were no reserves for him to put towards this project.
The executive director of Wisconsin Veterans Network, Quentin, had brought this need to the Veterans Health Coalition (VHC) monthly meeting. Vicki, of VHC, was able to connect Quentin to a group of individuals who willingly gave of their time and resources to make sure that Fred had a working central air unit.
Donovan Jorgenson and JM Electrical Contractors sent some of their best workers to help with the install and Monroe Equipment, Inc. provided the equipment for the project. Without these three organizations we would have been unable to provide this unit and installation for Fred.
VetsNet would like to thank Josh, Chase, Kayla, Tony, Robb, and John for their time and resources to helps us accomplish this mission.
VetsNet is a nonprofit organization staffed by veterans and serve veterans. VetsNet bridges a major gap in the veterans benefit system: identifying and connecting at-risk veterans and veterans in need to the benefits and programs they earned through their service to our country. Veterans look to VetsNet for help in a number of areas, including emergency relief, rehousing, benefits counseling, financial counseling, substance abuse assistance, mental health care, legal assistance, relationship counseling, employment counseling, job training and placement.
