Veterans are important to our country because they fight to keep us safe and protect our freedom. They do not always get the support they need when they return home. According to a survey conducted by Disabled American Veterans, fewer than half of veterans feel they have received the health, disability, financial, and educational benefits they were promised. Only 18 percent of veterans believe that the men and women who got injured in the military have actually received the benefits they deserved. Fortunately, there are organizations that help veterans get the services they need. Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America (MPVA) is one such organization. MPVA improves the quality of lives of veterans with spinal cord injury or disease, and citizens with disabilities. They advocate for civil rights, assure quality health care, and support continued recreation, research, education, and healthy living. MPVA relies on volunteers, donors and sponsors to deliver its mission. I believe that MPVA serves and important role in helping veterans. Because veterans sacrifice so much to serve America, I wanted to do something to support them. I reached out to the organization to find out what I could do to help. I learned about the annual MPVA auction, which is one of its biggest fundraisers. I offered to donate cookies to be auctioned off. They were so happy that I offered to donate to the auction, and I was surprised to learn from them that people rarely contact them to help out like I did. My cookies sold at auction, and I am happy that I made a contribution, even though it was small, to MPVA.
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