This coming Veterans Gratitude Week being held in November is an opportunity for us to display our appreciation to the men and women who have served our country in the Armed Forces.
TOGETHER, we’ve done some amazing things to help veterans. BECAUSE OF YOU in 2017, we reached 17,759 total attendance in 3,223 classes. The skills and the connections that are fostered in our programs support the evolution from post-traumatic stress to post-traumatic growth for the veterans with whom we work – To sustain and grow our programs, we need YOU!
If you are unable to participate in any of the upcoming events that I’ll be teaching, please consider giving generously to help us continue to grow our programs in 2018 and beyond.
With a grateful heart,
Deb
From November 2 - 12, 2018, Veterans Yoga Project will be hosting our fifth annual national yoga event. Our 5th Annual Veterans Gratitude Week enables communities to support recovery and resilience among our veterans, families, and communities. We raise awareness about Post-Traumatic Stress (Disorder) and the work we are doing through yoga classes and events across the USA. Veterans Gratitude Week enables communities to support recovery and resilience among our veterans, families, and communities.
Estimates of PTSD Among Veterans
- 500,000 Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom & New Dawn Veterans with PTS(D)
- 80,000 Gulf War Veterans with PTS(D)
- 420,000 Vietnam Veterans with PTS(D)
In 2017, Veterans Yoga Project documented over 17,000 visits by veterans and their family members to classes taught by VYP-trained teachers. VYP has also documented that Mindful Resilience leads to clinically significant reductions in Pain and Distress among veterans in treatment at VAs and Vet Centers. Most importantly, we hear back from the clinicians, clinical directors, and the veterans and their family members themselves, that we are creating space for real healing, empowerment, and resilience.
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Frank Fumelli | 11/28/2018 | $25.00 | Terry Cunningham | 11/13/2018 | $50.00 | Congratulations on a job well done, yet again!!!! | Anonymous Friend | 11/11/2018 | $25.00 | Rosario Coletta was a WWII Veteran, a sergeant in the 66th infantry, the Black Panthers. He was the infantry bandleader, bringing music to all during a tough time. We miss him so much. | Anonymous Friend | 11/10/2018 | $50.00 | Hello Debra, Thanks for all you do for Veterans. We can never do enough to return our gratitude towards them. | Michael Wang | 11/09/2018 | $150.00 | Dear Debra: Thank all Veterans for their courage, dedication and for keeping us safe at home. Michael | Linda Lawrence | 11/05/2018 | $25.00 | Linda Hanson Geyer | 11/05/2018 | $200.00 | Marion Lomonaco | 11/03/2018 | $50.00 | Anonymous Friend | 11/03/2018 | $500.00 | Robin Shine | 11/03/2018 | $50.00 | Thankyou to my dad who was a prisoner of war in world war 11 | Anonymous Friend | 11/03/2018 | $25.00 | Rosemary Swank | 11/03/2018 | $25.00 | Indira Nelson | 11/03/2018 | $30.00 | Thank you for your continued work. and to the Veterans, thank you for your service. | Francine & Mike Lynn Gumiela | 10/30/2018 | $250.00 | Colleen Kelly Walsh | 10/24/2018 | $100.00 | Thank you for the work you do to help Veterans. |
| Total | $1,555.00 | ||