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"A Gift of Life" – A Documentary

“The Gift of Life”, is the story of B-24 Bombardier, Lt. Irwin Stovroff, who survived being shot down and captured over Nazi occupied France, and his subsequent 13 months in a POW camp where he was isolated to be shot for being Jewish. Thankfully before that could happen, the camp was liberated by Russian Cossacks.…

The Gold Coast Corvette Club – Car Show for a Cause

The 1st annual Gold Coast Corvette Club car show took place on Sept, 4th 2011 at the beautiful PGA National Resort and Spa. There were over 160 cars on display comprised of Corvettes, Rods and Customs. I think it’s safe to say that everyone VERY much enjoyed the 50's and 60's classic music that was…

Reuben H. Fleet, the B-24 Bomber and a Generous Donation to Vets Helping Heroes

Last month, the Reuben H. Fleet Foundation donated $50,000 to Vets Helping Heroes. This money will go directly towards providing an injured veteran with a service dog for life. This generous grant award was allocated by fund management company, The San Diego Foundation, whose mission is to build and allocate charitable funds for the benefit…

Traversing The Great Divide to provide Service Dogs to Injured Veterans: One Man’s Journey

This Summer, school teacher Alexander Funnell took a rest from marking papers to undertake an arduous bike ride along the Great Divide Mountain Route to bring attention to and help raise money for non-profit Vets Helping Heroes. Vets Helping Heroes helps provide wounded war veterans with the service dogs affording the best opportunity to return…

The Brothers In Arms Motorcycle Club "Putts for Mutts" Benefits Vets Helping Heroes

On May 22, 2010, the Yorktown, VA chapter of the Brothers In Arms Motorcycle Club raised $1,150 for Vets Helping Heroes.

Service Dogs and PTSD

Long considered a non-traditional treatment for PTSD, service dogs are finding their place among the more commonly accepted treatments.

A Dog’s Life: Vets Helping Heroes "Spokesdog" Cash

Now that you know about the Vets Helping Heroes Founder and President Irwin Stovroff, it’s time to meet the real star of the show – Cash, the cute Golden Retriever, trained companion dog and VHH co-fundraiser! We just had to find out more about this golden boy who has made more than one TV appearance…

A Personal Look: Vets Helping Heroes Founder Irwin Stovroff

The Vets Helping Heroes Founder and President Irwin Stovroff is passionate about providing disabled vets with service dogs – he was a Veteran himself, you know! Let’s take a closer look at the Vets Helping Heroes Founder and President Irwin Stovroff, a World War II Veteran with an incredible story to tell. Where did the…