"Sweats for Vets" is again collecting donations from the Metrowest area to purchase sweatshirts for veterans.
Sweat for Vets, an initiative started last year by Mark Vital, a teacher at the Advanced Math and Science Academy, recently became a local non-profit organization. The website for the new corporation is www.sweats4vets.com.
Donations can be made through PayPal or dropped off at these locations:
- AMSA, 201 Forest St., Marlborough
- The Italian American Club, Neal Street, Marlborough
- Finnegan's Pub, Central Street, Hudson
- Julio's Liquors, Lyman Street, Westborough
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12:43 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013
Marlborough –The nonprofit Sweats for Vets recently announced that it exceeded its goal of obtaining Boston-based sports team sweatshirts. Not only did every homeless veteran affiliated with Vets Inc. of Shrewsbury get a sweatshirt – a total of 260 – but an additional 240 sweatshirts were donated to the VA hospital in Bedford.
Mark Vital is the founder of the organization.
“We had in excess of 500 sweatshirts this year,” Vital said. “There was an amazing amount of generosity this year from individuals, many who had very little to offer, but wanted to say, ‘thanks’ to a veteran.”
The greatest support came directly from local veteran organizations: The Veterans’ Council of Marlboro, The Disable Veterans, AMVETS, and the American Legion, all from Marlborough, gave generously. The VFW from Clinton also donated some sweatshirts.
“We also had some great enthusiasm from our drop-off sites this year. Julio’s Liquors of Westborough, Finnegan’s Pub of Hudson and the Italian American Club of Marlboro all ran successful campaigns to support our efforts,” he said. Also, the Marlborough American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) gave generously too.