The Disabled American Veterans Department of Minnesota, Inc. gratefully accepts clothing and quality used goods. Donated goods are sold at the DAV's very popular thrift store, which is located at the corner of University and Dale in the Unidale Mall in St. Paul. The DAV also has a terrific automobile donation program (in case you REALLY want to clear out the garage!!).
Your donation would go a long way toward providing services to Minnesota's disabled vets. The DAV spends 86% of its thrift store revenues on veteran's service programs. For example, the program funds a transportation network which delivers disabled Minnesota vets to VA hositals, including the one south Minneapolis. Unfortunately the DAV Thrift store's days may be numbered. The City of St. Paul has decided to condemn the Unidale Mall, which is 100% leased and in fine physical condition, in order to make way for a speculative $30 million development deal with about $10 million in City subsidy. A legally suspect TIF district could lead to litigation similar to the recent Walser case. This potential destruction of a veterans charity was in part funded by almost $1 million in Livable Communities funds from the Met Council. But I digress.... The point is, the DAV needs donations of clothing, automobiles, and cash. The City of St. Paul and the Met Council are trying to put them out of business. Call 651-291-1212 for information about donations. For more information about the thrift store, read http://citypages.com/databank/23/1112/article10259.asp Dave Harstad Whittier __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
