With veterans making up 15% of individuals residing in emergency shelters during the 2023 Point in Time Count, the Green Valley community is stepping up to help.

On Saturday, June 7, the American Legion Madera Post 131 will host The Wave, a grassroots fundraiser aimed at supporting homeless veterans and their families. The event, which runs from 3 to 6 p.m. with music and dancing from 6 to 8 p.m., is free to attend but encourages donations of food, money, and essential supplies like clothing, tents, backpacks, footwear, and socks.

The idea for

was born after Michelle Forest, a bartender at Post 131, encountered a homeless Vietnam veteran near the Legion and felt compelled to act.

The more I thought about it, the madder I got, so I figured something had to be done, Forest said. I went t

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