Mary Wenzel
The Sweats for Vets organization met its goal for the year 2020 by collecting and distributing 2,100 sweatshirts to homeless veterans in the New England/New York area.
Homeless veterans all over New England were gifted with Boston sports team hooded sweatshirts for Christmas.
Some 40 organizations participated in the Marlborough-based Sweats for Vets efforts including the St. Stephen Lutheran Church, the Marlborough Junior Woman’s Club, the Rotary Club of Marlborough and others.
The founder of Sweats for Vets, Mark Vital, started this mission with the belief that a sweatshirt from a New England based team brings more than just warmth but also pride and hope to a homeless veteran.