Cigarette Fund for Disabled Veterans
Posted on May 17, 2009 at 2:55 am by Linda Martin-Peoples
Whether or not you agree with smoking, some of our Disabled Veterans in Nursing Homes do smoke, and have little else to look forward to during the day than “smoke breaks”.
Additionally, if on Medicaid, they receive a total of $40 per month in “spending money” to spend as they like.
Smokers know that the cost of cigarettes is rapidly approaching “sky-high”…even Generic brands !
At this point in time, some Veterans can’t afford much more than one carton of cigarettes a month, and if you are a smoker yourself, you know that is really a “s-t-r-e-t-c-h”!
I have no doubt that I will receive some flack for this, but I am committing to VetsNiteOut.org to help raise some money for cigarettes for Disabled Veterans. If you would care to chip-in a little, you can use my “Chip-In” widget at the top of this page.
Also, if you have your own blog or website, and agree with this cause, please feel free to add my “Chip-In” widget to your own site (just click the ”Copy” button on my Chip-In widget) , and we’ll reach the goal much faster!
Thanks a million!
Linda
