Local Veteran Recognized in National VFW #StillServing Campaign

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 18, 2020) — To kick off its new campaign to bring attention to and honor the continued commitment of America's military veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is asking New York veterans to share stories on how they are #StillServing.

The Corporation for National & Community Service's 2018 Volunteering in America Report shows that veterans volunteer 25 percent more time, are 17 percent more likely to make a monetary donation and are 30 percent more likely to participate in local organizations than the civilian population. The VFW urges New York veterans to visit vfw.org/StillServing to learn more about the campaign, share their story, make a shareable image of their service, watch videos of VFW members making a difference and see a collection of user-generated content.

For example, local veteran Khalifah Glover shared how she is serving. When the pandemic hit New York City, Glover, a U.S. Navy Reserve nurse corps officer, volunteered for the NYC Navy Medicine Support Team (NMST) as a critical care nurse within 24 hours of receiving the call to duty. She helped embed teams of highly trained medical providers and nurses into seven hospitals throughout the city to work in tandem with hospital staff to serve the citizens of New York. At Bellevue Hospital where Glover was Intensive Care Unit team leader, she led nurses in providing over 264 hours of direct patient care in ICU and more than 1500 hours of overall patient care beginning April 6 and ending June 1, 2020.

Building on a legacy of service that spans more than a century, #StillServing represents the heart of the VFW and its members, and conveys what today's VFW embodies. The VFW encourages all veterans to share stories on social media using #StillServing to show how they continue to answer the call to serve in ways big and small. In addition, family or friends are asked to use #StillServing in social media posts to honor a veteran in their lives who believes the spirit of service transcends military life.

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ABOUT THE VFW: The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is the nation's largest and oldest major war veterans organization. Founded in 1899, the congressionally-chartered VFW is comprised entirely of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, Guard and Reserve forces. With more than 1.6 million VFW and Auxiliary members located in over 6,000 Posts worldwide, the nonprofit veterans service organization is proud to proclaim "NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS" than the VFW, which is dedicated to veterans' service, legislative advocacy, and military and community service programs. For more information or to join, visit our website at vfw.org.

Media Contact: Randi K. Law, Communications Manager, rlaw@vfw.org, 816.968.1104.