Evening,

In January of 2008, I was discussing with local (Scottdale Pa.15683) business owners about Disabled Veterans and their needs in the Fayette-Westmoreland Area. The Business owns volunteered their business to be used for help with some of those Veterans needs, they also arranged for a benefactor to cover the costs and overhead of the program.

The program is set up to address physical therapy & low impact water exercise. As you know water therapy is easy on the body, helps promote health and is alterative for pain medication or surgery. The program will run at least 4 days a month (closed to the public) and will be supervised by trained instructors. We now stand that we have a need for transportation, seeing as so many of the disabled Vets can not get around on their own, Vans and or a Bus is needed. We have called upon local Government officials and local transportation companies but none can help us due to the fact(s) t they can not or do not cover this AREA.

We would like to have the program open for the summer months of 2008, so the Disabled Veterans can benefit for this program. I hope you can pass these message around to your church’s , business, friends , family and local governing offices to see if anyone else can help with this gift to those that gave so much. The more people that know the more Veterans We can help.

We would also like to extend our hand to you in helping with this program. We need as much help as we can get spreading the news to our Veterans and their families.

Sincerely

Founder

Vets4vets 

Vets4vet08@yahoo.com

In response to Conway's message:

Rafting the Youghiogheny
Perhaps 40,000 people live along its shores and yet they may drive by it every day without realizing the opportunities it has for some serious fun. Until this summer, I was one of those people. Me and some friends got together and parked our car at Vanderbilt and another at Layton and we took a heavy duty inflatable raft down the river. The scenery, the fun, exercise, fresh air, and a few light rapids made it one of the best things I had ever done. Eventually one of us will try a canoe but I'd invite anyone to give the river a try. We're not yet ready for the rough waters in the mountains, but maybe we'll get there eventually.

I agree! I spent summers as a child with grandparents in Dawson and never went into the river. It just wasn't done. About 6 years ago, we were in Dawson visiting relatives and one morning rented a canoe at Layton, which was put in at Dawson. It was fantastic! Just so beautiful and peaceful and only one scary rock. We loved it! Yough dwellers, get out there, it is great!

Perhaps 40,000 people live along its shores and yet they may drive by it every day without realizing the opportunities it has for some serious fun. Until this summer, I was one of those people. Me and some friends got together and parked our car at Vanderbilt and another at Layton and we took a heavy duty inflatable raft down the river. The scenery, the fun, exercise, fresh air, and a few light rapids made it one of the best things I had ever done. Eventually one of us will try a canoe but I'd invite anyone to give the river a try. We're not yet ready for the rough waters in the mountains, but maybe we'll get there eventually.