The following list is provided to assist you in making donations to the
Stratton VA Medical Center for the benefit patient care. If you or your
organization is interested in providing assistance, please contact:

Karen Haas, Volunteer Manager (135), Stratton VA Medical Center

113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 phone: (518) 626-5506

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  **Personal Comfort Items**                         **G.P.F. #1312**

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To buy toiletries, sneakers and clothing for indigent female and male
inpatients.

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  **OIF/OEF Iraq and Afghanistan Vets**              **G.P.F. #1335**

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To pay for refreshments and materials for post deployment health
reassessment events, comfort and self-care items to soldiers at
pre-mobilization events, stamps, phone cards etc. for the deployed
soldiers.

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  **Social Work Emergency Fund**                     **G.P.F. #1304**

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For veterans' emergency food and transportation needs.

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  **National Veterans Creative Arts Festival:**      **G.P.F. #1329**

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To send veterans to perform and exhibit their accomplishments in music,
drama and art. This therapy helps veterans conquer physical & emotional
problems.

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  **Fisher House**                                   **G.P.F. #1348**

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  **National Recreation Events : Winter Sports       **G.P.F. #1328**
  Clinic, Golden Age Games & Wheelchair Games plus   
  bowling program and adaptive sports**              

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Veterans from VAMC's throughout the U.S.A. will participate in special
athletic competitions. Funds are needed to send patients, volunteers and
staff to these events.

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| **Women Veteran Programs**                      | ## G.P.F. #1322    |
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For unique personal comfort needs of hospitalized women, educational
materials & health reminders

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| **Homeless Veteran Assistance & Food Pantry**   | ## G.P.F. #1315    |
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| **Hoptel Unit**                                 | ## G.P.F. \# 1327  |
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| **Recreation & Music Therapy**                  | ## G.P.F. \# 1329  |
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| **VAVS Programs & Volunteer Recognition**       | ## G.P.F. #1340    |
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| **General Purpose** (areas not covered by other | **G.P.F. \# 1337** |
| donations or appropriations)                    |                    |
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  **VOLUNTEER TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM**        **D.A.V. Transportation
                                              Fund**

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to purchase a van to transport veterans who have no other way to come in
for their medical appointments.

*The Internal Revenue Service has announced that under the Tax Code,
donations to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs General Post Fund for
exclusively public purposes are deductible from federal income taxes in
the manner and to the extent allowable. The announcement reflects the
tax law provision which donations deductible as "donations to the United
States." Donations to support any of the Department's programs are
deductible, whether the donor directs that the donated funds be used for
a specific purpose or allows the Department to decide how the donated
funds will be used.*