(The following information was provided by the office of the Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds.)
Jeanne Sorg, Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds is holding her annual holiday donation drive to benefit the Veteran’s Multi-Service Center (VMC). The VMC helps veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to access services and benefits. The donation drive will run through the end of December and items can be dropped off at the Recorder of Deeds office at One Montgomery Plaza in Norristown.
The Veteran’s Multi-Service Center’s "wish list” this
holiday season includes small personal hygiene items, new underwear, shirts,
hats, gloves, and scarves. The center is also requesting laundry detergent pods
for the homeless veterans who come into the center to use the laundry
facilities, so these veterans do not need to purchase detergent. The full list
of VMC’s wish list items can be found on the Recorder of Deeds’ website.
"Every year that we have hosted this donation drive, I am awed by its success and reminded of the good in people and in our community,” said Sorg. "It means so much to me to be able to give back to the men and women who have given so much for our country.”
Although the Recorder of Deeds office holds this annual donation drive around the holiday season, Sorg and her staff assist veterans all year-round. Montgomery County veterans can visit the Recorder of Deeds office to record their military discharge papers. Recording military discharge papers with the Recorder of Deeds safeguards these important documents so they are quickly and easily accessible to the veteran and their family when they are needed most. Veterans who record their discharge papers will receive a Veterans’ Discount ID card, which is good for discounts at more than 650 business throughout Montgomery County.
If you or someone you know is a veteran who needs help or is experiencing homelessness, contact the Veterans Multi-Service Center at 610-384-8387 or by e-mail at [email protected].
The Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds office is located at One Montgomery Plaza in Norristown and is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. To learn more about the Veterans’ Discount ID program visit www.montgomerycountypa.gov/rod, or call the office at 610-278-3289.
