#West Haven CT– Tuesday I had a routine consultation with a doctor at the West Haven Veteran’s Hospital.  When I arrived I saw dozens of orange shirts.  Being the nosey report I had to find out what was going on.  It turned out that Kelly from the North Haven Home Depot was leading her troops on their second trip this year to the hospital for Celebration for Veterans Campaign and dozens of volunteers from ten stores were installing pavers to make it more accessible for handicapped veterans.  Kelly told me this was a district project but all the stores volunteer on the local level to give back to local veterans.   What made this story special was there was no press release on this, they quietly do these projects without cameras or reporters.  As a matter of fact I had to shoot this entirely off my cellphone because I wasn’t expecting to do a report at my VA appointment!

By Stephen Krauchick

DoingItLocal is run by Steve Krauchick. Steve has always had interest with breaking news even as an early teen, opting to listen to the Watergate hearings instead of top 40 on the radio. His interest in news spread to become the communities breaking news leader in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. He strongly believes that the public has right to know what is happening in their backyard and that government needs to be transparent. Steve also likes promoting local businesses.

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