OPA-LOCKA, Fla. ā In Opa-locka, Vietnam veteran Jose Quinones is picking up food from local nonprofit Make-A-Wish Veterans.
āMy wife and I, we really depend on them,ā said Quinones.
The good people of Make-A-Wish Veterans host weekly food distributions to help Americaās finest.
āThereās other programs, but I like it here, because they are more personalized and you never know what youāre going to get, but you always get something good,ā said Quinones.
The nonprofitās work has expanded to others in the community: Make-A-Wish Veterans feeds more than 500 people on a monthly basis.
āWe are going through tough times now and the food distribution helps a lot with the family,ā said food recipient Moise Lidecana.
Princess Fuller oversees the organization.
āWeāre seeing more of the community, more of the low income families, more veterans,ā said Fuller. āEverybody is in need.ā
She took on the role in 2007 after her godfather, who was also a war veteran, passed away.
āHe had a love for veterans,ā Fuller said. āI have a love for people. I have a love for helping people and I try to keep doing this here and keep it going.ā
But she canāt do it alone. As a Local 10 Day of Giving partner organization, Make-A-Wish Veterans depends on your generous support.
You can support Make-A-Wish Veterans on Friday, Nov. 8, during Local 10ā²s 11th annual Day of Giving.
The organization will be at the Publix located at 9050 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami Shores from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.