You Can Help: The Veterans’ National Stamp and Coin Club and “Project Outreach”

By Remy Benoit

Formed more than 29 years ago this group is a nationwide distribution center to other VA Medical Facilities.  There are over 600 active members throughout the United States and abroad.  The stamps and coins acquired from donations are used for treating Veterans with service related medical problems.

Maurice A. Storck, Sr., President of the Veterans’ National Stamp and Coin Club, is the recipient of a Medallion  - The 15,0000 Hour Award for Volunteers.  His volunteer time now exceeds 15,000 hours.
Storck was originally assigned to the 3rd Engineer Regiment at Schofield Barracks as part of the Old Hawaiian Division. This division split into the 24th and 25th Infantry in the fall of ’41. With that split, the 65th Engineers Battalion, 25th ID was formed with Storck in Company B, deployed, eleven months after Pearl, to Guadalcanal.

YOU CAN HELP by supplying the following from the no membership fee organization’s Wish List:

ITEMS NEEDED

United States and Foreign Stamps both “ON” and “OFF PAPER” – U.S. and Foreign Coins and Paper Money – Sports Cards – Post Cards ( Old and New) – First Day Covers – Foreign Covers – Old U.S. Covers ( before 1920) – Cut Squares – Hunting Permit Stamps – Catalogues for both Stamps and Coins – Albums and Stock Books.

Please use COMMEMORATIVE or HIGH VALUE Stamps on ALL mailings whenever possible. "Make-a-Point" of requesting the Postal Clerk to USE Commemorative, or High Value stamps on all mailings. NO METERS PLEASE!

DAMAGED STAMPS ARE OF NO USE

MATERIALS NOT NEEDED

Greeting cards – postmarks – Meters – Publications.

Please send your donations to:

Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Medical Center
Veterans’ National Stamp and Coin Club # 135 S.C.
3601 South 6th Avenue
Tucson, Arizoa 85723

520-792-1450 Ext 50003 ( Mon, Tue, and Thursday) 7AM to 4PM
520-888-7585 (Wed-Friday 12 to 8PM)
Thanks so much for your help!

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Dear Mr. Storck, As chairman of Service for Veterans in the James Tull TSDAR chapter, I was told to collect any & all stamps. Many of the elderly ladies in this chapter are very proud to help the veterans w/collecting stamps & also clipping coupons which I sort & total & send to military commissaries. I will be more than happy to send the stamps elsewhere. I was also told the veterans use these stamps as a means of therapy, not just collecting (for hand/eye coordination - cutting them of the paper, etc.). As you signed off on your note (1/9/08), "Trust the next lot will be better." S. Diane Slaughter Service for Veterans TSDAR James Tull Chapter

Posted by: Diane Slaughter, at 2008-04-25 19:42:19

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