Veterans to benefit from Independence Bowl Foundation grant
Volunteers of America is one of four local organizations chosen by The Independence Bowl Foundation has chosen four local nonprofit organizations as recipients for the 2014 Charitable Donation Program.
Through the Charitable Donation Program, $1 from each ticket sold to the 2014 Duck Commander Independence Bowl – including team allotments – will be distributed evenly
among the four recipients. Each recipient will receive a minimum of $5,000.
From Nov. 5 – 7, they are sponsoring a ticket event where they will donate an extra $5-$10 for each ticket sold. This year’s game will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27.
“The Independence Bowl Foundation strives to support non-profit organizations in our community,” 2014 Duck Commander Independence Bowl chairman Paul Pratt said. “We are elated for the four recipients of the 2014 Charitable Donation Program, which were chosen because of their commitment to bettering the Shreveport-Bossier community, as well as northwest Louisiana.”
The other organizations are Providence House, Martin Luther King Health Center and NWLA Foster to Adopt Parent Association.
Money donated to Volunteers of America of North Louisiana will support our Veterans Transitional Living Program, which assists homeless veterans return to independent living.
The Charitable Donation Program began in 2013 as an effort to enhance efforts by local non-profit organizations to fill identifiable areas of need within the community.
Tickets to the 2014 Duck Commander Independence Bowl can be purchased by going to duckcommanderindependencebowl.org, or by calling (318) 221-0712 or toll free (888)
414-BOWL.