The Lyme-Old Lyme VFW Post 1467 has provided significant monetary help in the form of temporary services assistance to no less than 16 local veterans and family members in the last two years.　

For example, it has paid for tuition, room renovations, heating fuel bills, helped replace a heating boiler, provided grocery gift cards and vehicle gas cards, provided temporary living expenses, paid for needy air transport as well as repair of veterans' vehicles.

The L-OL VFW exists to help veterans in need, and it has no geographical boundaries or preferences in providing temporary assistance services.

The L-OL VFW can defray costs for rental payment or mortgage interest payment; utility or home heating fuel; medical expenses, medications, eyeglasses, food and incidentals, children's clothing needs, and durable medical equipment. The L-OL VFW also defrays the costs of vehicle repairs and repairs, maintenance, or disabled access renovations of veterans homes. The privacy of any assisted veteran and/or their families is paramount.

Veterans needing VFW temporary assistance may be reached by contacting one of the following email addresses and telephone numbers: John Donnelly, adjutant, j.donnelly@snet.net, (860) 964-0876; Tim Griswold, senior vice commander, timothygriswold@yahoo.com, (860) 662-4001; and Douglas Wilkinson, veteran services officer, douglas.e.wilkinson@gmail.com, (860) 501-3710