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Sponsor

Sponsoring Our Efforts Expands Our Reach Thank you for your interest in our sponsorship opportunities with VetREST. We appreciate you! Choose to sponsor a specific event, or become a general donor. We have Title, Gold, Silver, and Activity levels of sponsorship. Here are our current event sponsorship opportunities:

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Contact

  ​VetREST Mailing Address: 10940 SW Barnes Road, #133 Portland, OR  97225​ (503) 880-8809 Please use this form for general questions or comments. Other forms available are our Donation and Volunteer forms. * required

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Events

Current EventsBybee Lakes Victory Garden / Friends of Trees PlantingJoin us Saturday, February 15, 2025, from 9:45am-1pm to help plant hundreds of plants to beautify the Garden! We Need YOU! Part-Time Garden Manager Position Available!New! Join with VetREST as a part-time Garden Manager to help us achieve our vision. This position is 20 hours per […]

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VetRest Teamwork at Victory Garden

Donate

Thank you for supporting our cause! Please enter the following information below to start the donation process. You will enter the donation or special appeal amount plus your billing information on the next screen via our processing partner, DonorSnap. If you are unsure, please view our video with VetREST co-founder, Retired MG Dan York, on […]

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News

Latest News about VetRESTBybee Lakes Victory Garden / Friends of Trees PlantingJoin us Saturday, February 15, 2025, from 9:45am-1pm to help plant hundreds of plants to beautify the Garden! We Need YOU! Part-Time Garden Manager Position Available!New! Join with VetREST as a part-time Garden Manager to help us achieve our vision. This position is 20 […]

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Our Work

We Build Victory Gardens for Community and Veterans Our mission is to mentor Veterans while providing farming opportunity in safe and supportive environments where they can achieve wellness themselves and produce healthy food for our nation. Tell Me More! Dan York (retired Major General, USAR) and Anthony Sweeney (retired Sergeant, USMC) describe the mission and […]

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Robert F. Vicci, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret), Ron White (LCDR, Retired), and Retired MG Daniel York (USAR)

About Us

How We Started ​After a cumulative period of receiving daily emails of Soldier suicides, Retired MG Daniel York (USAR), above right, put a plan in motion to stem the problem by addressing what is recognized as often a contributing issue—Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) and the suffering it brings into the lives of so many Veterans. “According […]

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*Welcome to VetREST

Finding Peace from the Hidden Battle Our mission is to mentor Veterans while providing farming opportunity in safe and supportive environments where they can achieve wellness themselves and produce healthy food for our nation. More about VetREST Donate to VetREST More about the mission and value of VetREST: helping Veterans navigate their return to civilian […]

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