Local veterans need your help during coronavirus pandemic

In a Gulf Coast community largely made up of military members and veterans, our local veterans need your help now more than ever.

In a gulf coast community - largely made up of military - members and veterans, our local- veterans need your help - now more than ever.

- the 501c3 non-profit volunteer- organization 'crusaders for - veterans' has been greatly- affected by the coronavirus - pandemic.

- their plans to continue raising- money to build a village for- homeless veterans, a food bank,- and more, are now put on- hold as the virus forced them t- cancel all their planned events- until august 1st, including thi- - - - month's concert, the ptsd walk,- and their biggest yearly event,- the freedom ball.

- founder kevin cuttill says by - the end of summer, the- organization would've raised- about 120-thousand- dollars for coastal vets, and h- encourages us - to not let this pandemic keep u- from supporting them.

- - "most of our volunteers are - active- duty.

Well now you've got the - dod restrictions, the state - restrictions, the city- restrictions, you've got- everything lining everything- out.

This pandemic restriction- guideline has really...basicall- closed us down.

And we're tryin- - - - to push to get things for - veterans to get them off the- street because even with the- pandemic- restrictions where are these- guys quarantining at?

On the- - - - street?

They're already on the- street, we're trying to get the- off the street.

Sit back and- take the- time to think about those who - were panic mode before the- pandemic came to- be."- you can help support their- mission by donating at- crusaders-for-veterans-dot- com-