Afghanistan Stories 3

On October 20, 2009, we hosted the third in our immensely successful series at the Belleville Lounge in Park Slope, Brooklyn! Together we raised a truly staggering $1,000 in cash donations, which AFCECO is in the process of using to purchase warm jackets, hats, socks, blankets, and bed sheets for the children to have as.

Afghanistan Stories 2

On August 18, 2009, we had our second installment of the very successful AFGHANISTAN STORIES at the Belleville Lounge in Park Slope, Brooklyn.  We decided that the first event was so successful in audience feedback and in outfitting an Afghan orphanage in new sports uniforms that it would be more than worthwhile to do it.

Afghanistan Stories 1

On June 30, 2009, Veterans for Afghanistan hosted its first-ever fundraiser for war orphans in Kabul entitled AFGHANISTAN STORIES.  The premise was simple: real people telling true stories about their experiences on the ground in Afghanistan — getting past the politics and news taglines to show the human dimension of what we’ve experienced in Afghanistan.  And then.