About DVLMF

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation DVLMF

The DVLMF (American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial) was established through a federal law signed by President Clinton in 2000. The Memorial will be completed in the next several years on a two-plus acre site in full view of the U.S. Capitol and across from the U.S. Botanic Gardens. By law, all donations must come from the private sector—no public funds may be used. The Foundation has raised over $25 million for the $65 million project to date. It was established in 1998 through the combined efforts of philanthropist Lois Pope, Foundation chairman; Mr. Arthur Wilson, National Adjutant of the Disabled American Veterans and Foundation President; and the late Jesse Brown, former Secretary of Veteran Affairs and the Foundation's first executive director. The Memorial will be located on a site adjacent to the nation’s capital building. For additional information on the Memorial please click here www.dvlmf.org

Hats off to Veterans

A new initiative by the Manhattanville My Soldier program, Hats off to Veterans, that asks high school students and other groups to send a heartfelt greeting of respect to a veteran includes a fundraising component for DVLMF.

For more information about Hats off to Veterans (Click here)

Free Fundraising Kit for Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial

The Hats Off to Veterans program includes a component for groups interested in promoting awareness efforts towards disabled veterans issues. Groups may opt to fundraise for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial Foundation (DVLMF) by selling hats in conjunction with their “Hats Off” card writing event. Manhattanville My Soldier is donating the hats, and all proceeds from the event’s hat sales must be donated to the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial Foundation (DVLMF). The Foundation is building the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, DC. The Memorial will be the first-ever living memorial specifically for disabled American veterans. 

There are three million living disabled American veterans, including over 15,000 from the current war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan. Those numbers grow daily. “The Memorial will honor those living disabled American veterans and those that have passed as well. The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial will not only be a symbol to honor those who have sacrificed for our freedom and democracy, but also a place for reflection and will educate all people that war is not just about bullets and bombs but about human life,” said Lois Pope, co-founder and chairwoman of the DVLMF.

The DVFLM Fundraiser Kit is Free (upon approval) and includes:

• 20 My Soldier Hats for you to raffle or sell
• 30 Bracelets (for participants to wear in support of American service men and women)
• My Soldier Fundraiser Guide (tips on who/how/where to hold an event)
• Manhattanville My Soldier & DVLMF Information and Awareness Flyers
• Rules and Instructions on where to send the proceeds

To receive a free DVLMF fundraising kit please complete the appropriate form/section on the Group Application. Upon its review and approval the My Soldier office will contact local participants to make arrangements to pick up kits from our campus office Please note registrants must incur shipping costs, if necessary. For more information call the My Soldier office at 914-323-5172 or email mysoldier@mville.edu and put ‘DVLMF’ in the subject line. Please be sure to provide your name, address and a contact phone number in your message.

To download the DVFLM Starter Kit (click here)

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