Wyatt Barrett, 8, a member of the MilVet Jr. program, leads the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of a Military care package packing event organized by the MilVet nonprofit. MilVet provides military support services, care packages to deployed service members and other services to active duty military and veterans. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
MilVet, a growing, award-winning nonprofit which serves deployed American troops with monthly gift boxes put together by volunteers and provides other beneficial information to veterans and deployed service members’ families, announced its new goals for 2023.The announcement came after the first deployed troop gift packaging event held this year at the Corporate Center in Wildomar Thursday, Jan. 12.Raven Hilden, CEO of MilVet, praised the volunteers at the packaging event and the many others, including veterans and active duty service members, for providing those deployed service members a touch of home with the care packages each month. The packages contain items the deployed service members request including, nutrition, snacks and hygiene. They also include letters of support f
