/mdva/assets/2026-08-06-gary-and-dav-donation_tcm1066-762860.jpgLocal Veterans organizations are continuing their support of the Fergus Falls Veterans Home and its Residents through generous donations.

For several years now, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Fergus Falls Chapter 25 has funded the cost of Wi-Fi and cable television at the Home, allowing the Residents to enjoy connections to the online world and the expanded cable TV programming. The 2026 annual pledge of more than $31,000 was recently fulfilled with a final donation of more than $15,000.

The Chapter raises its funds to support gifts like this from deposits of clothing into large steel collection bins placed around the Fergus Falls community. Volunteers empty the bins weekly into a 20-foot panel van where clothes are then sorted and transferred to a 53-foot reefer trailer which transports the donated clothes each month to a regional buyer. The Fergus Falls DAV also supports a variety of other Veteran-related organizations in the area.

Wilkin County VFW Post 2766 donated $20,000 to support the start of a fundraising campaign for a new transport van. The van will have room for several wheelchairs and a rear bench seat for non-wheelchair passengers. The Home’s current transport van is heavily used daily to transport Residents to medical appointments locally, regionally and to the Fargo VA in North Dakota.

Thank you to both DAV Fergus Falls Chapter 25 and Wilkin County VFW Post 2766 for their generous donations.