LOS ANGELES — Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently made the holidays a little brighter for 25 homeless veterans in the Los Angeles area.
“Today, I celebrated Christmas early. The 25 homes I donated for homeless veterans were installed here in LA. It was fantastic to spend some time with our heroes and welcome them into their new homes,” Schwarzenegger wrote on Twitter on Thursday.
This is what Christmas is all about. All of you have the power to do something for someone else this holiday season. It doesn’t have to be big. Just give a few minutes of your time to help someone else. https://t.co/xHiKKRPOh7
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) December 24, 2021
Specifically, Schwarzenegger donated $250,000 to the nonprofit Village for Vets, which went toward purchasing 25 tiny homes for retired service members who had previously been homeless, KKTV reported.
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In a separate tweet, Schwarzenegger then thanked Village for Vets, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, veterans advocacy organization AMVETS and others who also contributed to the holiday surprise.
“We proved that when we all work together, we can solve any problem,” he tweeted.
I want to thank @VillageforVets for arranging the homes, @SecVetAffairs, @AMVETSHQ and everyone who talked with us and worked with us and made this possible. We proved that when we all work together, we can solve any problem.
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) December 24, 2021
Meanwhile, Village for Vets confirmed via Twitter the enormity of Schwarzenegger’s donation.
This holiday season 25 more veterans have a roof over their head thanks to the generosity of @schwarzenegger. His donation to Village for Vets made it possible for us to purchase and build the remaining 25 shelters at the CTRS site on the VA Campus. #EndVeteranHomelessness pic.twitter.com/2gc7q26uuk
— Village for Vets (@VillageforVets) December 24, 2021
“It’s been a life-saver for me,” veteran Bruce Henry Cooper told KKTV. “(Schwarzenegger) has not forgotten us. Not forgotten anybody.”
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