The 9th Annual Operation Vanguard event will take place from November 11 - 13th, 2022.
Every November, for 3 days, we gather in our community to raise awareness of the complexity and frequency of Veteran homelessness in Vigo County as well as surrounding areas. We begin our weekend-long event by participating in the Veteran's Day Parade, and then host an Opening Ceremony that is also the official opening of the Operation Vanguard camp, which is where our Homelessness Challenge takes place.
Throughout the weekend of Operation Vanguard you will see our staff and community participants camping outside of our main offices, collecting donations on street corners, and holding signs with facts about Veteran homelessness.
We are seeking volunteers, sponsors, and individual fundraisers to make this event successful. If you would like to come out and take this challenge with us for one day or three; please do!
Visit our website for more details: https://www.reachservices.care/vanguard
Schedule of events
Friday, November 11, 2022
10:00am -- Veteran's Day Parade, Downtown Terre Haute
- Join the Reach Veterans Services team as they walk in the parade!
- Join us at the future site of Veteran's Village, a tiny home project for homeless Veterans. We will not only hold opening ceremonies for Operation Vanguard, but THAAR will have a groundbreaking ceremony for Veteran's Village, too! Join the Mayor, event sponsors, our staff, the media and others for the official kick-off for Operation Vanguard 2022.
- The donations received from our community during Vanguard each year are vital to helping us expand our services to Veterans in the Wabash Valley. From the time camp opens on Friday and until it closes on Sunday, you will see volunteers holding signs and donation buckets for monetary donations, and you will see our staff and community members camping out 24 hours to experience just a taste of what homeless Veterans go through daily. You can also stop by the camp to donate other items like food, hygiene items, or clothing.
Saturday, November 12, 2022
ALL DAY -- Donations collected and homelessness challenge continues, 1400 Hulman
- Not only are community members camping out Friday night and collecting donations, but it will continue for all of Saturday and Saturday night, too.
Sunday, November 13, 2022
NOON -- Operation Vanguard ends and camp breaks, 1400 Hulman
- The last chance to drop off donations or volunteer for this event is Sunday morning. At Noon this day Operation Vanguard ends, and we begin the work of totaling the community donations that will help support our outreach through the next year.
