{"id":6674,"date":"2022-12-01T10:49:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/?p=6674"},"modified":"2022-12-01T10:49:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:49:36","slug":"pechanga-packs-toiletries-and-kindness-into-kits-for-veterans-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/pechanga-packs-toiletries-and-kindness-into-kits-for-veterans-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Pechanga Packs Toiletries and Kindness into Kits for Veterans in Need"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>TEMECULA, Calif. (December 1, 2022) \u2013 <\/strong>For two hours on a recent Friday afternoon, 30 Pechanga volunteers took time out of their work schedules and met in a rather empty ballroom at the resort. Not a chit-chat session. These team members came to work. Clad in teal Caring on Another Level Pechanga t-shirts, they formed assembly lines. Disposable razors, shaving cream, pairs of socks, toothpaste and many more hygiene items spread out before them. Their task, to pack 450 much-needed hygiene kits to be distributed to veterans in need by U.S.Vets in Riverside and Inglewood, ahead of Thanksgiving.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vet-care-package.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vet-care-package.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6675\" width=\"454\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vet-care-package.png 726w, https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vet-care-package-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nicholas Salazar (Pechanga Marketing Team Members &amp; Marine Corps Veteran)<br>holds up thank you note and hygiene kit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI take a lot of pride in the fact I served and for a lot of veterans, their lives are committed to service. To be of service to some veterans, brothers and sisters, who could use the help, I\u2019m really proud to have that opportunity,\u201d said Nicholas Salazar, Marketing Production Supervisor &amp; U.S. Marine Corps Veteran.<br>\u201cPechanga gives us the chance to give back to the veteran community and that\u2019s special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the packing party began, Pechanga Team Members were encouraged to write a note of gratitude to a veteran. Team Members collected the notes and put at least one in each hygiene kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pechanga often partners with U.S.Vets to further their mission of helping homeless vets gain residential stability, increase their skill levels and income, and achieve a greater level of self -determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pechanga Resort Casino - U.S.Vets Care Package Donation\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ewUnSLzBabY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEMECULA, Calif. 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