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Hampton Falls AARP to Donate $1,000

Local AARP group gathers funds for new homeless veterans home.

Posted Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 4:01 am ET|Updated Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 4:35 am ET

Tuesday at 2:15 p.m., AARP will present a $1,000 check to Valor Home Committee for the homeless veterans home set to be built next year.

The Valor Home's luncheon in the Cathedral Buffett will highlight the check's presentation.

Through donations and profit from selling entertainment books, the AARP group worked up a larger sum than normal for a donation.

"We always look after the veterans," said Hampton Falls AARP President Dick Casto.

The homeless veterans home will be built on Waterloo Road for veterans in need of shelter.

Other organizations the group has donated to include the Battered Women's Shelter, the Humane Society and Salvation Army.

"Every little bit helps," Casto said.

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