The future Bob Davis Veterans Center, located at 421 East 9th Street in Mountain Home, received a donation in the form of a $22,000 check from Curtis and Priscilla Grant. The Grants presented the check to Joanna Farris, John “Sgt. Bam-Bam” Birenbaum, Virginia Davis, and Bob Davis.
Farris expressed the shelter’s gratitude towards the Grants.
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The Grants told KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot News they originally learned of the center after hearing about it on the May 11th edition of KTLO’s Talk of the Town. After learning the shelter needed donations to be completed, the Grants answered the call. Curtis Grant explained the reason he and his wife Priscilla decided to make their donation.
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The center, originally donated by Fred and Sharon Edwards, is scheduled to be completed in a year’s time. Ferris explained the shelter’s namesake.
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Bob Davis is a World War II veteran of the United States Navy. Following his time in the service, Davis worked at his father’s blacksmith shop and helped out on the family farm. He later met and married his wife, Virginia.
In addition to being a place for disabled and homeless veterans, the center will feature work opportunities, as well as educational programs.
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Following the project’s completion, the local center will be one of only 11 such homes in the United States, with the closest comparable facility located in Memphis.
To learn more about the center, visit the Bob Davis Veterans Center Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BOB-DAVIS-Veterans-Center-1422442891197908/
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