Organizers of the annual Kern County Veterans Stand Down event say they were overwhelmed by the number of vendors who participated this year, with more than 115 businesses and organizations coming together to provide resources and support for local veterans.
The event, which helps connect veterans with essential services and donations, saw its highest vendor participation ever. Savannah Oates with CAP-K said the turnout exceeded expectations after the organization merged with California Veterans Assistance Foundation.
“We were taking clothing donations, that we needed volunteers, and we needed vendors and partners. So we had some little, you know, communication to go here and there, but we made it work and we had honestly a record, attendance today of vendors,” Oates said…