{"id":3872,"date":"2024-01-27T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/?p=3872"},"modified":"2024-01-27T13:23:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T21:23:18","slug":"charity-sunday-dav-charitable-service-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/27\/charity-sunday-dav-charitable-service-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity Sunday: DAV Charitable Service Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" data-attachment-id=\"3691\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/28\/charity-sunday-folds-of-honor-2\/2022charitysundaybanner\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022CharitySundayBanner.jpg?fit=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,398\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2022CharitySundayBanner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022CharitySundayBanner.jpg?fit=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022CharitySundayBanner.jpg?resize=600%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3691\" style=\"width:277px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022CharitySundayBanner.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022CharitySundayBanner.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>How Charity Sunday works: for every comment made on this blog post, I will donate money to the charity named. The same promise is made for every blog site listed in the group&#8211;click the Linky Links link at the bottom of this post to see the list of participants and read\/comment on any of them to see a donation go to that blogger&#8217;s charity. We&#8217;re all different! Thanks for your help and your participation!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"46\" data-attachment-id=\"3875\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/27\/charity-sunday-dav-charitable-service-trust\/cst-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cst-logo.webp?fit=339%2C46&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"339,46\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cst-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cst-logo.webp?fit=339%2C46&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cst-logo.webp?resize=339%2C46&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cst-logo.webp?w=339&amp;ssl=1 339w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cst-logo.webp?resize=300%2C41&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 85vw, 339px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In my normal quest to find organizations that benefit the military and service families, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever donated to the DAV\u2014the <a href=\"https:\/\/cst.dav.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cst.dav.org\/\">Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust<\/a>. This charity rates a 100%, 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. The DAV Charitable Service Trust is: \u201cdedicated to one, single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. To carry out this responsibility, the DAV Charitable Service Trust supports physical and psychological rehabilitation programs; enhances research and mobility for veterans with amputations and spinal cord injuries; benefits aging veterans; aids and shelters homeless veterans; and evaluates and addresses the needs of veterans wounded in recent wars and conflicts. For those of every era, the Trust also supports programs that benefit the caregivers and families of ill and injured veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please comment! For each comment I will donate to this worthy organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desire Me Again<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\" data-attachment-id=\"3876\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/27\/charity-sunday-dav-charitable-service-trust\/desiremeagainsized-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DesireMeAgainSized.png?fit=650%2C975&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"650,975\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DesireMeAgainSized\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DesireMeAgainSized.png?fit=650%2C975&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DesireMeAgainSized.png?resize=650%2C975&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3876 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DesireMeAgainSized.png?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DesireMeAgainSized.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Blurb:<\/strong><br>The hopeless romantic believes that a soulmate exists for each of us. That there is one person who makes us feel how good it is to love them. For some couples, things trigger them to push that love away. They find out too late they\u2019ve lost true-love. Sometimes genuine love deserves a second-chance at the happy ending that eluded them the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Desire Me Again is an eclectic assortment of short stories exploring a second-chance at love. The collection is as diverse as the authors who wrote them. Here\u2019s a chance to read the work of talented writers you may not have read before. Within these pages, there are blends of tender, often moving and thought-provoking stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring: Annabel Allan, Patricia Elliott, R.M. Olivia, Carol Schoenig, Virginia Wallace, Gibby Campbell, Dee S. Knight, Alice Renaud, Jan Selbourne, Zia Westfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buy link:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08GRZDDD4\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08GRZDDD4\/\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"420\" data-attachment-id=\"3877\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/27\/charity-sunday-dav-charitable-service-trust\/secondchance-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SecondChance.jpg?fit=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SecondChance\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SecondChance.jpg?fit=840%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SecondChance.jpg?resize=840%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SecondChance.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SecondChance.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SecondChance.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Excerpt:<br><\/strong>From Second Chance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTom,\u201d Mrs. Henderson exclaimed. Like everyone he knew in their town, she stretched the one-syllable word into two. <em>Tah-um.<\/em> Until he\u2019d joined the Corps he didn\u2019t really know what people meant when they talked about southern accents. Now he considered the soft consonants and extended vowels charming. Part of being home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glancing over her shoulder, Tom saw Sandy stick her head around the kitchen wall. \u201cHey,\u201d he called out to her. Then concentrating on her mother, he held out a bouquet. \u201cThese are for you, Mrs. Henderson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She flushed like a schoolgirl when she took the flowers. \u201cHow did you know that tulips are my favorite?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He hadn\u2019t.&nbsp; He\u2019d asked the florist to put together something cheerful that an older lady might like. He hoped the brightly colored blooms might bring a smile to Sandy, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust a guess,\u201d he answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCome in, come in,\u201d Mrs. Henderson backed up and held the door wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stepped into a living room that had seen very little change in the last two decades. It was neat but held a slight whiff of shabbiness. Mrs. Henderson would probably call it comfortable rather than shabby. Tom wondered what Sandy thought of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the woman in question emerged from the kitchen, wiping her hands on a dishtowel. The night was warm and she looked as though she\u2019d just finished doing dishes. Her hair was damp and stuck to her forehead, and a light sheen of sweat clung to her cheeks. His groin tightened when he noticed that her shorts hugged her hips and her sleeveless blouse was slightly dampened, too, showing her white bra through the thin fabric. His mind filled with ways he could make her body slick with sweat, the ways he could make her much more than warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know I said we should try to get together before I leave, but I didn\u2019t actually mean tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry to barge in, but I wanted to ask you to dinner tomorrow night.\u201d Before Sandy could form <em>\u201cNo, thank you,\u201d<\/em> as her lips where shaping up to do, he interjected, \u201cAnd your mom, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her mother\u2019s eyes widened and she slapped the hand holding the tulips to her chest. \u201cOh, my! Sandra, we have a beau!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandy smiled. Then she turned to him. \u201cI don\u2019t know. We have so much to do here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSandra, please. It will be so much fun. I haven\u2019t had dinner out since your father last took me, and that\u2019s been\u2026at least three years.\u201d She turned to Tom. \u201cCould we go to that cafeteria up on the highway?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom laughed. \u201cWe can go anywhere you want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs. Henderson snapped her head back toward Sandy. He knew the minute Sandy gave in. Her shoulders slumped slightly, but she smiled at her mother. \u201cIf Tom is willing to make every other man in town jealous by escorting the lovely Henderson women out to dinner, who am I to stand in his way?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Author Dee S. Knight:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few years ago, Dee S. Knight began writing, making getting up in the morning fun. During the day, her characters killed people, fell in love, became drunk with power, or sober with responsibility. And they had sex, lots of sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a while, Dee split her personality into thirds. She writes as Anne Krist for sweeter romances, and Jenna Stewart for m\u00e9nage and shifter stories. All three of her personas are found on the Nomad Authors website (www.nomadauthors.com). Fortunately, Dee\u2019s high school sweetheart is the love of her life and husband to all three ladies! On the last Sunday of the month, look for Dee\u2019s Charity Sunday blog posts, where your comment can support a selected charity. Sign up for her newsletter for exclusive access to free novellas, poetry, and stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Author links:<a><\/a><a><br><\/a><\/strong>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/nomadauthors.com\">https:\/\/nomadauthors.com<\/a><br>Blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/nomadauthors.com\/blog\">http:\/\/nomadauthors.com\/blog<\/a><br>Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DeeSKnight\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/DeeSKnight<\/a><br>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DeeSKnight2018\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DeeSKnight2018<\/a><br>Goodreads: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/265222.Dee_S_Knight\">https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/265222.Dee_S_Knight<\/a><br>Amazon Author Page: <a><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/e\/B079BGZNDN\">http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/e\/B079BGZNDN<\/a><br>Newsletter: <a><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/landing.mailerlite.com\/webforms\/landing\/h8t2y6\">https:\/\/landing.mailerlite.com\/webforms\/landing\/h8t2y6<\/a><br>LinkedIn: <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/dee-s-knight-0500749\">http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/dee-s-knight-0500749<\/a><br>Sweet \u2018n Sassy Divas <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ChWN3K\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ChWN3K<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- start LinkyTools script --><p><b>Powered by Linky Tools<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkytools.com\/wordpress_list.aspx?id=313231&#038;type=basic\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list&#8230;<\/p><!-- end LinkyTools script -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Charity Sunday works: for every comment made on this blog post, I will donate money to the charity named. 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