https://www.wherecommunitiesserveveterans.org/ Southwest Veterans' Business Resource Center blog posts Southwest Veterans&#39; Business Resource Center Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:26:24 GMT Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:26:24 GMT Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:27:46 GMT <P>Greetings to all in the spirit of love, I am thankful for this opportunity to join an organization that is committed to helping those who are weak and in the depths of despondency.&nbsp; We can only be our best when when we make others their best because we are here for each other.&nbsp; The foot cannot say to the ankle I don't need you nor can the hand say to the arm I don't need you.&nbsp; Sure they serve different purposes and are different parts, but there is a connection there that binds them together and they work best when working together in harmony.</P> <P>Therefore,&nbsp;we who are commited to the call of helping others <STRONG>(veterans)</STRONG> have an obligation/duty to reach out and make known the oppotunities and benefits that are available.&nbsp; This is a task that lies before us now and action is required now to move forward.&nbsp; There will be oppositions yes.&nbsp; The greatest oppositons come when doing that which is right.&nbsp; We are engaged in during was is right.&nbsp; Again I am grateful for this opportunity to serve and I welcome any comments on going forward.&nbsp; Buy the way, I am a painting contractor located in San Diego and plan to go forward in hiring veterans/youth to train in the area of painting,sales,marketing,and estimating.&nbsp; However, we need more work to sustain our goals/missons/vision.</P> <P>I do believe Love is the answer!&nbsp; (We do all we can for that which we love)</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Eric Smith</P> https://www.wherecommunitiesserveveterans.org/SmithsBlog/258603 https://www.wherecommunitiesserveveterans.org/SmithsBlog/258603 Eric Smith