N.Y.'s first lady backs vets site
Saratoga event raises thousands toward aiding homeless women vets
By LEIGH HORNBECK, Staff writer
First published in print: Sunday, August 16, 2009
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Judy Boyce, a Virginia native who served in the Army between 1969 and 1971 at Fort McClellan, Al., found the transition to civilian life seamless. But Sunday, she came out in support of women who leave the military only to struggle and sometimes become homeless.
Boyce was one of 200 people who gathered under a pavilion at the Fraternal Order of Eagles on Crescent Avenue to support the creation of Guardian House, a safe haven for homeless female veterans to help them transition into civilian life and the workforce. Boyce designed and produced a special pin for the cause. First lady Michelle Paterson made an appearance at the fundraiser.
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