VIA Donates to Women Vets

The Village Improvement Association of Doylestown recently purchased and delivered a new washer and dryer to the Mary E. Walker House.

The Walker House is a 30-bed transitional residence for homeless women veterans on the grounds of the Coatesville VA Medical Center. The home is named for Dr. Mary E. Walker, a Civil War surgeon and the only female Medal of Honor recipient. The program helps women veterans move back to independent lives in the community.

The V.I.A.’s Veterans Committee met with the Walker House staff to determine their needs. Under normal circumstances, the facility has two sets of washers and dryers, but due to breakage, had only one set for the use of 30 women.

The committee worked with the staff of the Quakertown Lowe’s to choose and deliver the new appliances and laundry detergent. The V.I.A. will continue to support the Walker House with toiletries and other needed items.

The V.I.A. was founded in 1895 and is nationally recognized as the only women’s club in the country to own and operate a community hospital.  

The V.I.A. Health System now includes , Pine Run Community and Health Center, the Pine Run Lakeview assisted living center and services at the Health & Wellness Center in Warrington.