Veterans' Life Stories

11/16/2021

We cannot thank you all enough for your generosity and participation in VLS' Veterans Day Fundraiser and Bake Sale. We were able to raise $610 to donate to the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service Center to help veterans with what they need most!

11/15/2021

Thank you to the PHL17 news station for interviewing our co-presidents, Jess and Katie, about Veterans' Life Stories' mission and goals! A special shoutout to Jesse Hamilton, who was previously interviewed by VLS last year, for sharing his experience and emphasizing the importance of sharing these stories with the Penn community! The segment aired during this past weekend in honor of Veterans Day!🇺🇸

Veterans’ Life Stories is a club at The University of Pennsylvania dedicated to giving local veterans a voice. Student members of this club conducted one on one interviews with over 20 vetera…

10/30/2021

Hi everyone! For this Veterans Day, Veterans' Life Stories will be hosting a bake sale to raise money for the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service Center. This non-profit organization helps Philadelphia veterans with housing accommodations, job opportunities, and benefits assistance. 100% of our proceeds raised from this bake sale will be going directly to the Multi-Service Center to give back to the veterans in the Philadelphia community as best as we can.

For any interested Penn students or people in the Philadelphia area, please feel free to fill out this google form to place an order ahead of time for baked goods (they are homemade/nut-free and there is also a gluten free option!).
https://forms.gle/NyvpDuoE2DSQQYK39

For any VLS supporters outside of the Philly area, if you would still like to contribute to this amazing cause, we are also accepting donations through Venmo. Please send all donations to ! :)

09/02/2021

Come join us tonight at our virtual club fair from 5:00-8:00PM! There are no applications for general body members, and board positions are open for everyone, no experience required! If you are able to, stop by using our Fall 2021 Activities Fair link on pennclubs.com or email us at [email protected] with any questions!

12/09/2020

Interested in reading stories about the lives of our country's Veterans? Check out our new website at https://veteranslifestories.com/!

Veterans’ Life Stories Honoring and capturing the voices of our country’s veterans through interviewing them and writing their stories read our stories Featured stories Lori Robinson: Something Bigger Than Myself ​ Kirstie Ennis: The Marine Corps and My Transition Back to Civilian Life Jesse R...

11/22/2019

"I’m just starting to write again. I stopped for a while. Well, now I’m back on track."

Check out some exercepts of this veteran's writing and the journey of recovery through arts:

Interviewed by Matt Fouts and Neena Anthony The struggle is real. During my lifetime, I had the chance to experience a wonderful group of care providers, vetera

11/11/2019

"I admitted myself to an impatient program after getting into three fights with assistant district attorneys in a courtroom in Philadelphia. Yes, I became a little crazy.

And now I’m admitting it to the world."

Visit https://veteranslifestories.wixsite.com/upenn/post/michael-contos-owning-the-mental-illness-among-us to read a story by veteran Michael Contos.