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June 13, 2025
Regional Distributors, A Division of Imperial Dade, Honors Veterans During 9th Annual Veteran Appreciation Luncheon
Continues Tradition of Support to Warrior Salute Veterans Services
Rochester, NY: Regional Distributors, a Division of Imperial Dade, continues their tradition of annual support to Warrior Salute Veteran Services by presenting a $13,500.00 check contribution on Friday, June 13, 2025. The donation marks another milestone as the company’s largest contribution to date. Warrior Salute Veteran Services is a CDS Life Transitions company and local veteran support organization that provides clinical and rehabilitative therapies, transitional housing and family and community support services.
The contribution marks the ninth annual donation given by Regional Distributors, a Division of Imperial Dade, to Warrior Salute Veteran Services with a total of $94,000.00 donated to date. "With the donations that we receive, all these vets that come to our program can come at no cost to them," shares Jim Stampfer, Program Manager at Warrior Salute Veteran Services. "They can focus on recovery, building up their credit, and saving money. A lot of these vets are so close to being on their own; they just need an extra safe space to be, and that's us." Andrew Sewnauth, Chief Executive Officer at CDS Life Transitions, adds, "The money that they give us allow us to give free transportation, food, clothing - a new hope, and a new start for our veterans that suffered from post traumatic stress or traumatic brain injury," said Sewnauth. "The things that can really tear down a person, these dollars help to build them right back up."
Along with the check presentation, the company hosts their annual outdoor veteran appreciation luncheon catered by Dinosaur Bar-B-Que to honor and thank veterans. In attendance are leadership, staff and veterans from Regional Distributors/Imperial Dade, CDS Life Transitions, and Warrior Salute, as well as veterans from the local community.
The annual contributions are made possible from a portion of proceeds from the company’s Valor & Victory private label line of commercial cleaning and dish machine chemicals. Enhancing the quality of life and supporting U.S. military veterans’ transition back to civilian life is an important social mission for the company and many of the company’s customers. “Supporting our military vets is a personal and professional passion of ours. Many of our customers, and most of us in general, have a loved one that was or is a veteran. We all know the hardships they've endured while serving and, for some, those hardships continue after service. Our Valor & Victory line is a simple way for us and our customers to continuously support our veterans and help them regain their lives through the progressive services provided by the Warrior Salute program,” shares David Scalen, Branch Manager and Owner Emeritus.
Learn more about Valor & Victory and how you can give back to military veterans.
