raylynn mcintire leads the charge in this donation drive called the veterans project.olunteers pack gifts for the va martinez clinic and community center. they range from blankets, toiletries, et cetera. >> they will give us an escort over. >> books and movies in here for ya. >> reporter: the veterans are appreciative. someone remembers them. >> somebody knows us. >> excellent. a lot of these guys have been living on the streets, they don't get anything. and then they get a gift for the first time in who knows how long. >> reporter: raylynn started the veterans project six years ago after a conversation with her daughter then a pharmacy intern at the va hospital. raylynn learned veterans in the hospital pay for their own toothpaste, toothbrush and other basic necessities. >> i just think that's wrong, just wrong. why? because these guys gave their lives for the military. so cart number 2 there. >> reporter: so raylynn launched an annual donation drive and enlisted about 100 volunteers, many of them fellow oil refinery workers from the united steelworkers local 5 distri

raylynn mcintire leads the charness donation drive called the veterans project.teers pack bags of gifts for patients of the va martinez outpatient clinic and community living center. they range from books and blankets to toiletries. >> the motorcycles will give us an escort. >> reporter: the veterans are appreciative that someone remembers them. >> someone knows us. >> a lot of these guys have been living on the streets. they don't get anything. and then they get a gift for the first time in who knows how long. >> reporter: raylynn started the veterans project 6 years ago after a conversation with her daughter then a pharmacy intern at the va hospital. raylynn learned veterans in the hospital pay for their own toothpaste, toothbrush and other basic necessities. >> just think that's just wrong. just wrong. why? why? because these guys gave their lives for the military. cart number 2 there. >> reporter: so she launched an annual donation drive and enlisted about 100 volunteers, many of them fellow oil refinery workers from the united steelworkers local 5 district 1