gave him a statuette in recognition of his 22 years of service, which spanned three wars.
Union City, IN, Lodge donated $1,000 to the Randolph County Veterans Service Office to help purchase a handicapped-accessible vehicle to transport local disabled veterans to medical appointments.
Lake Taneycomo, MO, Lodge members traveled to Branson to visit a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Wash- ington, DC. Pictured are (from left) Ted Eakins, commander of the Forsyth VFW and ER Denny Bissell.
In other news, lodge members treated 70 veterans and guests to breakfast at the lodge. Lodge members also presented each vet- eran with a handmade wooden cross.
ans and two staff members from the Illinois Veterans Home–LaSalle to a meal at the lodge.
Rushville, IN, Lodge members honored US Air Force LtCol George Wedding (Ret.) as their Veteran of the Year in a ceremony at the lodge and
Farmington, ME, Lodge raised almost $550 to purchase holiday baskets for veterans through a beano game and a 50/50 raffle.
In other news, lodge members repaired the outside steps and installed a railing on the home of a WW II veteran. They also shopped and mowed the lawn multiple times for a Vietnam War veteran who was recovering from a stroke and helped the veteran winterize his home.
Abingdon, MD, Lodge, with the help of scouts from Brownie Troop No. 5850, hosted 43 veterans from the Perry Point VA Medical Center and treated them to dinner, bingo games, and music performed by a kindergarten class. Lodge members gave each veteran a US flag, a lap blanket, and a box of Girl Scout cookies.
In other news, lodge members volunteered to assist at a local restaurant’s Military Appreciation Monday Dinner, which nearly 900 veterans and active-duty military personnel attended. The event raised more than $2,900 in donations for Disabled American Veterans.
Crisfield, MD, Lodge, with the help of students from Somerset Intermediate School and cadets from the Crisfield Academy and High School JROTC, held a Veterans Breakfast, which more than 100 veterans attended.
Northeast District, MD, DE and DC lodges donated $1,000 to the Perry Point VA Medical Center to help purchase computer equipment.
Ocean City, MD, Lodge donated more than $1,000 worth of bedding, postage stamps, small appliances, and food supplies to the Home of the Brave, which provides transitional housing to homeless veterans in Milford, DE.
St. Mary’s County, MD, Lodge donated $20,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project, which provides outdoor activities for wounded veterans. Funds for the donation were
Hamilton, NJ, Lodge held its annual Veterans Remem- brance Day and treated 130 veterans to dinner. The color guard for the event was composed of members of the Marine Corps League of
Trenton (pictured, from left): Scott Cox, Joe Sebasto, Tom Carpen- ter, and Herman Dessell.
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