Van Nuys-Reseda, CA, Lodge members, with the help of mem- bers of the lodge’s Antlers Program, treated 43 veterans, some of them from the Sepulveda VA medical facility and others from the community, to dinner at the lodge. The event featured musical entertainment and a Flag-Retirement Ceremony, during which the lodge retired one tattered US flag. Lodge members sent 13 other US flags to a crematorium to be destroyed. Pictured with veteran Gus Stevenson (left) is Chaplain Mike Gaglio. In the background are veteran Larry Kowalski and lodge Secy. Nancy Kephart. In other news, lodge members supervised a group of Lawrence
Middle School students and Antlers Program members as they pre- pared 120 thank-you cards for veterans at the Sepulveda VA medical facility.
Pendleton and treated about 70 wounded veterans to dinner.
Palo Alto, CA, Lodge members visited the Palo Alto VA medical facility and treated 250 veterans, family members, and staff to a barbecue meal. Among those served were 22 veterans who were unable to leave their rooms. In other news, lodge members visited the Palo Alto VA medical facility and treated 21 veterans to refreshments and bingo games, with $100 in canteen books, a pocket watch, several bags of toiletries, and several T-shirts and hats as prizes.
Quincy, CA, Lodge members, with the help of scouts from Boy Scout Troop No. 151 and members of other civic organizations, placed US flags on the graves of veterans at two cemeteries before Memorial Day. Lodge members treated the scouts to breakfast at the lodge and then attended the sixth annual Plumas County Veterans Memorial Ceremony at Dame Shirley Park, where they paid tribute to the sacrifices of US servicemen and women. Following the service, the lodge members, scouts, and other volunteers retrieved the flags.
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St. Petersburg, FL, Lodge held a Horses for Heroes Day at a riding club, gave 12 veterans from the Bay Pines VA medical facility the opportunity to ride horses, and treated the veterans to lunch. Pictured on horseback is veteran Raymond Schaefer. In other news, the lodge held four Dinners for veterans from the Bay Pines VA medical facility and provided meals for a total of 45 veterans.
Salinas, CA, Lodge members, accom- panied by six Alisal High School students, treated five veterans from the Veterans Transition Center, which provides transitional housing to homeless veterans, to a Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the San Francisco Giants. Lodge members gave each veteran $60 to spend on dinner and souvenirs at the game.
San Pedro, CA, and Whittier, CA, Lodge members visited the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center and served 500 hamburgers to veterans and staff members. Members of the two lodges also gave gift bags, each of which contained a T-shirt and a pair of socks, to more than 400 veterans.
Santa Barbara, CA, Lodge members participated in a solemn Memorial Day Service to honor US war dead. Lodge members laid a wreath to thank veterans for their sacrifice, and the lodge Drum and Bugle Corps played “Taps” to close the ceremony.
Temecula Valley, CA, Lodge members assisted in a local restaurant’s Military Appreciation Night by
providing tables and chairs for the event. Also, with the help of scouts from Boy Scout Troop No. 384, lodge members volunteered to usher people to their tables and clear the tables after the event.
Victorville, CA, Lodge members treated 34 veterans from the Veterans Home of California–Barstow to dinner and live musical entertainment, which featured music from the WW II era.
Central Northwest District, CO, and Central Southeast District, CO, lodge members visited the Denver VA Nursing Home and treated about 200 veterans and staff to a barbecue dinner. Lodge members also brought meals to those patients who were unable to leave their rooms.
Lakewood, CO, Lodge donated the use of its lodge grounds to Rocky Moun- tain Honor Flight, which flies WW II veterans to Washington, DC, to visit the National WW II Memorial and other monuments, for a preflight buffet luncheon.
Newark, DE, Lodge members treated eight veterans and three volunteers
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