Hampton, VA, Lodge hosted a presentation by US Marine Corps veteran and Wounded Warrior Project representative Glenn Kunkel, who discussed how the project helped him recover from a serious injury sustained in Iraq and become a successful university student who plans to enter law school. Following the presentation, the lodge donated more than $2,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project. Pictured with Kunkel (center) are Trustee David Kelly and ER Patsy Alston.
Princeton, WV, Lodge members visited the Beckley VA Medical Center and treated more than 100 veterans,
family members, and staff to a
barbecue meal and live musical entertainment. Pictured with lodge member Sonny Farley (left) is veteran Leroy Anderson.
servicemen and women who gave their lives for their country.
In other news, the lodge held a Memorial Day Weekend fund-raiser and raised $500 to help bring a traveling replica of the Vietnam War Memorial to Camden.
In more news, the lodge held an Army of Hope Ride fund-raiser and raised $6,000 for the lodge’s Army of Hope Program, which helps families of deployed military personnel with emergency situations. The lodge also treated nearly 100 local veterans to dinner following the ride.
Lubbock, TX, Lodge members per- formed a series of home repairs for a disabled veteran. In other news, the lodge held a Memorial Day Ceremony at the lodge and paid tribute to US military personnel who gave their lives for their country.
Desoto, TX, Lodge members hung more than 100 yellow ribbons along a 1.5-mile stretch of road to demonstrate their appreciation for the service and sacrifice rendered by US troops.
Mesquite, TX, Lodge held a solemn Memorial Day Ceremony and laid a wreath at the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Dallas to pay tribute to
T H E E L K S M A G A Z I N E
the sacrifices made by US servicemen and women.
San Angelo, TX, Lodge held a Stand- Up Comedy fund-raiser, which 80 people attended, and raised $1,200 to support Operation Finally Home–San Angelo, a project that is building a new home for a veteran who was badly wounded during the war in Iraq.
Arlington-Fairfax, VA, Lodge held a Concert fund-raiser, which also featured a silent auction, and raised nearly $8,200 for several charities that benefit homeless veterans. The charities that benefited from the event were Compassion House, a shelter for homeless veterans in Culpeper; the Lamb Center in Fairfax, which provides homeless people, including veterans, with shower facilities, food, and transportation assistance; Project Enduring Pride, a program that helps wounded veterans retain their pride as they recover from their wounds; and a Vietnam Veterans of America project that works with a men’s clothing store to provide suits tailored to fit amputees.
Manassas, VA, and Woodbridge, VA, Lodges, with the help of Young Marines from the Geiger Detachment and scouts from Boy Scout Troop No.
1390, which is sponsored by the Woodbridge Lodge, accompanied and assisted a group of 25 WW II veterans who were touring Washington, DC, and its monuments. Lodge members joined the veterans for breakfast each morning of their three-day trip, which included visits to the WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam War Memorials and the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and provided bagged lunches and wheelchairs and walkers for the veterans who needed them. During the trip, the veterans also attended the two lodges’ joint Flag- Retirement Ceremony, during which the lodges retired three US flags.
Southwest District, VA, lodge members visited the Salem VA Medical Center and treated more than 300 veterans and staff members to a barbecue lunch. During the visit, the Pulaski Lodge donated $100 to the center’s activities account.
Woodbridge, VA, Lodge used part of a $1,000 ENF Gratitude Grant to donate $300 to the Wounded Warrior Quilt Ministry, which is a joint venture between the Office of the Command Chaplain at Marine Corps Base Quantico and a local quilting club that produces handmade quilts for wounded veterans. ■
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