Traverse City, MI, Lodge donated $2,000 to the Grand Traverse Area Veteran Coalition to help it buy a new vehicle to transport veterans to area hospitals for medical appointments. Pictured are (from left) Veterans Service Committee Chairman Debra Harrand, Grand Traverse Area Veteran Coalition President Jack Pickard, and ER Hugh Hall.
Greensboro, NC, Lodge members visited the State Veterans Nursing Home–Salisbury and treated 99 residents of the home and more than 50 staff and family members to lunch. The lodge also donated more than 500 books to the home’s library. Pictured with US Navy veteran William Brown (seated) are volunteer Drenna Strickland and lodge member Dwight Strickland.
Madison, WI, Lodge hosted Gateway (Portland), OR, Lodge member Scot King during his attempt to bicycle to the capitals of all 48 contiguous states on behalf of Remember the Wounded Ride, a charity that raises awareness about veterans issues and assists the families of veterans. The lodge arranged for a two- day stay for King in a hotel room, treated him to two dinners at the lodge, donated $320 to Remember the Wounded Ride, and arranged for several media interviews and a meeting with the governor of Wisconsin. King is a US Marine Corps veteran and the founder of Remember the Wounded Ride. Pictured with King is Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
weekend in Galveston. The weekend retreat included a day of fishing from a boat, shopping, swimming in the hotel’s pool, and two dinners and a send-off breakfast at the Galveston Lodge. The Fort Worth Lodge contrib- uted $1,400 that was raised at a pancake breakfast to pay for the veterans’ lodgings at a hotel and other expenses, and two Fort Worth Lodge members accompanied the veterans on their trip.
Garland, TX, Lodge hosted a Dinner, which also featured bingo games, live musical entertainment, and karaoke, for 41 veterans, including 23 veterans from the Dallas VA Medical Center.
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Bedford, VA, Lodge members laid a wreath at Arlington National Cem- etery to commemorate the sacrifices made by US servicemen and women in the nation’s defense.
Hampton, VA, Lodge used a $1,000 ENF Gratitude Grant to donate six electronic gaming systems to the Hampton VA Medical Center, where they will be used for both therapeutic and recreational purposes.
Suffolk, VA, Lodge members, along with members of the local Ruritan Club, sold meals to spectators at a Wounded Warrior Project skydiving event and raised about $2,500 for the
Wounded Warrior Project, which helps wounded veterans of current conflicts make the transition to civilian life.
Tacoma, WA, Lodge members visited the Washington Soldiers Home and helped serve about 20 veterans at the home’s annual Family Picnic. The lodge also donated 13 tickets for a Seattle Storm WNBA basketball game to the Lakewood VA medical facility’s facility for homeless veterans to be given to veterans there. Additionally, the lodge paid for 17 dinners for the veterans at the Lakewood VA medical facility for homeless veterans and paid for 10 dinners for members of the Re- Creation USA troupe following a performance at the Lakewood VA medical facility. The lodge also donated more than $160 to pay for a homeless veteran to be billeted at Washington National Guard Camp Murray for more than two weeks before he was admitted to the Lake- wood VA medical facility.
Fond du Lac, WI, Lodge, with the help of part of a $1,000 ENF Gratitude Grant, sponsored lodge PER and WW II veteran Royden Brunet to take part in an Old Glory Honor Flight, which flew him to Washington, DC, to visit the National WW II Memorial and other national monuments. ■
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