Attleboro, MA, Lodge held a Pearl Harbor Day Dinner for 41 veterans from the Brockton VA medical facility. The event consisted of a memorial service for the victims of the Pearl Harbor attacks followed by dinner. During the dinner, the veterans visited Santa, who gave each veteran a present. Pictured with Santa (In. Guard Philip Ventola) is US Army veteran Edmund Walukevich.
Newark, DE, Lodge members, accompanied by Santa Claus, visited the Wilmington VA Medical Center, hosted 41 veterans at lunch, and provided a sing-along. Santa visited each veteran and gave each veteran a stocking filled with toiletries and other small gifts. Pictured with Santa (In. Guard Nicholas Pepe) is veteran Bill Purdam.
$80,000 to help pay for the Ponce Inlet Veterans Memorial.
St. Petersburg, FL, Lodge held two Dinners for veterans from the Bay Pines VA medical facility and provided dinner, musical entertainment, and karaoke. A total of about 25 veterans attended the two dinners.
Tallahassee, FL, Lodge donated the use of its grounds to the local Ameri- can Legion post to hold a Christmas Luncheon for more than 175 veterans and their families.
Titusville, FL, Lodge members invited two homeless veterans to Christmas dinner at the lodge.
Princeton, IL, Lodge members visited the Illinois Veterans Home–LaSalle and donated bathrobes, winter shirts, and candy to be given to veterans.
Havre de Grace, MD, Lodge hosted a Luncheon and Bingo Session for 39
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veterans and two caregivers from the Perry Point VA Medical Center.
Ocean City, MD, Lodge donated $325 worth of supplies to the Home of the Brave in Milford, DE, which is a transitional housing facility for homeless veterans. The lodge also donated $2,500 to the Home of the Brave in Berlin, MD, which provides a vacation retreat space in which veterans and active-duty soldiers returning from deployment can reconnect with their families.
Auburn/Webster, MA, Lodge members hosted a dinner for two volunteers from the Wreaths Across America organization and donated $500 to the organization, which coordinates a nationwide wreath-laying each December to honor the nation’s deceased veterans.
Lawrence, MA, Lodge members gave gifts to 59 residents of the Veterans Northeast Outreach Center, which
serves needy and homeless veterans. Lodge members also gave presents to 27 veterans living in area assisted living and nursing facilities. In other news, the lodge donated $600 to the Wounded Warrior Project, which helps wounded veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan return to civilian life.
Montague, MA, Lodge members visited the Leeds VA medical facility and gave gift bags to 300 veterans being treated there. Each bag con- tained a Christmas card, snacks, toiletries, small clothing items, word games, and a pin.
Northampton, MA, Lodge held a Veterans Day Dinner for 150 veterans from the Massachusetts Soldiers Home–Holyoke and Soldier On, which is a transitional housing facility for homeless veterans. Lodge members provided the veterans with dinner, games, and patriotic speeches and gave each veteran a bag full of toiletries and cookies.
Randolph, MA, Lodge members visited the New England Center for Homeless Veterans in Boston and provided lunch for 150 veterans. The lodge also donated $250 to the center.
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