Cicero-Berwyn, IL, Lodge members and ladies auxiliary members and Des Plaines, IL, ladies auxiliary members visited the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital and held bingo games for 15 veterans. Prior to the games, lodge members gave fingerless leather gloves to veterans who use wheelchairs. Pictured trying on his gloves is veteran Ronald Cory. At rear are (from left) Cicero-Berwyn lodge volunteer Mary Ann Suchy, Cicero-Berwyn PER James Rooney, and Cicero-Berwyn Secy. Robert Suchy.


Farmington, MO, Lodge members visited Ashbrook assisted living center and held a lunch for 13 veterans.


In other news, the lodge donated a total of 1,000 magazines, 100


decks of cards, and 350 books to local assisted living and nursing facilities for the use of resident veterans.


Bordentown, NJ, Lodge made a donation of three large boxes of scarves and winter hats to Operation Stand Down of South Jersey to be distributed to homeless veterans.


Brigantine, NJ, Lodge members traveled to the Veterans Memorial Home–Vineland, where they spent time with 25 veterans in a com- mon area and visited another 30 veterans in their rooms. Lodge members, who were accompanied by sailors from US Coast Guard Station Atlantic City, gave each veteran some toiletries, a gift card, and other small gifts. The lodge also donated $500 to the home.


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