The 2nd annual Veteran's Day celebration will be held November 9th in my subsidized building. Last year was all privately funded by, well, me and two others. We will hold it again this year, nonetheless. I just cannot afford to do it this way at this time. Due to my campaigning I haven't been able to visit local businesses for donations like I did last year.
Last year a couple of businesses near my building gave gift certificates, two gave cash, which was given in total to the vets. Some of the veterans in my building are in their late 70s, and 80s. They thoroughly appreciate whatever we do for them.
If anyone here wants to contribute, every penny would be used for the celebration or given in an envelope directly to a veteran. Please let me know either in a DailyKos email or in a comment. If you like, I will then give you my personal email address, my physical address, full name and anything else you desire (well, mostly, e.g. I'm not giving up any grandchild.)
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I posted the following - it's a "thank you" to each veteran:
Recognition of Service
Veteran's Name, on behalf of a grateful nation and in recognition of the years you served your country with honor, we say "Thank You."
It is said that no one desires or loves peace more than a soldier, because he or she must bear the burden of war. In this time of hopeful peace for us all, we remember your service. Mindful of the passing years we say to you that we remember, and we say thank you for your service to our country.
Each veteran receives a personalized copy of this. Last year I made several copies for some because they wanted one for each of their children.
I will also give them a copy of VP Joe Biden's "thank you" letter addressed specifically to the veterans of my building.
I know it meant a great deal to each of them, because they told me directly. I can't express how much their thanks meant to me. That's why I'm doing it again this year. We had 27 veterans last year. Having lost two already means we have 25 plus whoever among the new tenants, maybe 3-4 more is my guess.
I will make my chili again because it was very popular. The Maintenance staff in the building cooked some chicken and rice. I bought corn bread and someone else bought soda and other drinks. The last two items will not be available this year so I need to buy it from the local food store.
I've already bought most of the makings for the chili, lots of beans with some ground meat in it. I still need canned stewed tomatoes - think two large soup pots, 12 quarts each - plus onions, peppers, corn bread, and so on. I would also like to order fried or roasted chicken and salad for 26.
Please, if you have a few extra bucks lying around, consider helping me with this celebration. I just can't afford as much this year so I do need some help. I got help to create a PayPal account so the link appears below.
I know there are so very many places to send money to, especially in this election year. Two of the veterans are no longer with us this year, one to lung cancer, another to old age. The remaining veterans are looking forward to this year's celebration and I won't let them down.
Can you help me to show our gratitude for their service to our country? I have set up a Paypal account. Just click this button and donate whatever you can. And thank you!
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