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Veterans Day Celebration November 11, 2017
The club will be hosting our annual veterans tribute at Mercer Dance Hall on Saturday, November 11th and more details are coming soon. Howard Lott is heading up this event and looking for sponsors. We have Gold Sponsors for $500 and Silver for $250. Gold Sponsorships will get your company on our website for 3 months. This tribute collects donations to support our local VA and American Legion.
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Shorty Barnett spoke to the club about the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and American Legion Posts. The organizations have over 18 projects in Dripping Springs such as:
* Donating funds to the VFW National Children's home and the Texas House.
* Distribute Buddy Poppies made by disabled veterans during Veterans Day and Memorial Day
* Scholarships to local high school and middle school students for the Voice of Democracy program awards
* VFW Teacher of Year for elementary, middle and high schools
* Conduct 12 local veterans participation projects each year
* 20+ community service activities working with youth and Americanism projects.
* Fly the American Flags at the Triangle 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. These flags cost $400-$500 per year.
* Purchased and maintain the flagpole at the Triangle.
* Purchase and fly the POW/MIA flags
* Purchase and distribute stuffed animals to residents of the Hill country Care Center at Christmas while singing carols.
* Support State VFW for the Texas Homeless Veterans programs
* Donate funds to any local veteran in need
* Drive any local veteran to local VA clinic or VA Hospital at no cost to the veteran
* Conduct flag retirement ceremonies with the 2 local Boy Scout Troops
* Provide a local Service Office to help veterans and wives of veterans get needed VA benefits to include burial flags and markers
* VFW Honor Guard conducts burial ceremonies as requested and as needed.