Christmas for Grand Rapids Veterans
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On October 10th, I met a local Grand Rapids Veteran by the name of Tom. He was at the baseball fields in Ada with a red trailer and American flags all over it. Tom was collecting cans on behalf of the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
We chatted quite a bit after dropping my bags of recyclables. In our conversation, he talked about wanting to do more this Christmas with the can collection money for the Veterans who reside at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. Currently there are 178 of them living there. I didn't know this but the home is currently closed to ALL in person visits. No family or friends of these 178 Veterans can visit. The idea is to use the collection money to provide a personal gift to all of them this Christmas. Something to make it special for them this year.
I was moved by my conversation with Tom and couldn't help thinking, I need to help him. And, I need your help Grand Rapids to help Tom and those 178 Veterans!! Tom has a goal of collecting 30,000 cans to bring Christmas to those Grand Rapids Veterans. I know if we can help Tom together, the Veterans will receive a personalized Christmas gift
Christmas will be here soon! Please consider donating to bring some Christmas spirit to those Veterans! Thank you! Thank you!!
We chatted quite a bit after dropping my bags of recyclables. In our conversation, he talked about wanting to do more this Christmas with the can collection money for the Veterans who reside at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. Currently there are 178 of them living there. I didn't know this but the home is currently closed to ALL in person visits. No family or friends of these 178 Veterans can visit. The idea is to use the collection money to provide a personal gift to all of them this Christmas. Something to make it special for them this year.
I was moved by my conversation with Tom and couldn't help thinking, I need to help him. And, I need your help Grand Rapids to help Tom and those 178 Veterans!! Tom has a goal of collecting 30,000 cans to bring Christmas to those Grand Rapids Veterans. I know if we can help Tom together, the Veterans will receive a personalized Christmas gift
Christmas will be here soon! Please consider donating to bring some Christmas spirit to those Veterans! Thank you! Thank you!!
Organizer and beneficiary
Karen Breckon
Organizer
Michigan, MI
John Friedli
Beneficiary