While the weather wasn’t exactly balmy for our fund raiser, it beat a cold November day. Bob Crawford, as always, did a great job in getting the right number of people to the correct locations while Tom Hallums worked as courier. While we had perhaps the best participation in recent memory, it was a bit disappointing we didn’t have a few more turn out and help us with handing out Buddy Poppies and telling folks what the VFW does and particularly what Post 8870 does to assist veterans, their families, and promote patriotism in our schools and community. As I say every 6 months following Memorial Day and Veterans Day, those of us who participate get more out of it than you would have 
the right to expect. From the “thanks for your service” to hearing about grandfathers, fathers, uncles, wives, mothers, and children serving or having served in virtually every theatre of war is rewarding beyond measure. We raised just over $10,000 for our Relief Fund and all of it will be put to good use in assisting our fellow veterans, widows, and our community as a whole.
