Speaking of the Relief Fund:
We have done very well in the past couple of years in keeping our Buddy Poppy receipts up, particularly given the impacts of the pandemic on our activities. We even have some room to expand what we give to some of our Relief Fund recipients, or add some additional smaller beneficiaries.
If you are aware of any Veterans programs, or other, particularly local, organizations worthy of our support, please let our Chaplain, Dan Doyle know who they are and how we can contact them. The Relief Committee (chaired by our Chaplain) will consider all candidates and add them to our list as appropriate. Here are some of the programs/organizations we have supported, to give you an idea:
Freedom Scholarship
Youth Programs
Teacher of the Year
Student Essays
Orting Veterans Home
Retsil Veterans Home
National Home
National Military Services
USO
Special Olympics
Fallen Heroes+ Speakers
Fisher House – JBLM
Fisher House – Seattle
Santa’s Castle – JBLM
