Veterans

Brattleboro Elks Lodge #1499’s ChasingZERO

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Brattleboro Elks Lodge #1499’s ChasingZERO had the 2nd annual ‘Salute to Service” where the Brattleboro Union High School Varsity Football Team Honored Veterans on August 30, 2024 before the team’s first Football Game of the Season! Congratulations to Curly Worden for receiving the 1st ChasingZERO Outstanding Veterans Award. Presented at the 2024 “Salute to Service” by Chase Stanley.
Note: ChasingZERO 22 mile walk for Veteran Sucide will be held on Saturday September 7th at the Brattleboro Union High School’s Track from 10am-2pm. Come and find out how ChasingZERO works with our Students and Communities.
 
Curly Worden  and Chase Stanley
News item submitted by Jil MacMenamim.

Veteran’s May dinner Bennington Elks #567

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On a cool and rainy day, Sunday May 5th, 2024, we helped transport 24 Veteran’s to the Elks lodge. (Less Veterans due to illness on one wing of the Veteran’s home)
The veterans and their 21 family members were treated to a filet mignon dinner with desserts prepared by members Greg and Jim Pinsonneault. Following their meal many veterans’ played bingo for prizes donated by the Elks. Thanks to lodge members Mike Kinney, Gary, Kitty, Ryan and Kristen Lewis, Scott and Dane Dickie, Kelly Kervan and volunteer helpers Ryan Marsden, Killian Kervan, Parker Lewis and VVH staff.
 
 
 
 
News item submitted by Kitty Lewis.

Veterans news from Bennington Lodge 567

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We are very fortunate to have the VT Veteran’s home in our small city.
On March 10th we held our annual Las Vegas day at the Veteran’s home, where many Vets played cards and wheels winning prizes provided by the Elks.
 What was important about this one was that the activities director Michele Burgess was retiring at the end of March 2024, after her career as the activities’ director for the past 47 years. 
  She has worked well with us at the Elks in Bennington, enabling us to provide  5 activities throughout the year to our Veterans-consisting of 2 fishing derbies June and September at the Veteran’s home Charron Pond with a cook-out for Veteran’s and their families, 2 steak dinners with families in May and November at the Elks lodge (to get them out of the home for a bit)- followed by bingo with prizes, and the Las Vegas day at the Vets Home in March. 
 
Pictured are Veteran’s committee co-chairs Gary Lewis and Mike Kinney with Michele Burgess receiving a plaque of appreciation from the Elks. 
 
A photo of overall look of Las Vegas day.
News item submitted by Kitty Lewis.

Brattleboro Lodge #1499 donates $18,000 to Shields & Stripes Organization

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Brattleboro, VT Lodge #1499 donated $18,000 to Shields & Stripes Organization.  The $18,000 will be used to fully fund a Veteran in their 6-month all-inclusive program which aids veterans in rejoining their families and communities as contributing and healthy members.  ChasingZERO project created fund rising events all year long with the mission to raise funds for Veterans and First Responders to decrease the suicide rate to ZERO.
 
 
Pictured L to R:  Lodge Member, ChasingZERO founder, and Army Veteran: Steven “Chase” Stanley, Chase’s Mom:  Penny Peterson and Adison’s Aunt: Kathleen Clark at the 22-mild walk to raise funds for Veteran and First Responder Suicide Awareness.  (Adison Clark, a Marine Veteran lost his battle to post-traumatic stress on American Soil on Jan 18, 2023)
 
News item submitted by Jil MacMenamin.

Brattleboro Lodge #1499 Veterans Breakfast

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Brattleboro Lodge #1499 had a successful Veterans Breakfast on Nov 12th serving over 100 Veterans and their families.  

Pictured is a Veteran Family enjoying their buffet breakfast with the table decorated with Thank-You letters and colorful drawings created by area school children.  The children’s work will be distributed to Veterans Centers, where they can be enjoyed again. 

News item submitted by Jil MacMenamin.