If you scan down through this site, you might think all we do is hang out in stores asking for money. Well, we certainly do a lot of that. But it really is rewarding to have people from every walk of life giving to this cause.One guy said he didn't have much, but he did give us a $5 bill. I told him it was all those people who gave $5 who were getting us there. We certainly got a number of large checks from some very generous donors, but we also got change and $1s and $5s, $10s and $20s and every bit of it counts up toward sponsoring a Vet to see his/her memorials.
I even had one gentleman sign up to be a volunteer, to give his time. He didn't have money to give us, but did have time. Guess what, we'll take it.
We stood out in front of Wal-Mart last week and when we were finished, we had $1,130 toward the trip.
So far, we have 41 Vets on this trip, and quite a waiting list. We have every motel room at the motel and 2 chartered buses, so this is a lot like moving troops -- like I used to do in the old days. All in all, we have 100 people on this trip. That's a lot! The names and numbers can still change as some people may drop out due to health and others will be added. but this is still a big trip. Well done, Sidney, Shelby County and surrounding areas.
Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns. ~Author Unknown
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