01/08/2025
As we reflect back on 2024, we just want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our patrons, sponsors, volunteers, Auxiliary, and members. Without you, what we do would not be possible! 💝
We are often asked how we help our veterans and the community, and where does all of your hard-earned money go. 💰 First and foremost, please know that we are a 100% volunteer organization, which allows us to turn all of our cash flow back into the community and/or operational costs.
So how do we help our veterans, their families, and our community? 👨👨👧👧
Several days throughout the week, our Auxiliary takes sack lunches 🥪 to the VA Clinic to feed our veterans, and on those special days when the VA allows us to, we prepare and serve them hot lunches. 🍛
We frequently work in conjunction with the American Legion to house homeless or transitioning veterans at the Joseph Elliot House. 🏠
We offer financial assistance to Veterans and their families who may be struggling with groceries, transportation, or medical bills. 💲
We provide many meals to homeless veterans and even those in the community who are just having difficulty putting food on the table. 🥘🍲🍝
We provide blankets, sleeping bags and mats, socks, hats, and other essentials for those who are on the streets.
This year we were fortunate to be able to provide hurricane relief to our neighbors in their time of need.
We provide Bibles and flags for our fallen and their families, and we offer the community a place to retire their flags when they need to be disposed of properly.🎚🇺🇸
We provide flags for gravesites and spend hours placing them on those special occasions. 🇺🇸
We participate in many Veteran stand-down events throughout the year geared toward helping homeless veterans and providing them with adequate resources. 🗄
We’ve helped relocate many Veterans, often traveling hundreds of miles to do so. 🚛
We offer entrepreneurs and budding businesses a place to sell their wares and services at no cost through our Freedom Artisan’s and Farmer’s Market.
We work with many other non-profit organizations within the community offering them a place to host their events.🕋
Collectively, we provide hundreds of hours of community service right here in Lufkin and Angelina County, and we provide many community service options for those seeking it.⏳
We promote patriotism and provide scholarships to our youth through our Patriot Pen, Voice of Democracy, and Teacher of the Year programs. ✒️
We provide a welcoming and safe environment for our combat Veterans to feel at home. 🫶🫂
We have service officers who assist veterans with the complexities of their disability claims. 📝
We are affiliated with and support the Texas and National VFW organizations who champion Veteran causes and awareness in our legislative branches, and have their own Veteran programs and relief foundations. 🏛
This is just a glimpse of what we do. 👀
We perform many services throughout the year that work towards supporting our veterans and their families, our active-duty service members, and our community as a whole.
But at the end of the day, we couldn’t do it without you! 🤝So from our home to yours, thank you!🫵
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