Chapter members have long been loyal and generous supporters
of the veterans at the Veterans Medical Center in Fayetteville. This year, the chapter’s committee is composed
of Jerry Odom, Ella Maugans, and Christine Frazier. We are proud that Ella Maugans was selected
as this year’s Service to Veterans
Committee State Chairman.
About every 3 months, our committee representatives drive to
Fayetteville to deliver items that veterans need based on regular conversations
with Norma Fraser, Head of Voluntary Services at the hospital. All items are donated by chapter
members. At the top of the list,
year-round, are the beautiful quilts members make.
In November, Jerry
Odom took donations to the hospital. In
December Ella Maugans and Ronda Amato delivered our donations. Their timing was perfect. They saw the preparations going on for the
delivery of Christmas bags to the patients and were given eleven (11) bags for
delivery to nursing home patients in Wilmington and Winnabow.
In total in 2013, the
committee has delivered to the hospital the following items:
·
79 lap robes and
coverlets—crocheted, quilted, fleece
·
50 magazines
·
98 calendars
·
35 notepads
·
568 toiletry items
·
72 clothing items—sweat pants,
shirts, tee shirts, briefs, hankies, socks, pj’s, and a man’s suit.
·
51 composition books, pens, puzzles,
calculators, and harmonicas
·
13 sugars, hot chocolates, creamer
items
·
56 books and DVD’s
·
Over 400 cards
In addition to donations, the chapter participated in the
following activities honoring veterans:
- Participated
in Veteran’s Day Ceremonies X 3 members
- Visited
veteran in Nursing Home X 9 times
- Sponsored
Wreaths Across American Ceremony by selling wreaths, contacting officials,
participating in the ceremony, etc. The chapter sponsored a total of 54
wreaths.
- Seven
members participated in Wreaths Across America Ceremony.
- Delivered
Veterans gifts from Fayetteville VA Medical Center Voluntary Service to 11
patients in 2 nursing homes in Wilmington, NC and Brunswick County, NC.
- Three
members delivered gift items to Fayetteville VA Medical Center on four
occasions.
- CAR
member sang National Anthem and played violin for July 4 celebration.
- Escorted
veteran to Honor Flight: One Last Mission ceremony honoring WW II
veterans in Fayetteville, NC.
- Donations
made individually to Wounded Warriors, Adopt a Platoon and Wreaths Across
America.
- Visited
Monuments, memorials and cemeteries: Arlington National Cemetery; American
Cemetery in France, Yorktown, VA; Cox Cemetery, Scottville, NC; Fort
Hancock in Sandy Hook, NJ; Red Bank Battlefield in Ft. Mercer, NJ; Moore’s
Creek, NC; Pearl Harbor, HA; Arlington, WWII Memorial, Korean War
Memorial, Viet Nam War Memorial; Mount Vernon, Monticello, Ash Lawn, Montpelier.
- Two
members taught a quilting class in which members made 20 red, white, and blue
quilts for February Veterans’ Recognition.
- A
member obtained help from a community senior group to sign Christmas cards
for delivery to the veterans’ hospital patients.
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| Ella Ruth Maugans and Rhonda Amato at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center delivered donations to the veterans. |
Jerry Odom, DAR co-chair with Norma Fraser, Head of Voluntary Services for
Fayetteville Medical Center.
