Year 7 of Veteran's Appreciation Weekend is sponsored by The Barn, Terry's Tavern, Green Valley Golf Club, and Fink's Harley Davidson. This year we are using part of the money we raised to send veterans on The 'Honor Flight.' to Washington D.C. We also purchased rifles for use at military funerals for the local Veterans of Foreign Wars, as well as contributing to pay off a loan the VFW had for building improvements. Our group also teamed up with The Eagles, The Legion, and the VFW to provide free breakfasts for local veterans and their caregiver. During the Christmas holidays, we contributed to and delivered gift baskets to all the veterans in every long term care facility in Muskingum county. Our group also bought flags and a new tent for, it's founder, Gino Zimmer, for use at the Honor Flag ceremony held at Zanesville High School
Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America’s veterans for all their sacrifices. They transport our heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to the senior veterans – World War II survivors, along with those other veterans who may be terminally ill. Of all of the wars in recent memory, it was World War II that truly threatened our very existence as a nation—and as a culturally diverse, free society. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, an estimated 640 WWII veterans die each day. Our time to express our thanks to these brave men and women is running out Visit their website at: http://www.honorflight.org/
The Veteran's Appreciation Weekend Committee is proud to team up with such a proud and fine organization! Please visit our website to keep updated on all our events and projects: https://www.veteransappreciationfoundation.com/
Board Members
Wayne Clark
Steve Galloway
Ron Mautz
Jack Brady
Becky Joseph
Fred Killian
Nancy Killian
Steve Sevic
Shirley Sevic
Dave Frick
Ben Jennings
Dave Hose
Rick Miller
Greg Hamilton