As of Friday, January 6, our community has donated just under $27 thousand to “Wheels For Our Warriors” fundraising campaign.
Another sizable donation was made Friday, placing us a little over $8,000.00 away from our goal of $35 thousand, when the campaign received a very generous contribution from Cascade Auto Group of $2,500.00. Cascade Auto Group has been an extremely important part of Wheels For Our Warriors since we first launched the fundraiser on November 29th of last year, when they committed to donating $100 for every new Subaru and Honda they sold in December. They also added Wheels For Our Warriors to all of their advertising to help promote the fundraiser to our community.
Last week BI-MART purchased 200 posters to help spread the word about Wheels For Our Warriors. The posters will be placed in the windows of supportive businesses throughout our community, and remain until we achieve the $35 thousand goal needed to purchase the new van for our veterans.
The previous week we received a $10 thousand donation from Carolyn and Michael Sheets, and Merrill Clinic, a Healthcare facility founded by Mr. Sheets about 15 years ago. Mr. Sheets challenged other businesses in our community to join him in contributing to the “Wheels For Our Warriors” campaign to replace the van totaled in the tragic accident.
BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE LIST OF THE MANY GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS.
Watch the official announcement of “Wheels For Our
Warriors” fundraising campaign on the cable television program “This Week In
Klamath County”. CLICK HERE
Serving on the “Wheels For Our Warriors” fundraising
committee are Commissioner Cheryl Hukill, Klamath County; Kathy Pierce, Klamath
County Veterans Services; Commander Tom Harmon, Klamath County DAV; Commander Brigitte
Marker, Oregon DAV; and Joe Spendolini, Klamath Online.com.
We would like to
thank Bob Wynne and his team at Wynne Broadcasting for putting all of their
resources into informing the community about the fundraiser and encouraging
businesses and citizens to participate. Their constant radio spots have played
a huge role in spreading the word throughout our community.
Thank you also to
Commander Tom Harmon and Vice Commander Mike Madden and the many volunteers at
the local DAV that have organized and distributed donation cans to the many
businesses and organizations listed below. Also thank you to the many
businesses and organizations that have allowed those cans to be placed in their
establishments.
Donations can locations:
Grange Coop
National Fitness
Eastside
Liquor Sears
SOFCU NEW Corp
CED Electric
Warehouse North Coast
Electric
Quackenbush
Coffee Lithia FORD
Eastside
Auto Group NAPA
Auto Parts
Diamond
Home Improvement Veterans
Service Office
Commissioners
Office Playhouse
Tavern
VFW
Starvin Marvins
Thunderbird
Market K Mart
Marine
Corp Recruiting Fred
Meyer
Les Schwab Howards
Meat
Diamond S
Meat Grocery
Outlet
Klamath Online would also like to
thank the following individuals and organizations for supporting the “Wheels
For Our Warriors” fundraising campaign. Because of your generosity, we will
restore safe and reliable transportation to ensure our local heroes make it to
and from the veterans services they require, and have earned. We will update
this list each week of the campaign to recognize the generosity of those that
have given.
Cascade Auto Group
Wynne Broadcasting
Paul Tillson Carolyn Sheets Michael Sheets
Annette Brieske Merrill Clinic
Larry
Hall
Jon McKellar
Marc
Kane Jeff Foster
Edward
Hadley Setsuko
Hadley Robert Morehead
Orlando Williams
George Applegate Johanna Applegate
Stanton
McKee High Desert Hospice Kathy
Pierce
Mary Lou Beynon Cheryl Hukill
Ron Hukill
Kim
Forga
Al
Switzer
DAV Auxiliary Unit 12
Vicki
Switzer Susan
McKellar Dollar Tree
Brianna Clark
John Sites Norma Sites
Harvest Auto Credit Erwin Ritter Carol
Ritter
Bob Salvati
Trish Salvati Mark Bell
Larry Klahn
Patrons of The American Legion
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Herbert Williams Paul Bentley Dorthy Diedrich Edwin Tuhy Marie Tuhy Frank Kuonen Nell Kuonen Patterson Construction George Wright Lucy Wright Gary Maxwell Paul Hansen Karen Ivan Max Denning Klamath Church Activity Fund Lawrence Johnson Patrica Hull David Hull Margaret Dearing Bobby Dearing Vonne Wilcox Mary Nobel Floyd Cone Lillian Yarosh Susan Petterson Thomas Petterson M. L. Snedeker Donald Workman Betty Workman Paul Rasmussen Patricia Rasmussen Field E. Flynn Corliss Fernlund L. F. Fernlund Conover Construction Mary Ellen Sargent |
First Presbyterian Church Douglas Yates Kathleen Yates
Charles Shuck Enwin Ritter Carol Ritter
Patricia Salvati Robert Salvati Mark Bell
Larry Klahn John Sites Norma Sites
Harvest Auto Credit American Legion Mason Marker
Brigitte Marker Phillip Hodge Linsey Dike
Buckley’s Inspection Svc. Michael Monciardini Glenda Monciardini
Joan Golden David Duffy Brenda Duffy
Mary Larson Mark Trotman Dawn Trotman
Steven Goodman Derosier Vigil Strong
Clydenna Strong William Thompson W. W. Haught
Anna Haught Donald Poor Carol Poor
Sherry Plumb Mary Lou Sanchez Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Brian Edgar Ava Edgar Larry Rick
Sharon Rick
If you would like to make a donation, drop off or mail to:
Veterans Services Office
123 N. 4th Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
The local DAV office will also
accept contributions but by mail only, because the office is not manned every
day of the week. Please mail your contributions to:
Wheels For Our Warriors
C/O Disabled American Veterans
2809 Avalon Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97603-5708
Please
make checks payable to: Wheels For Our Warriors
If you would like to help with the “Wheels For Our Warriors” fundraiser, or if
you have questions, please send an email to:info@KlamathOnline.com, or call: Joe Spendolini @ 541-892-5460
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This is wonderful to see. I am so pleased to see so many supporting this great effort. I will purchase my next vehicle from Cascade because of their work in supporting this. You are so right when you point out the support from Bob Wynne and his radio stations. I hear about this every time I am in my car because of him.