Veterans and Friends, Inc. 8066 Bainbridge Road Chagrin Falls, OH  44023

February 2010

Veterans and Friends, Inc. has been very busy over the past few months. We would like to share with you some of the things we have been
doing to help veterans and families in need.

December 2009

We anonymously helped several members of the Chagrin Falls Eagles Club Aerie 2436 with $100 gift cards from Giant Eagle and Walmart.
In addition, we provided other requested help.

Two $50 Walmart gift cards were given to a family with four children in Streetsboro, hopefully making their Christmas a little brighter.

A veteran and his family on Cleveland’s near west side were given a $100 Walmart gift card.

A $100 Walmart gift card went to a disabled Marine and his family on the far east side. In addition,

The Marine’s teenage daughter was given a $50 Walmart card as a Christmas gift.

A $50 Walmart gift card was given to another east side family for the holidays.

$20 Cash was given to the son of a Marine who is at a rehabilitation center to pay for some of his personal needs.

A disabled Iraq War Marine veteran, his wife and 2 daughters were presented with household supplies and two $50 Walmart gift cards. Also, in conjunction with FirstOhio Banc and Lending Inc. of Independence, OH, this family was presented with $1500 in donations from the company and it’s employees.

After the holidays, Veterans and Friends, Inc. hosted an office pizza lunch for the employees of FirstOhio Banc and Lending Inc. to show appreciation for their efforts supporting veterans in need.

January 2010

Supplies and groceries were delivered, in conjunction with Gary Curran, to a needy man in Solon. 

Chris Roth of Odyssey Printwear Inc. in Aurora and her husband Steve, contacted us to inquire if we would be able to help a disabled Gulf War veteran and his family of 4 children.  We were able to assist with a $100 Walmart gift card. Chris and Steve have always been there for us when we needed supplies.

We were able to assist a family with two children in Twinsburg, OH. They have been long time supporters of our organization. They have always been there for us, volunteering to help us with food drives, fund raisers and parades. We were able to help them in their time of need with groceries, financial aid and repairs to their home. The gutters and fascia board were torn from the home by the ice problems caused by the weather recently.

We were able to provide all of this assistance through generous donations from organizations like yours.

We hope we can count on your continued support. Your assistance to replenish our supplies and funds would be greatly appreciated and would enable us to continue to help those in need.

Bill Curran, President                 John Blechschmid, Vice President                   Kit Nix, Secy/Treas.

A Word from Brother Bill:

Folks, most of you know us as friends and/or for the work we do. We, along with you and the help of your organizations will continue to provide for needy families in our area. However, we can only do as much as your donations will allow. There have been times that the funds just weren’t there, yet we were able to deliver the basics when the calls came in.

I wish I could share the smiles with you that we receive when we deliver. It is a blessing that words cannot describe.

Thanks and God Bless,

Brother Bill Curran

 Dying for your country isn’t the worst thing that could happen to you, being forgotten is.