Bonham Veteran Home Christmas Donation Drive

Bonham Veteran Home Christmas Donation Drive

For the ninth year, Post 178 will provide needed hygiene, clothing, and other personal items through donations for the 141 veterans that reside at the Texas State Veterans Home in Bonham, Texas.

Donations may be cash, check, credit card or the specific Items below. All may be turned in at the October 16 and November 28 Membership Meetings.  Donation alternatives include:

  • If cash, give it to the Finance Officer or Commander.
  • If check, make payable to American Legion Post 178 with a note for Clyde Cosper Veterans Home and send to Terry Meyering, Post Finance Officer, 7763 Sunflower Way, Frisco, TX 75033.
  • If credit card, click https://friscolegion.org/donate and click the Donate Now button for Bonham State Veterans Home.

Donation items needed include:

  • Men’ s new undershirts (sizes L, XL)
  • Griper nubby socks only (one size fits all)
  • Deodorant
  • Body Wash & shampoo combination (AXE or Dove tag brands at the Dollar store)
  • Toothbrush/toothpaste
  • Chocolate and hard candy (individual bags)
  • Any salty snacks (individual bags)
  • Assorted snack cakes
  • Nuts in a small can or jar
  • Chapstick
  • Pull over hat and gloves

Donations may also be dropped off at John Allen’s home. Please do not donate lap blankets or regular blankets, bars of soap, puzzles, or magazines. No donation is too small, and all are appreciated.

Bonham State Veterans Home Donations

Bonham State Veterans Home Donations

Donation Items Needed for Bonham Veterans Home

  • Men’ s new undershirts (sizes L, XL)
  • Griper nubby socks only (one size fits all)
  • Deodorant
  • Body Wash & shampoo combination (AXE or Dove tag brands at the Dollar store)
  • Toothbrush/toothpaste
  • Chocolate and hard candy (individual bags)
  • Any salty snacks (individual bags)
  • Assorted snack cakes
  • Nuts in a small can or jar
  • Chapstick
  • Pull over hat and gloves

Please do not donate lap blankets or regular blankets, bars of soap, puzzles, or magazines.

CASH if desired: make checks out to Am. Leg. Post 178 with a note for Clyde Cosper Veterans Home. Send to Terry Meyering (Post Finance Officer) 7763 Sunflower Way, Frisco, TX 75033. Please do not donate lap blankets or regular blankets, bars of soap, puzzles, or magazines.

Cash, and purchased items should be turned in at the November 21, 2022, membership meeting, held at The Grove at Frisco Commons, Commons Hall, 8300 McKinney Road, Frisco, Texas 75034.  You may also bring a check if you have not already mailed it in.  100% of donations to this fund will go to the Bonham Veterans Home.  These veterans will appreciate your generosity. No donation is too small, and all are appreciated.  Or bring items to John Allen’s Home: 1565 Harbor Springs Drive, Frisco, BEFORE Dec. 1, 2022.

John Allen will deliver to Bonham on Dec. 2.

Bonham Veterans Home’s Angels

Bonham Veterans Home’s Angels

Bonham Veterans Home Donations Chair John Allen and Caren Cohen, Quilting Angels member, hold two unique fidget quilts.

Residents at Bonham Veterans Home are incredibly grateful for a group of sixty Quilting Angels from Frisco Lakes. These Angels donate quilts and fidget quilts yearly to the home.

Many in the group are spouses of veterans or veterans themselves who appreciate those who have served our great country. Quilting and sewing things for veterans and others is their way of thanking those who have sacrificed to keep it safe. This year, twenty quilts and sixteen fidget quilts were donated to Bonham veterans.

Since 2017, the Quilting Angels have donated 208 quilts and 68 fidget quilts to the veterans,  Fidget quilts are sensory mats held in laps that have numerous items sewn on top that give veterans with Alzheimer’s or dementia in the memory care unit a sense of calmness when agitated. When the pandemic hit in 2020, the Angels also began sewing masks. To date, more than 8,500 masks have been donated to veterans, hospitals, medical and cancer centers, and to police and fire first responders.

The group of day quilters is led by Lori Kestila, while Maureen Schmiedel leads the smaller group of fidget quilters. To learn more, visit https://facebook.com/quiltingangels.fidgetquilts or contact Maureen at fidgetquilt@gmail.com.

The Lord bestows blessings on those who help the needy, and these Quilting Angels deserve many.

Wreath Donation Deadline Fast Approaching

Wreath Donation Deadline Fast Approaching

It is the time of year for donating wreaths for the Dallas – Ft. Worth National Cemetery. The deadline for donations is December 1. Currently, 48,500 wreaths are needed to ensure no veteran is left behind.

Go to www.honordfw.com to donate. For every two wreaths donated at this site, a third will be received free. If you would prefer to donate by check, make it payable to Wreaths Across America and mail to 1672 Angel Falls Dr., Frisco, TX 75036.

This year’s ceremony will be on December 18, 2021, at 10:50 A.M. If attending, please arrive by 10 A.M. to allow time for traffic and parking.

If you are unable to attend and would like a wreath laid on a loved one’s grave, please forward the name of the veteran, section, and site number to the address above and a volunteer will lay the wreath.

Carpooling from the Walmart parking lot at FM 423 & Stonebrook will occur on the following dates:
– Truck unloading – December 17th 8:00 A.M.
– Ceremony & placement – December 18th 9:00 A.M.
– Removal – January 15, 2022 7:30 A.M.

Frisco Legion Distributes Over 700 Masks to Residents

Frisco Legion Distributes Over 700 Masks to Residents

Frisco American Legion distributes over 700 masks to Frisco area residents, physical therapy clinic patients, and two Non-Profits

This past week the Frisco American Legion, Peter J, Courcy, Post 178 partnered with local businesses Classique Jewelers, Big Frog Custom T-Shirts and More, and EventHaus and distributed over 700 reusable cloth masks to local residents, local physical therapy clinics (to distribute to their patients in need), and two local Non-Profits, Frisco Family Services, and Frisco Fastpacs. The Legion 2nd Vice Commander, Rob Altman II, stated, “This particular service project was quite fun —we are truly blessed to live in a community, like Frisco, where the passion for service to others is so strong.”

Frisco Community Mask Distribution 2020

Members of the American Legion, Peter J. Courcy, Post 178, distribute masks outside of Classique Jewelers.

Frisco Family Services Mask Distribution

2nd Vice Commander, Thor Anderson, delivers masks to Frisco Family Services.

Frisco Fastpacks Mask Distribution

2nd Vice Commander, Thor Anderson, delivers masks to Frisco Fastpacks

Governor Abbott Announces Federal Grant for Senior Citizen Meals

Governor Abbott Announces Federal Grant for Senior Citizen Meals

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas has received a $16.2 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) to help communities provide meals for older adults.

The grant was part of a $250 million dollar outlay authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, signed into law by President Trump on March 18, 2020. Originally created by the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965, these programs provide meals to more than 2.4 million older adults nationwide each year, both through home delivery and in places like community centers.

“This grant is especially timely given the disproportionately high toll that COVID-19 has been taking on seniors around the world,” said Governor Abbott. “As social distancing measures increasingly and appropriately limit people’s social mobility, it is imperative that alternate means for feeding our state’s elderly like Meals on Wheels receive additional resources to handle the growing need.”

Texas will receive its proportional grant, $16,205,796, second only to California ($25 million) and Florida ($18 million) this week for further distribution to local meal providers.

Older adults who need assistance can contact the Eldercare Locator to find services available in their community. The Eldercare Locator can be reached at 1-800-677-1116 or https://eldercare.acl.gov/.

For more information about the Texas response to COVID-19, please visit https://texas.gov/#covid19/.

For more information about the Older Americans Act nutrition programs, please visit https://ACL.gov.

Original article here.