The WLTZ telethon for the West Georgia Honor Flight continues to bring in needed donations. Bear O'Brian from Kissin' 99.3 joined the crew today to help get the phones ringing. At the end of the day, the total amount raised was nearly $8,500!
To put that in perspective, $8,500 means that 21 WWII Veterans will get the chance to visit their memorial in Washington, DC. And that's fantastic!
During my short time on the phones today I also had a chance to talk to two WWII Veterans that had called in for more information. One was a woman veteran. While today that would hardly seem worth mentioning, there weren't as many opportunities for women in the armed forces in the 1940's. In the past two weeks I have actually spoken with 3 women WWII veterans and all were excited about the chance to go to DC to visit their memorial.
Every day we get closer to the goal of raising $68,000 for the flight. It's hard to believe that we are just starting our 3rd week of fundraising. The community is clearly behind our mission and that feels great!
Let's pause for a short breath, give ourselves a pat on the back, and go back to work. We've done a lot, but we still have more to do.
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That is awesome!
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