The Spokane Rotary Club 21 “Support Our Veterans Committee” has been helping veterans for years through donations and support of several charities and veteran assistance programs. Rotary 21 has purchased guitars for the Music as Therapy Program at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center; provided food for the Spokane Vets Forum dinners where they host mentors to work with veterans dealing with the judicial system; hosted a barbecue picnic at the Manito Park; and hosted a pie and ice cream social around Veterans Day for the residents of the Spokane Veterans Home.
The club has sponsored veterans for the Spokane Conservation District’s Vets on the Farm program and the Warriors Heart to Act healing retreat. They also made donations to Washington Fallen Heroes Banner Project, Goodwill Industries and Operation Spokane Heroes. In 2018, Rotary 21 donated $50,000 to the American Red Cross Inland Northwest chapter in Spokane, which purchased recreational equipment for the VA Medical Center. There are many other veteran support groups and charities that Rotary 21 has supported over the years.
For more information or to submit a request for help or volunteers contact Rotary 21 Kurt Wiegel, Co-Chair “Support Our Veterans Committee,” at k.wiegel@earthlink.net.