CHF president & volunteers visited VA Hospital in NYC on December 10th to distribute 120 blankets, hats, gloves and leg warmers to the veterans.
It has been CHF’s tradition to coordinate with American Legion & American Legion Auxiliary in NYC to bring veterans Holiday gift each December.
Rod Roderick, American Legion NY County Commander & Fang Wong, former National Commander of The American Legion joined volunteers to distribute the gifts to veterans in the hospital. Barbara Wong, Vice Chair of Auxiliary Emergency Fund and Fanny Hom, VA Holiday gift shop coordinator, volunteers and VA hospital volunteer service staffs worked gather to assemble the gift bags then distributed to different units in the hospital.
Some of the nurses and aids in the station gave volunteers a warm welcome by singing Holiday songs.
The dinner party was held at Birchwood Manor in Whippany, NJ. The Veterans who attended this Holiday dinner party were from VA Hospitals in Lyons, East Orange Paramus, Menlo Park, Boonton Fireman’s House & Care One.
This is the first year Care To Help jointed the event organizer, Elks National Veterans Service to provide gift to veterans in North Jersey during their Veteran’s remembrance month program.
