American Legion Post 178 delivers Christmas cheer to Texas State Veterans Home

Frisco, TX

Since its charter in 2014, Post 178 veterans have gathered and delivered Christmas cheer to the 100 women and men veterans at the Clyde W. Cosper Veteran’s Home in Bonham, Texas. This year marked the eighth consecutive year that donations and gifts have been delivered.

This year donations were made by Oak Point and Brent Elementary Schools in Little Elm, Texas. Jill Harrer, a dyslexia therapist at Brent Elementary, and daughter of members John and Vickie Allen, led donation collections. Donations included personal letters written to veterans by students at the North Texas Collegiate Academy. Nelson Middle School in Frisco also designed and donated a 50-foot banner with handmade poppies and veterans’ messages.

Frisco residents Scott and Deborah Dillingham baked 400 cookies for residents and staff members. More than 30 boxes of items were delivered, which included 10 quilts and 16 fidget quilts for memory care patients that were made by the “Quilting Angels” group from Frisco Lakes. Donations amounting to more than $5,600 were delivered on Dec. 2 by veterans John Allen, Tim Schmidt and Marty Martel.

Post 178 and Auxiliary Unit 178 always look forward to making Christmas a little brighter for these veterans.

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