Grant Committee Meeting

Realize and understand the needs of our community and to serve its people to the best of our ability.
Promote friendship, respect, and tolerance within our organization and support our fellow members throughout good times and bad.
Develop as individuals through the determination to strengthen our educational, social and creative skills.
By striving to attain these goals, we will grow as women and become a contributing factor in our society.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Sending Low Income Children to Camp Trotter

Carol, Vickie, Donna (Lukich owner), Mike Kerr, and Edith
Each year, through the efforts of the Troy VFW Post #4037 and the Troy Police Department, children from low income homes get to spend a week at a summer camp in Newaygo in Michigan.  This year, their goal was to send 30 children to camp.  
Last night, seven TWA members had dinner at Lukich Restaurant on Rochester Road that was donating 20% of the meals to help them meet their goal. 
Likewise, we wanted to show our support which came in a check for $500.  Mike Kerr, representing the Troy Police, pictured above, was thrilled to accept and shared with us stories of children who had attended Camp Trotter in previous years. "The children couldn't believe that there was so much food for them every day and that in the morning they could have eggs AND pancakes."  One week of fun; lifetime memories. 
 http://www.vfwmi.org/camptrotter.htm