VFW Post 8587 makes $5,000 donation to The Caring Place

  • From left, Jim Holden, post quartermaster; Rita Turner, community engagement manager – The Caring Place; Abran Yates, post senior vice commander; Ray Sanchez, post adjutant; Frank Espinosa, Jr., post webmaster; Reggie Brockwell, post member; and Ginna O’Connor, The Caring Place executive director.
    From left, Jim Holden, post quartermaster; Rita Turner, community engagement manager – The Caring Place; Abran Yates, post senior vice commander; Ray Sanchez, post adjutant; Frank Espinosa, Jr., post webmaster; Reggie Brockwell, post member; and Ginna O’Connor, The Caring Place executive director.

    During the most recent Amplify Austin fundraiser in early March, Georgetown’s VFW Post 8587 made its largest contribution to date to The Caring Place in the amount of $5,000.

    Because of the success of the fundraiser for The Caring Place, the VFW contribution was matched dollar-for-dollar by generous event sponsors and the value increased to $10,000.

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