Money raised to provide Christmas gifts to local veterans
Copyright 2019 by Getty Images
Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61
and last updated 2020-12-17 06:50:29-05
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â The American Legion McDonald-Osmer Post 451 in Ada, along with help from the community, was able to raise enough money this holiday season to provide gifts to 186 veterans in need.
Their usual way of raising money, the annual poppy sale, was not able to go on because of COVID-19, so they came up with a different plan. The post spent the last couple of months hosting a bottle and can drive, which have likely been piling up in many homes across the area. They set up drop-off bins at the Kingsland ACE Hardware on 28th street in Cascade and at the Lions Thornapple Valley Club.