COMMUNITY CARES FOR TROOPS

Coyle Funeral Home and Cremation Services are reaching out is by their participation in the Cell Phones for Soldiers project. More than 150,000 troops are serving overseas and are away from their families. Hundreds of Veterans & Family Memorial Care Providers nationwide are calling on all Americans to support these brave men and women by donating your old cell phones. Included in becoming an Exclusive Veterans & Family Memorial Care Provider, Coyle Funeral and Cremation Services in Toledo, Ohio has become an official drop off site for Cell Phones for Soldiers to help troops stay connected with their families. Proceeds will be used to purchase calling cards for our troops so they stay connected with their families.

Coyle Funeral and Cremation Services also has become an Old Glory Collection Center as part of their proud membership in Veterans & Family Memorial Care. The mission is to collect old, tattered, unusable flags to be retired in a dignified manner in accordance with the U.S. Flag Code.

Local residents can support the collection drives by donating their old cell phones and tattered flags at Coyle Funeral and Cremation Services located at 1770 S. Reynolds Rd. between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday-Friday.

May 21, 2011 2 – 8pm 180th Fighter Wing, 2660 South Eber Rd. Swanton, OH

How we are honoring our World War II Veterans

We would like to recreate a Stage Door Canteen event here in Northwest Ohio for our World War II veterans.

• What: Honor Flight NW Ohio and the 180th Fighter Wing present Stage Door Canteen

• Where: Facilities of the 180th Fighter Wing of Swanton, Ohio

• When: May 21, 2011 (2 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

• Why: Host a locally sponsored appreciation event to honor WWII veterans

Who can help? Honor Flight NW Ohio and the 180th Fighter Wing are building sponsorships and volunteer opportunities for this event. There are several ways you can help. Please consider a Stage Door Canteen donation to Honor Flight NW Ohio, which will help with the costs of staging this event. All additional funds will be used by Honor Flight NW Ohio to sponsor veterans on future Honor Flights.

How you can donate to Stage Door Canteen?

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Go to the Honor Flight Northwest Ohio website: http://www.honorflightnwo.org/ and donate via PayPal. Mail a donation (note Stage Door Canteen on your check):

Honor Flight Northwest Ohio P.O. Box 23018, Toledo, OH 43623 Attention: Stage Door Canteen

What is a Stage Door Canteen?

The original Stage Door Canteens were run by a volunteer organization and offered servicemen nights of dancing, entertainment, food, nonalcoholic drinks, and opportunities to rub elbows with celebrities. By November 1945, Stage Door Canteens were operating in eight U.S. cities and London and Paris. Stage Door Canteens entertained and fed 11 million Allied servicemen. The canteens were described at the time as “the most direct way we can give our pride, our gratitude, and Godspeed to our boys.”

We just received notification that our trees were shipped to Kuwait.

The first 320 international trees went out yesterday, from the state of Ohio, to 5 US Military bases in Kuwait.  The remaining International shipment is going out at the end of the month to Bahrain and Kuwait as well.  We are not informed as to where the trees are delivered to after hitting Kuwait, but we do know they go on to other bases from there. 

We are still a little short of getting all the trees the Military has requested – on the west coast.  As we get closer, we are trying to get increased community support for the Trees for Troops program.

If you know of anyone wanting to donate, please let me know. Visit the Trees for Troops website at www.treesfortroops.org for more information.

This year The Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm has committed to a minimum of 100 trees. Our trees will be shipped to Luke Air Force Base located in Glendale, Arizona, home of the 56th Fighter Wing! We are offering an opportunity for the community to purchase a tree for $50. Any contributions will be accepted. Our farm will be donating $5 from each tree purchased to the Christmas Spirit Foundation. Trees can be purchased at the farm or by mailing a check to The Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm at 3949 Sunforest Court Suite 101, Toledo, Ohio 43623.

Military Families Honorary Event    ***Special Event All Season***

        50 – 7’ trees will be given to Vietnam Veterans.  NEW THIS YEAR!!!!

         50 – 7’ trees will be given to families that currently have a soldier stationed overseas.

        50 – 7’ trees will be given to families whose soldier has returned from overseas  in  2010. 

We have allocated 150 trees to be donated to military families, so the first 150 families to arrive will get a free tree.

Thank you for your support.

Duke Wheeler

(419) 350-9640

Sort and Pack Day- November 6, 2010 9:00 a.m. – Noon

The Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm is seeking assistance from the community in collecting non-breakable ornaments, garland, banners, and cards for military personnel. There are only three more days left for collecting these items as part of the Trees for Troops program! This Saturday at 9:00 a. m., local Girl Scout troop 11255 will be coming to the Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm to help sort and pack these ornaments. All items will be shipped along with Christmas trees, to military bases throughout the world. All hands are welcome!

Donations can be dropped off at the following locations:

The Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm

The Andersons Retail Stores and Market
Churchill’s Markets
All Anthony Wayne Schools
All Maumee City Schools
St. Joe’s Catholic Elementary, Maumee
Lial Catholic School, Whitehouse
WSPD AM 1370

See complete list of donation stations at WSPD.com.

Sincerely,

Duke Wheeler
(419) 350-9640
www.whitehousetreefarm.com                                                                                      

Facebook at Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm

*The Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm is located at 11500 Obee Road in Whitehouse, Ohio.