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MATTOON â Sarah Bush Lincolnâs 22nd annual Holiday Festival was an enormous success.
Held virtually for the first time, the event raised nearly $100,000 to support the SBL Childrenâs Dental Program.
âWe had to get really creative this year during these unprecedented times. Our goal from the beginning was to offer the community some familiarity while keeping everyone safe, and the community responded very generously to help provide dental care to children in need. Sponsorships and donations raised a record $52,000 and bidding on both silent and live auction items did extremely well despite the challenge of this not being an in-person event,â SBL event coordinator Kim Lockart said.
Every December, Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at more than 2,100 locations across the United States, at sea, and abroad to remember and honor service members who have sacrificed their time and safety to preserve freedoms.
Women In Trucking Association has selected two female veterans, Janice Neitz and Nichole Garcia, to accompany the association’s Driver Ambassador Kellylynn McLaughlin on part of her journey to pick up and deliver wreaths for National Wreath Laying Day held on Saturday, December 19.
McLaughlin will be picking up a load of wreaths in Maine and delivering it to Houston, Texas.
Serving in the Army 1994-2002, Neitz drove trucks and operated heavy equipment. Although she left to raise her son, she still volunteers for Memorial Day celebrations in her town where she speaks to schools about what it means to sacrifice for this country. In 2016, she earned her Commercial Driver’s License. She currently works for the Ashland, MA police depa