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BY Scribner Economic Development | April 18, 2021
SCRIBNER Carol Verbeek can see the light at the end of the tunnel. âAnd itâs getting bright,â she said.
After speaking with Scribnerâs Economic Development Director, Elizabeth Valla, about her American Legion Auxiliary needing more funds for their Gold Star Mother project, it was just a matter of time before word spread like wildfire.
Verbeek has been working tirelessly with her Unit 121 auxiliary members to raise funds to honor every mother in Dodge county who has lost a child while in active duty serving their country. She started the project in 2016 with 30 mothers to honor, either presenting them with a gold star if alive or marking their grave with a gold star.
A $10,000 contribution from the Naperville Park District pushes construction of the Gold Star Families Memorial monument in Naperville’s Veterans Park a little closer to its $77,000 fundraising goal.