 Anyone is welcome to attend this special event, sponsored and hosted
by the Healthy Communities Partnership and its Senior Issues Task
Force. The 14-piece Jim Markum Swing Band is the featured
entertainment for the evening. The Logan County Salvation Army is
providing doughnuts.
Supporting America's troops was the first mission of the USO. In
1941, as it became clear that the nation was heading into World War
II, several organizations mobilized and joined to form the United
Service Organizations to support the growing U.S. military. These
included The Salvation Army, Young Men's Christian Association,
Young Women's Christian Association, National Catholic Community
Services, National Travelers Aid Association and the National Jewish
Welfare Board.
Decades later, thousands of USO workers and volunteers coordinate
to provide a home away from home for U.S. troops, including bringing
celebrities to entertain soldiers on the front line and keeping them
connected to their families during deployments.
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Seniors and veterans of all ages will receive free admission to
the USO dance. Community members are also welcome to attend for $3
per person or $5 per couple.
The Healthy Communities Partnership is a collaborative
organization comprised of dozens of community agencies. It is
supported in part by the Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation. For
updates, like Healthy Communities Partnership on Facebook.
[Text from
Healthy
Communities Partnership news release received from
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital]
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