Land of Lincoln Honor Flight Annual
Meeting rescheduled to March 25th
Applications being taken for veteran
flights as well as guardians
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[March 12, 2017]
The
rescheduled Annual Meeting of Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) of
Springfield Illinois will be conducted on Saturday, March 25th,
commencing at 9:30 AM. It will be held at the Lakeside Christian
Church hall, located at 225 Toronto Road (I-55, Exit 90 west) in
Springfield, beginning at 9:30 AM. (The January meeting was canceled
due to ice storm)
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This meeting is open to the general public, including veterans,
guardian escorts, volunteers and supporters of LLHF. A recap of the
2016 flight season, which consisted of six flights, will be
included, along with financial status and statistics. The spring
flights of April 11th, May 23rd and June 20th have been previously
announced but the fall flight schedule will be in place by the time
of the meeting. As LLHF begins its ninth year of operation, there
will also be additional information on upcoming plans, guardian
training, fundraiser events and more, as well as updates to the
current Veteran Waiting List. After the summaries and saluting of
LLHF’s partners, the meeting will conclude with door prizes, raffles
and light refreshments.
Veteran applications continue to be accepted, with priority given in
the following order: World War II (person enlisted by 12/31/1946),
then Korean War Era (01/01/1947 to 12/31/1957), followed by the
Vietnam War Era (01/01/1958 to 05/07/1975). Any certified terminally
ill Veteran should contact LLHF directly. Also, because every
Veteran flies with a guardian escort - a volunteer who pays their
own way - applications for future guardians are also currently being
accepted. This may be any able-bodied person, 18-70 years old,
except for Veterans who have already been honored with a flight or a
spouse/significant other of a Veteran on a flight. The guardian fee
includes LLHF training, cap & t-shirt, round-trip flight to
Washington DC, bus tour during the day, meals & snacks, refreshments
and the rare privilege of spending the day honoring our true heroes
– the Veterans.
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Veteran or Guardian Applications may be obtained at
www.LandofLincolnHonorFlight.org or by contacting John Dust at HonorFlightGuy@aol.com
or phone 309-339-0227. LLHF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that receives
no government funding or grants. It is only able to honor the Veterans on these
flights to DC due to the generous donations, sponsorships, fundraising events,
merchandise sales and supporting efforts of the many local businesses,
individuals and organizations within their service area. Please visit the web
site to make a donation, hold a fundraiser, book a board member speaker or
obtain more information on the Honor Flight mission. Also consider following
LLHF on their Facebook page to stay current on upcoming events and flights
[John Dust]
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