Land of Lincoln Honor Flight Annual
Business meeting to be held March 7th
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[March 06, 2020]
Land
of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) of Springfield, Illinois announces
the Annual Business Meeting to be held Saturday, March 7, 2020 at
Lakeside Christian Church located at 226 Toronto Road (I-55 Exit 90
west) in Springfield.
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Beginning at 1:30 pm, this meeting is open to the
general public, including veterans, guardian escorts, volunteers and
supporters of LLHF. A complete recap of the 2019 flight season,
which consisted of six flights, will be included along with
operating costs and statistics of veterans served, announcements of
upcoming plans and dates for the planned six (6) 2020 flights,
upcoming events, and salutes to LLHF’s partners and donors.
Our special guest speaker is Melvin Bein (US Navy) who was a crew
member on the USS Yorktown which served as the recovery ship for
Apollo 8. Mr. Bein will provide a 15-minute presentation and will
have military, NASA and Apollo memorabilia on display.
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Land of Lincoln Honor Flight provides a free one-day trip to
Washington DC for Veterans to visit their memorials and receive the
recognition and gratitude they earned and truly deserve. This trip
includes round trip airfare from Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capitol
Airport, all meals and snacks, ground transportation in luxury
touring buses and a t-shirt and cap. Every Veteran travels with a
Guardian escort - a trained volunteer who pays their own way – who
ensures the Veteran’s comfort and safety and has the rare privilege
of spending the day with American heroes.
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Land of Lincoln Honor Flight is currently serving Veterans from
World War II, the Korean War era and the Vietnam War era. Veteran applications
continue to be accepted with flight 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). Medical
conditions and limitations can be accommodated on flight day. Guardian
applications are also currently being accepted. A Guardian must be an
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.
Veteran and Guardian Applications and additional information may be obtained at
www.LandofLincoln
HonorFlight.org or by contacting Joan Bortolon, Board President, at
217-585-1219, 217-652-4719 or at
JMB4604@AOL.COM.
LLHF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that receives no government funding or
grants. It is only able to honor our Veterans because of the generous donations,
sponsorships, fundraising events, merchandise sales and supporting efforts of
the many local corporations and businesses, individuals and organizations within
our service area.
[Joan Bortolon] |