Local Forty and Eight Chapter Donates to Food Banks

[January 30, 2025]   On Monday, January 27th, the Logan County Voiture #985 of the Forty and Eight met at the American Legion Post 263 in Lincoln. The Forty and Eight is a veteran’s organization that focuses on patriotic and charitable goals.

That evening, they met with representatives of four Logan County food banks to donate money. Several of the veterans present included Vince Long, Gene Hickey, and Forty and Eight Treasurer Dan Benedict.

The veterans were finishing a meal and enjoying each other’s company as they waited for 7:00 to roll around. As the time drew closer, the food bank representatives began to arrive. These included Jim Welschel and Tom Parks of the Atlanta Food Bank, Karen Petty of the Holy Family Food Bank, Norman Newhouse of the Lincoln Logan Food Pantry, and Gary Hawkins and Ivan Crawford with the Christian Church Food Bank.

Long gave a short speech, sharing that their organization usually donates to a single food bank each year. Benedict had the idea this year to donate to multiple food banks. Each food bank was then called up one by one and each presented with a $200 check. Once all the checks had been presented, the entire group then lined up for a photograph.

[Matt Boutcher]