Oakland County Veterans Participate in Statewide Tough Mudder Event
The VFW Post 1370 Retro Fitness Renegades participated in the Tough Mudder Event at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.Tough Mudder events are hardcore obstacle courses designed to test all around strength, stamina, mental grit and camaraderie and participants worldwide have raised $5 million for the Wounded Warrior Project through its events.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Post 1370 Cmdr. Mo De La O said that the post members have been training at Retro Fitness at the Tel-Huron Shopping Center in Pontiac for weeks and that their team did great on the 12-mile military style obstacle course, which was formidable.
La O said, Our post has been working with Retro Fitness to promote several things, including getting our vets and families back into shape, attain more health awareness and, in the same fashion, bring more awareness to the good that the Wounded Warrior Project is doing. It was a simple win-win. My personal side mission was to demonstrate that good things can happen, but only if youre active in your community. There are multiple ways to make an impact; none of them are achieved through complacency.
He said that he looks forward to working with Retro Fitness in the future, because if we continue to work together, we will continue to favorably impact our community for a long time.
VFW Post 1370 is at 800 Cesar Chavez in Pontiac. For more information, call 248-858-9501. Retro Fitness is at Tel-Huron Shopping Center, 47 S. Telegraph Road, Pontiac. For more information, call 248-507-4377.
ORTONVILLE POST RAFFLE
VFW Post 582 Cmdr. Dennis Hoffman reports that post members participated in the recent Ortonville Septemberfest, an annual community event for 25 years, and had a food tent and a raffle tent on Pond St.
He said that the raffle winners names were drawn by young people from the crowd including Abbie Hazelton, Ripley Pallay, Samantha Thomson, Jessica Thomson and John-Riley Hoffman.
The prizes were a 46-inch flat screen Samsung TV, a Hewlett Packard laptop computer, $100 gift card from Bueches Food World, a $50 gift card from Bullfrogs Bar and Grill and a $50 gift card from Tractor Supply Co.
Thank you to everyone who supported the VFW in our raffle fund raiser, Hoffman said. All money raised goes right back into the community and thank you to Bullfrogs for donating their gift card and to Bueches and Tractor Supply Co. for allowing us to sell our raffle tickets there.
Hoffman said that the VFW Voice of Democracy Competition entry forms are in the High Schools in Ortonville and Goodrich. This years theme for the Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition is Why Veterans are Important to our Nations History and Future with a $30,000 scholarship to the national first-place winner and The Patriots Pen essay contest is in the Brandon Middle School with the theme of Why I Appreciate Americas Veterans with a grand prize $5,000 award to the national first-place winner and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. Good luck to all, Hoffman said.
For more information about the contests or joining the VFW, call Dennis 248-736-4104 or a local VFW post.
STIGGYS DOGS PACK PALOOZA
Stiggys Dogs Pack Palooza Fall event for kids, adults and canines is from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at Lyon Oaks County Park, 52251 W. Pontiac Trail, Wixom.
Cost is $20 and includes a professional photo, Canine carnival, Kid Zone, Stiggys Dogs bandanas and Slobbery Dogs Kissing Booth. $15 per additional person in your pack and kids younger than 12 are free.
No more than two dogs per adult. All proceeds benefit the Stiggys Dogs service programs to pair rescue and service dogs with military veterans living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury.
Enter pre-event photo contest for $5 per photo-deadline Oct. 5. Tickets and photo contest details at www.stiggydogs.org/pack.
FREE VETERANS BENEFITS SEMINAR IN CLARKSTON
Clarkston American Legion Post 63 hosts a free Veterans Benefits Seminar at 10 a.m. and at 6 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 8, at 8047 Ortonville Road (M-15) in Clarkston.
The event features speakers from Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Oakland County Veterans Services and the Lewis E. Wint and Son Funeral Home who will talk about veterans benefits provided by the federal government that veterans may not be aware of.
Refreshments will be served and registered participants will be entered into a drawing for a door prize. It is requested that veterans RSVP. For more information, call 248-625-5231 or email [email protected].
MIRACLE QUILTS SEWING EVENT AT OXFORDS INDEPENDENCE VILLAGE
The Desert Angels Miracle Quilts group meets from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Independence Village, 701 Market St., in Oxford.
Their mission is to create patriotic quilts to present to wounded troops. Bring sewing machine, project and sewing supplies.
For more information, call Carole Carroll 248-321-8669 or email [email protected]
DINNERS, BREAKFAST AND SCAVENGER HUNT IN HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP
The VFW Post 9914 Mens Auxiliary hosts a Spaghetti and Meatball dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 and a steak and rib dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at 3200 N. Duck Lake Road in Highland Township. Spaghetti dinner is $6 and steak dinner $12.
Scavenger hunters may join the hunt from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11.
The Ladies Auxiliary hosts an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 11 for $6.
For more information, call 248-887-9914.
BIRMINGHAM-TROY NASCAR EVENT
Birmingham-Troy American Legion Charles Edwards Post 14 hosts a NASCAR event at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at 1340 W. Maple Road, Troy.
All are welcome to attend and watch the Bank of America 500 from the Charlotte Motor Speedway while supporting the legion and veterans. Guests please sign in the Guest Book. For more information, call 248-362-2077.
DESERT ANGELS PACKING PARTY AT SPRINGFIELD OAKS COUNTY PARK
The Michigan Antiques Festival hosts a Desert Angels packing party from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at Springfield Oaks County Park, 12451 Andersonville Road, Davisburg.
Veterans in attendance will be honored with a ceremony and medal. Look for the Desert Angel booth. Admission is $6 per person. Children ages 11 and under are free. Parking is free. For more information, call Louise 248-736-6403 and visit www.thedesertangel.org/help.htm for a complete list of requested items.
AMERICAN LEGION FRANK WENDLAND POST 253 HOSTS SRP BAND
American Legion Frank Wendland Post 253 hosts the SRP Band playing a Tribute to Carl at 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at 1505 N. Main St., in Royal Oak. For more information, call 248-546-0490.
GREAT LAKES CROSSING PACKING PARTY
There will be a Desert Angels Inc. 9/11 Packing Party from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Great Lakes Crossing Post Office lobby, at 3906 Baldwin Road in Auburn Hills.
Citizens can collect items and bring them to pack or call and a volunteer will pick them. Postage money is needed. For more information and a complete list of requested items, call 248-736-6403 or visit www.thedesertangel.org.
The Oakland Press is interested in all veterans events in Oakland County. Please send info in the body of an email with subject line Veterans Affairs to Sharon Longman at [email protected]. Allow two weeks notice for scheduled events and include a phone number for readers to call for more information.
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