RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Rush are internet hosting their ever-popular “Chuck-A-Puck” contest in the course of the second intermission of Saturday’s game, and veteran-focused organization, Midwest Honor Flight, will benefit from these funds.
Midwest Honor Flight is a nonprofit that takes veterans of World War II, Vietnam and Korea on an all-expenses-paid journey to Washington, D.C. to see the memorials to their service. The midwestern sector covers all of South Dakota, together with Northwest Iowa and Southwest Minnesota.
Fundraisers like “Chuck-A-Puck” assist cowl the complete value of the journey for the veterans.
“The fundraising that we do, the donations that we obtain go in direction of making these flights attainable, and it prices about $150,000 for one flight of 84 veterans to go alongside,” says Aaron Van Beek, president and director of Midwest Honor Flight.
Van Beek and others from the organization will likely be on the recreation Saturday night time to meet with attendees and share extra about their mission.
“We have to get our veterans out to D.C., and our veterans want this honor, this respect and this closure, and Honor Flight is definitely a begin,” Van Beek provides.
NewsCenter1 had the glory of touring alongside on Mission 7 again in September 2021. For a have a look at the tales, click on the hyperlinks beneath:
Spending the day with Midwest Honor Flight in Washington, honoring our nation’s veterans
Hear from the veterans of Midwest Honor Flight on their service and traveling to D.C.
Midwest Honor Flight talks fundraising and why their mission is so important
“This is a way to give back” – meet the volunteers of Midwest Honor Flight
For extra data on Midwest Honor Flight, click here.
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