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Huffman: Donated new TV makes waiting easier at VA center
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Huffman: Donated new TV makes waiting easier at VA center
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Those who spend anxious hours in the hospital waiting room at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, 4100 W. Third St., will find a giant new television set installed to help the time pass easier.
According to Vincent Dec, a member of Disabled American Veterans who volunteers at the hospital, a new television set with a 42-inch screen has been added to the waiting area of the hospital’s intensive care and critical care unit.
“It is a beautiful set, and is a wonderful addition to the waiting room,” Dec said. “We are so pleased and thankful for this thoughtful and generous gift on behalf of our veterans.”
According to Dec, the television was provided by sales manager Matt Bonner and other officials of the Best Buy store at the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek.
“A few weeks ago, I asked the help of the store management in acquiring a new television,” Dec explained. “I told them of the need. I explained it would be a real asset to the waiting room area, would advance the cause of all the volunteers, and of course would be deeply appreciated by the families and loved ones who have veterans being treated.”
The volunteers hoped to get a discount, and were elated when Bonner said Best Buy would donate the new television.
Dec, along with Vincent Dee, William Bates, and Jake Dailey, actively support the voluntary services department at the VA Center and thanked Bonner and Best Buy when the television was installed.
Volunteers at the hospital also staff a coffee stand in the main lobby of the hospital, work in the hospice area of the center, and also contribute hours in the Dayton National Cemetery.
According to Dec, the group is searching for comfortable recliner type chairs for family members who stay overnight to be near a loved one in the intensive care unit.
“As members of the voluntary services team, I am pleased to let the Best Buy folks know we thank them very much for their generosity,” Dec said. “It is great to realize that there are good people in our community who continue to support the American veterans, and their families, in a time of need.”
Keys of caring.
Drew Lykins, a student at Miami Valley School, came up with an idea that we shared some weeks ago.
Drew wanted to collect as many old unused keys to recycle them and give the profits to the Honor Flight Network.
The Honor Flight project, founded by Capt. Earl Morse of Springfield, retired from the U.S. Air Force, allows hundreds of military veterans of World War II an opportunity to fly to Washington, D.C. and see the World War II Memorial free of any charge.
Morse let us know that Drew Lykins sent a check to Honor Flight for $457.49.
“That amount will help make the dream of two World War II Veterans come true,” Morse said. “I thought your readers might want to know that there are kids out there like Drew, who are doing good work for people who ‘thought’ they were forgotten.”
I join Morse in thanking Drew and all the young people who are involved in positive projects to help others.
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