Wapakoneta, OH (WLIO) - It was good food and good conversation for the 2nd annual Veterans’ Holiday Brunch in Wapakoneta. The Auglaize County Veteran Services hosted the free meal for veterans and their families which ranged from eggs and bacon to turkey and macaroni and cheese. They expected around two hundred people for the meal, which continues the veteran services mission to make connections to the Auglaize County men and women that served in the military. But also, they want to have veterans make connections to one another, especially around the holidays.
“A lot of the county veteran services surrounding us, they hand out turkeys or hams. Instead of just handing those out, we wanted to bring the veterans together,” says Rob Wiss, Dir. Auglaize County Veteran Services. “Instead of veterans sitting at home eating by themselves for the holidays. That is why we plan this between Christmas and Thanksgiving to get that camaraderie. Try and continue that for those veterans that are home by themselves.”
Wiss hopes the word continues to spread about the brunch, so they can continue to get more veterans each year.
