The Marine Corps League Detachment 1063 hosted an annual gathering of veterans to celebrate the 249th birthday.
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With a little under two months until Christmas, the Toys for Tots campaign kicked off on Wednesday. The Lima Noon Optimist Club, along with the Salvation Army and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, officially launched the 2024 campaign to raise money and toys for less fortunate kids for Christmas. Distribution boxes have been placed at more than 200 locations around Lima, including local businesses, schools, and churches, for people to drop off their new, unwrapped toys.
For years, the Lima Noon Optimist Club has worked with the Lima Salvation Army and the United States Marine Corps Reserve to provide gifts for children in Lima and Allen County on Christmas Day. Today was the kick-off for the 75th year of the national "Toys for Tots" program. Locally more than 750 families received Christmas assistance through the Salvation Army last year with 1,500 children getting something under the tree Christmas morning thanks to the "Toys for Tots" program," explained Paul Downing, coordinator of Toys for Tots.
People are welcome to bring their old, worn down flags to hand over to the veterans at the Elida Village Office that will dispose of them according to the U.S. flag code.
Corey Stoker is a United States Marine Corps Veteran, serving overseas and all over the country from 2000 to 2004. Now, he is also a new homeowner to a house built by Tri Star Students working with the Lots for Soldiers organization.
The local Marine Corps league was at the VA clinic today to check out the piece of art commissioned by Suzanne Nocera. The league had auctioned the painting off in a recent fundraiser, and the winning bidder decided to gift it to the clinic.
Each year community members step up to donate a toy to a child they may never know, but your donation could mean the world to that child and their family. There is power in toys. That is why the Marine Corps., Toys for Tots, and the Salvation Army is working to make sure that around 1,500 kids have toys to open up this holiday. 700 families in Allen County have signed up for the Christmas Assistance Program through the Salvation Army, while they will be getting food and clothing, they also will be getting a bag a toys thanks to the continued generosity of this community.
Springview Manor held a breakfast to honor those who have served in our military this morning(11/6/19). Veterans across all branches of the military came together to eat breakfast and chat with each other. A Marine Corps veteran led a talk about different flags including the history of the Ohio and the USA flags. His talk was full of information that even some of the veterans were unaware of. Employees of Springview Manor feel something like this has an important impact on the residents and the veterans of Lima.
Elida native and U.S. Marine who was injured in 2006 in Iraq, was laid to rest on Thursday at Woodlawn Cemetery. 36-year-old Justin Reynolds was celebrated with full military honors during his funeral on Thursday afternoon. In his third tour of duty, Reynolds received the Purple Heart after being injured during an IED explosion. His injuries led to a virus that attacked his brain, and he has been living at Shawnee Manor since his return. The United States Marine Corps conducted a graveside service for Reynolds.