North Oakland veterans group donates Thanksgiving meals to children, homeless and seniors
The North Oakland County VFW Post 334 Auxiliary wanted to make sure those in need still had a Thanksgiving this year.
The group picked up 80 frozen turkeys and $125 in additional food items from Pontiac and distributed them to the VFW National Home for Children, the food bank at the Lake Orion Seventh-day Adventist Church, a homeless shelter in Pontiac and to low-income veterans in Oakland County. The Monday before Thanksgiving, they also donated an additional 44 bags of food to the Oxford Meals on Wheels.
VFW Post 334 accepts monetary donations at VFW Post 334, PO Box
652, Lake Orion, MI 48361. For more information, call Jim Hubbard at 248- 496-1213. For information on Meals on Wheels, call 248- 608- 0264 or visit opcseniorcenter.org/ services/meals- on-wheels.
• Toy Drive: VFW
Heart of the Lakes Post 1008 Auxiliary is collecting donations of new unwrapped toys for children for Christmas gifts and monetary donations for food baskets. Toys can be dropped from from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday until Dec. 10 in the lobby at Oxbowindo, 10195 Highland Road, White Lake. Checks may be made out to the VFW Post 1008 Auxiliary and mailed to the post, 1690 Airport Road, Waterford, MI 48327. A receipt will be mailed to the donor. For more information, call the post at 248674-2826.
• Outdoor Holiday
Stroll: The Canterbury Village Holiday Stroll is Dec. 3 to 6, 11 to 13, and 18 to 20 at 2325 Joslyn
Ct. in Lake Orion. Tickets are $10 each. Children younger than 2 years old and active military and veterans get in for free. Tickets must be purchased in advance as there is limited capacity and timed tickets. Masks are required. For more information, visit www.CanterburyHolidayStroll.com.
• Friday Fish Fry: Oxford American Legion Post 108 hosts a carry- out only Friday Fish Fry from noon to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 4, at 130 E. Drahner Road. The cost is $9 to $11 for a variety of fish and chicken dinner choices. For more information, call 248- 628-9081.
• Meadow Brook Hall
Holiday Light Display: The Winter Wonder Lights interactive outdoor holiday light display is Dec. 11 to 30 at Meadow Brook Hall, 350 Estate Dr. on the campus of Oakland University, Rochester. The cost is $18 for active military and veterans. Parking is free, and a shuttle is available. To purchase tickets, visit www.meadowbrookholidays.com.
• National Veterans Business Development Council: The Detroit-based National Veterans Business Development Council honored BioArmor and its CEO Sal Toscano with the 2020 Veteran Business of the Year Award. BioArmor markets and distributes infection control products. The council was established in 2013 to ad
dress the growing need to identify and certify both service disabled and veteran owned businesses in the government and commercial/corporate marketplace. Their initiatives focus on providing reliable revenue and management information to the business community. For more information, visit www. nvbdc.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 sslstart@ aol.com. Allow two weeks’ notice for scheduled events and include a phone number for readers to call for more information.