Athens Review, Athens, Texas

Local News

Related Photos

  • Shown are Dick Agnew, Charline Boatwright, Anne Woods (Texas Representative for Hope for the Warriors), Randy Ball, Gayle Robinson, General Richard Carey and Bob O'Neil. Courtesy photo

    Check 2.JPG

  • Shown are Gen. Richard Carey, Lawrence Biro (Director of Department of Veterans Affairs), Jeff Mulligan, Lydia Henderson (Director of Dallas Fisher House), Bob O'Neil, Gayle Robinson, Charlene Boatwright, Steve Holt and Dick Agnew ( Board member of Dallas Fisher House). Courtesy photo

    Check 1.JPG

Discussion

January 6, 2012

CCVF donates thousands to Fisher House

Military personnel, veterans and their families are aided through the donations

Special to the Review Athens Review

Athens — On Dec. 19, five board members of the Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation (CCVF) attended a Christmas luncheon with families staying at The Fisher House in Dallas.

Also present for the luncheon were Gen. Robert Carey, Dick Agnew, Lydia Henderson (Director of Fisher House) and doctors and staff from the Veterans Hospital.

The Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation presented a check of $15,000 to Lydia Henderson.  These funds will be used to supply food, linens, gas and many other services that enhance the ability of the Fisher House to provide a home away from home for the families of our nation’s hospitalized heroes.

The CCVF exists to raise funds for charities that support our military personnel. 

One of the organizations supported is the Fisher House, located next door to the Veterans Hospital in Dallas.

In order to use the Fisher House, you have to live 60 miles from the hospital. The Fisher House provides a safe place for East Texas veterans, serving military and their families as they receive treatment. 

Fisher House opened its doors in 2009, and has provided housing for 1,583 families, 17 active-duty families, 17 combat-war veterans, 291 seniors, 1,048 adults and 114 children with an average stay of eight days.

Many of these families would have been unable to afford to be with their loved ones as they recovered from wounds or received treatment before the Fisher House was built.

It is the goal of the Fisher House Trust to have a Fisher House located at every veterans and military hospital in the U.S.

Anne Woods with Hope for the Warriors (another charity supported by CCVF), also attended the luncheon at the Fisher House. She received a check for $4,000 to benefit our recovering Texas soldiers and their families.

In December of this year alone, their caseworkers have 13 open cases in Immediate Needs from Texas service members and veterans.

The assistance given in this area can range from paying a utility bill, covering rent, so that a family is not evicted, or paying for lodging while being treated at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. 

Hope For The Warriors is a national nonprofit organization that assists combat-wounded service members, their families, and families of the fallen.

Although they are a national organization, the support given to service members and their families in Texas is extensive.

This year, the Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation will have three events to support The Fisher House, Hope for the Warriors, and the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society.

The first event will be the Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation Golf Classic at Pinnacle Golf Club on Monday, June 4, 2012.

The profits from the tournament will benefit all three charities, and will give the towns, local businesses and communities a chance to support our veterans and troops.

Come out and support our special guests, soldiers from Brooke Army Medical Center who are recovering, or who have recovered, from injuries received in the service to their country.  Local veterans and military will be honored for their service to our country.

You can contact Gayle Robinson at 903-451-5054, if you are interested in playing in the golf tournament, or becoming a sponsor.

The annual Air Show “Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake,” will be held on Saturday July 7, this year. It is expected this will be an even more exciting Air Show than last year.

Most of the pilots who fly in the show donate their fees in order for the organization to make more money for the military charities supported.

Military pilots this year will be from the Navy, Marines and Air Force. A great deal of time has been spent, making sure that the money donated gets to the people it’s intended to benefit.

Randy Ball, who is the Air Show founder, works very hard to make this a thrilling event for the Cedar Creek Lake area.

It is now the 5th largest air show in the southwest, and the only one over water.

If you are interested in helping, or being a sponsor, you can contact Gayle Robinson 903-451-5054, or Patty Evans at 903-451-1020.

Over 47,000 men and women have been wounded since 2001. A lot of them will need continuing medical treatment throughout their lives.

The Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation is dedicated to helping make these soldiers and their family’s lives a little easier. 

If you would like to help, you can go to ccvfoundation.org, and make an on-line donation. Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation is a 501(C)(3) charity with an A+ rating.

 

Text Only
Local News
  • Mia Orosco wins.jpg 19-year-old wins in competition against best fiddlers

    Mia Orosco wasn’t born with a fiddle in her hand playing a breakdown, but to the crowd at the Athens Old Fiddler’s Reunion it seemed as easy for her as drawing a breath.
    Orosco turned 19 on Wednesday, taking her out of the youth division to compete against the best. She’s only been using her violin in the fiddlin’ style for about five years.

    May 25, 2012 1 Photo

  • Parking lot altercation leads to arrest

    Athens police, acting on a 911 call, drove up on a an altercation at 505 S. Palestine St. at the Save-a-Dollar parking lot just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

    May 25, 2012

  • One arrested, two released after cocaine discovery

    It probably wasn't the best place to hang out — the Henderson County Judicial Center parking lot on West Corsicana Street — not with a quanity of cocaine inside the console of the car.

    May 25, 2012

  • Primary voting Tuesday

    Ready, set, vote.
    The polls open Tuesday at 7 a.m. in the Democratic and Republican Primaries. Henderson County candidates run the gamut from first-timers to long-time incumbents.
    Some county voters will be traveling to new polling places for this round of balloting, after the much-debated redistricting process.

    May 25, 2012

  • Henderson County communities participate in Click It or Ticket

    It's not a good weekend to get out on the state highways without buckling up.
    In fact, that's probably true every weekend.
    But the 11th annual Click It or Ticket Seat Belt Mobilization Campaign is under way, now through June 3, 2012.

    May 25, 2012

  • martha & mary pic.jpg ‘Martha and Mary’

    The Henderson County Performing Arts Center, in conjunction with Elite Barrel Racing, announces the World Premiere of local Playwright R.G. Haynie’s newest play, “Martha and Mary,” on May 31  at 7:30 p.m., with additional shows on June 2, June 7, June 8 and June 9  at 7:30 p.m., with matinees at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 3 and Sunday, June 10  at the theatre complex, located at 400 Gibson Road in Athens.

    May 25, 2012 1 Photo

  • DSC_0043.JPG Slide Show- Old Fiddlers Reunion The Fiddlers Reunion is in full swing around the Athens Courthouse. Final winners and street dance Friday night. Photos by Kathi Nailling

    May 25, 2012

  • Fiddler's1.JPG Fiddlers firing up

    You can get on out of that bed now, and get yourselves down to the courthouse square.
    The fiddlers are firing up, and they'll be going until the clock strikes 12 with the street dance, as the 81st Annual Old Fiddlers Reunion gets into high gear.

    May 24, 2012 2 Photos

  • Rachaelle Browning.jpg Valedictorian & Salutatorian

    The Athens High School Valedictorian of 2012 is Rachaelle Browning. She is the daughter of Wes and Jan Browning. Rachaelle will be attending the University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 2012 and plans to major in Aerospace Engineering.
    Rachaelle has participated in various extracurricular activities throughout high school in preparation for a career in engineering.

    May 24, 2012 2 Photos

  • At the start.JPG 3rd annual Hornet Fun Run continues through today

    Fourth graders participated Thursday in the 3rd Annual Hornet Fun Run at the Cain Center.  Above is the beginning, when the children would run one mile.  At left, Isaac Garcia is shown taking overall first place.  Second place honors for boys went to Armondo Garcia, and Third place Case Friedrich.  Girls first place was Taylor Stiles, second place Veronica Campa and third place honors went to Semia Brazier. See those that placed, both boys and girls, on Page 14. The fifth grade will run today.

    May 24, 2012 4 Photos