Honoring Local Heroes: Inside the New Auxiliary to Canton VFW
About this episode
Courtney Roark discusses the mission and activities of the new Auxiliary to Canton VFW Post 12219 aimed at supporting veterans.
In this episode Courtney Roark, founder and president of the new Auxiliary to Canton VFW Post 12219, discusses the group’s mission to support veterans through local outreach, fundraisers, and community programs. She explains their ongoing shoe-drive fundraiser with Funds2Org, Veterans Day and Valentine’s visits to nursing homes, partnerships like Patriot Paws, suicide-prevention training, meeting times, and how listeners can donate time, money, or shoes and contact the auxiliary.
People in this episode
Host: Sam Deen
Guest: Courtney Roark
Topics covered
- veterans support
- community outreach
- fundraising
- local heroes
- mental health
- nursing home visits
Keywords
- veterans
- fundraisers
- community programs
- shoe drive
- suicide prevention
- nursing homes
- outreach
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Canton VFW Post 12219, Funds2Org, Patriot Paws
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