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14 - Valley News
November 24, 2012
Veterans come together for Willsboro dinner to honor their service WILLSBORO — 120 Veterans and their guests from the Towns of Essex and Willsboro were honored at the Willsboro Central School Cafeteria with a Program and Dinner sponsored by the Essex Community Church, Foothills Baptist Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church, St. Joseph’s and St. Philip’s Catholic Churches, Willsboro Congregational – UCC, and Willsboro/Reber United Methodist Churches. This was the eighth Annual Veterans Day Program and Dinner. Besides the Vet-
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erans and their guests, in attendance was Gold Star Mother, Evelyn Gay, accompanied by a daughter-inlaw, Jane Sayward Gay. Evelyn lost her son, Charles E. Gay, in the Viet Nam War just nine days after his 21st birthday. The main speaker was Rick Sayward who retired from a career in the U.S. Air Force and now with his wife, Sarah, owns Rick’s Place in Willsboro. Rick’s address to the Veterans was about the Wounded Warrior Program whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors with programs that are uniquely structured to fulfill the vision of Mind, Body, Economic Empowerment and Engagement to ease warriors’ transitions to civilian life by providing tangible, practical support for the wounded, helping them to heal both physically and mentally. Rick quoted the recent engagement statistics are that for every US soldier killed, seven are wounded resulting in over 50,000 servicemen and women who have been physically injured in the recent Golf War military conflicts while another 400,000 service members live with combat-related stress, major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder while another 320,000 are believed to have experienced a traumatic brain injury while they were deployed. For more information please go the woundedwarriorproject.org. Anyone
wishing to donate to this worthy cause may send their contribution to Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Fla., 32256-9411. If anyone wishes to assist Rick Sayward on the annual Wounded Warriors Golf Tournament fundraiser he began two years ago, contact Rick at Rick’s Place, 9634371. The first year, the tournament raised over $6,000, and just this past summer over $10,000 was raised and donated to the Wounded Warrior Program. State Veteran Counselor, Tim Pierce, was also present for the program to discuss benefits Veterans may not be aware of This Veterans Program also included Patriotic music by Veterans, Chuck Moynan and Richard Morgan. Invocation was given by Father Mickey Demo and Benediction by Rev. Margi Shaw and the Meal Blessing by Rev. Daniel Bordonaro. WWII Veteran Ed Collins talked about his recent trip to Washington, D.C. with a group of WWII Veterans. The Art Teacher, Liz Belios of the Willsboro Central School engaged her classes to create an art tribute to the Veterans. Her elementary, intermediate and high school art classes create individual placemats, banners and table centerpieces to commemorate Veterans Day and to celebrate our Veterans and what they have done for our country.
Chorale set for holiday program ELIZABETHTOWN — The Pleasant Valley Chorale will present its holiday program, “Shout for Joy!” in two concerts: Friday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Essex Community Church and again on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. at the United Church of Christ in Elizabethtown. The program features a wide variety of holiday spirituals. The chorale, sponsored by the Elizabethtown Social Center, is a community ensemble of 40 members, directed by Susan Hughes and accompanied by Mary Lu Kirsty. Admission to the concerts is free, with a goodwill donation accepted at the door. For more information, contact Susan Hughes, director, at 873-7319.
Craft bazaar set KEENE VALLEY — There will be a Holiday Craft Bazaar on Dec. 8 with Quality Gifts, Scholastic Book Fair, Ski Tuning and Equipment Swap, Silent Auction, Entertainment, Kids Crafting, Santa Claus at 11 a.m. and much more, all at Keene Central School from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Market Street, Keene Valley. For more information call 946-8317.
Ecumenical choirs to perform KEESEVILLE — The Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir will be performing two concerts. The first concert will be Saturday, Dec. 15 at St. Augustine’s Church in Peru at 7:30 p.m. The second concert will be Sunday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Church in Keeseville. The choir is directed by Jeanette Woodruff and accompanied by Carol Bachand. The 66 member choir will be performing a variety of sacred and secular Christmas music. Admission is free.
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