2020 GFY - Gifts For Yanks
1) Blue Bag, 2) 10 disposable American Flag face mask, 3) 16oz Ceramic Coffee mug Post 504 celebrating 100 year. 4) Hot/Cold 19oz Tumbler. 5) Either a Christmas themed tin/bucket with candies/packet of Apple Cider and Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate
Donations were not collected this year in front of the following Batavia stores because of the COVID19 pandemic but instead donation cans were place at the counters of the following restaurants with a flyer and a poppy placed in take out orders asking for online donations: Lumes Pancake House, Apple Villa, Briana's Pancake House, Pal Joeys.
All donations made go towards buying 2020 gifts for the VETS in the following care facilities: Heritage Woods, The Holmstad and The Batavia Rehab Center.
The Batavia American Legion Post 504 would like to thank all the patrons who gave to the Gift for Yanks program this year. Your donations helped towards the purchase this years gifts along with reserve funds from previous years.
Pictures from Heritage Woods, Batavia Rehab Center & Holmstad where gifts were distrbuted on December 12th, 2020 by facility staff because of the lockdown caused by outbreak of COVID19. Thanks goes to the staff directors that help assit in providing head counts for the Veterans located on site.
Heritage Woods of Batavia (17 Vets) Batavia Rehabilitation Center (5 Vets) The Holmstad of Batavia (66+ Vets) LOBBY
Nate Gustafson brought homemade Christmas cards from the Batavia Cub Scout Pack 103 which were added in the bags for the Vet's to read.
