American Legion's

"Heroes to Hometowns" Program

 
 

 

The American Legion at the

Southeastern Connecticut

Homeshow March 2007. From

left to right Jeff Craddoc,

K Robert Lewis and

Jim LaCoursiere.

 

Governor M. Jodi Rell, State

of Connecticut with a Desert Camo

bear presented by the American

Legion as thanks for the support

Governor Rell provides for the

members of the military.

 

 

National Commander Paul Morin

accepts a Desert Camo bear from

Department Commander (CT)

Jim LaCoursiere.

 

 

National Commander Paul Morin

accepts a Regular Army bear from

Connecticut Department Commander Jim LaCoursiere.

 
 

Help the Legion fund their Heroes to Hometowns project.

 

No matter what your feelings about the War on Terror, or the

political feelings that you have, the "Heroes to Hometowns"

program has nothing to do with the politics of war or the

politics of  politics. What it does have to do with is making

our severely injured military members as comfortable as

possible after a life altering injury. These brave men and

women deserve our respect and support and this is your

opportunity to help out and make a difference.

 

For more information about this wonderful program please

visit Heroes to Hometowns on the American Legion's Site.

 

The National American Legion is using these Military Teddy

Bears to use as a fund raiser to help defray some of the huge

costs associated with bringing a service member home from

a Military Severely Injured Center. The care the Legion

provides does not stop there, it will be there for as long as

the service member needs it.

 

Each of these magnificent bears is made by a disabled

American Veteran and brought to life in Connecticut, whether

the request is for one, five or thirty bears each one is made

one at a time, there are no huge warehouses of Army, Air

Force, Marine, or Navy bears. All of the military bears

meet a very high standard that we have imposed.  We have

ensured that we would proudly display or give a service

member one of our teddy creations. It is of the utmost

importance that the uniforms our bears wear also proudly

represent the American Military and meet the standards

of the American Legion.

 Your support of this program is going to provide a vast amount of help to disabled veterans, from the creators of the bears to severely wounded coming home from the “War on Terror”.

 

Starting in July of 2007 the Military Bear Program has been taken to the National American Legion and is on their website www.legion.org/h2h click on the additional resources and look under fundraisers.

 

The American Legion contact for the Heroes to Hometowns

program is Jim LaCoursiere, he is serving as the Legion's State of Connecticut Chairman/Director of the Heroes to Hometowns program, his contact number is 860-705-4173.

 

Thanks to the generosity and kindness of people who have purchased our bears we have raised thousands of dollars that has been given to those who need our help.
 

 

 

 

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