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Benefits and auctions
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           Local citizen recognition program
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boys and girls club ~ Katlin house ~ kid fishing derby ~ Safety programs
Thanksgiving and christmas food and toy program ~ children school supplies

                                                                      Memorial Day Services
                                                              nursing home visits
                                                      loyalty day
                                              pow/mia
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cancer aid and research ~ voice of democracy ~ patriots pen ~ patriotic art
make a difference day ~ post annual easter egg hunt ~ charitable donations

flag presentation
     va clinic visit
         flags for veterans grave
             national home for children
                  blood drives
                       operation "uplink"

trinity county children head start christmas party ~ Post christmas party
"teacher of the year" recognition ~ pancake breakfast avalon nursing home

                                                                                youth baseball
                                                                        eagle scout award
                                                              color guard
                                                      bingo a nursing home
                                             texas home
                                     military assistance program

annual Barbeque cook off ~ super bowl party ~ co-sponsor reading books for kids
TRINITY ~ GROVETON ~ APPLE SPRINGS SENIOR CITIZENS CENTERS ~ troop care packages

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6899 held its fourth annual Cook-Off Saturday, April 28. Everyone had a great time and the winners are:

Beans

Third Place: “Buns on Burners” Mark, Judy and AL Bowen, Jay Baxter.

Second Place: “Bluebonnets” Ruth Daniels, Lenora Ainsworth, Judy Mitchell, Eva McLeod.

First Place: “Bears’ Cookers”: Preston and Helen Warren.

Chicken

Third Place: “Trinity Café”: Elaine and John Meadors, Ron and Linda Pettitt, Robert and Mary Stubblefield.

Second Place: “Bears’ Cookers”: Preston and Helen Warren.

First Place: “Trinity County Pit Boss”: Jason Kemper Anthony, Liz and Henry Holcombe.

Ribs

Third Place: “Trinity Café”: Elaine and John Meadors, Ron and Linda Pettitt, Robert and Mary Stubblefield.

Second Place: “Bears’ Cookers”: Preston and Helen Warren.

First Place: “Curley’s Cookers”: Elza Cude.

Brisket

Third Place: “South Caney Cookers”: Billy “Slick” Whitmire, Joe Ned Dean.

Second Place: “Pit”: Herb Ragsdale.

First Place: “What’s Cooking”: Don Arnold

The men and ladies of the VFW appreciates all the help from the many business sponsors in the community who helped make this cook-off the best ever and all the money raised will go back into our community.

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