Thanks to the Easter Bunny for a special appearance along with our fury friends from Spirit Wind Farm (417-6277). Our amazing volunteers take time out of their Saturdays to pass out food to anyone with proof of service. We can never thank them enough. “I volunteer because it’s fun. They make you want to keep coming back. They take care of their volunteers and make sure you know you’re appreciated”. -Volunteer

What an awesome night with our Operation BOOTS Peer-to-Peer support dinner. This month the belt goes to Veteran Kyle Alejandro. Congratulations Kyle and thank you for your service. It was great to see everyone again, listen to the laughs, meet many new Veterans for the first time and more. Watching everyone share stories and chat with new individuals. We had giveaways for those who’s first time attending. We also had the exchanging of the belt. The belt was held by Veteran John Beyer. Thank you Big Ditch Brewing Company for having us in again.

Veteran Service Rep (and Navy Veteran) Rob Stutz is now back in our office 5 days a week effective immediately. You still will have to call for an appointment. Unfortunately, we cannot accept walk-ins. Rob has submitted over 753 Claims/Supporting Evidence to the VA, of which 401 were new claims since last March. Thank you Rob for your commitment to Veterans in WNY.

Dan Dunleavy of the Buffalo Sabres broadcast team, stopped by our offices recently and donated some great suits. Dan wanted to pay it forward, mentioning his admiration for Veterans like his own father-in-law who served in the Navy. The suites will go to Vets in need of some pre-loved formal wear.

Our Veterans came together once again. Employees at the Original Pancake House were so happy to see us all back again. Seeing everyone come together, laugh and be happy felt so good. “I have a wonderful [service] dog who provides me the grounding I need to survive.” -Vet in Pawsitive For Heroes program

Blessed to take this photo with David Bellavia Medal of Honor recipient. Bellavia was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving as a squad leader with the 1st Infantry Division in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq, when a squad from his platoon became trapped by intense enemy fire. Thank you brother for your service!

Justice Racing Raffle, tickets now available for a $5 donation. Winners will be announced Sunday April 11, 2021 at approximately 12:45 You DO NOT need to be present. Thank you Justice Racing for your support!

Our Pawsitive for Heroes night was amazing. Thank you to Jarrett McCann, our assistant for reaching out and contacting our community partners for this evening. Starbucks for providing coffee and puppachinos, Jenn”s Mobile Paw Spa for trimming nails and teeth cleaning, Canine Caviar for the giveaways. Thank you to our trainers , Kaleigh Bell, John Knoph, Kristina Klímová and Haji Ibn Akmal Shareef who also attended and talked about public access, use of pinch collars and dealing with community. We know when our Veterans are done with our program, they are living a better life and better educated. Thank you for making our program bigger and better every day. to our new veterans just joining our program, we welcome you to the family.

We spent the morning & afternoon delivering a huge truck load of much needed food to both Genesee County & Wyoming County. It was great to see everyone and let them know that others do care and here to assist Veterans when they are in need. We thank everyone for their service & continued service in our community. If you know of any Veterans in need of food, please have them reach out to our office so that we can assist. Thank you WNY for believing in us.

Hey I know you all remember celebrating WWII Veteran Ed’s 97th birthday! Here’s the dynamic duo paying a visit to the beautiful Ice sculpture in Arcade. We do believe Darlene his daughter needed a break from sorting through all of his cards and decided to take a 90+ mile round trip drive with dad! ❤️🇺🇸

We have teamed up with Laughter Saves Lives Foundation Comedy Tour from NYC to raise funds and more awareness for WNYHeroes. March 12, 2021, tickets are $15.00 You can help support their efforts to support us by purchasing your ticket here https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5065700

Master of ceremony, John Larocchia retired FDNY after 21yrs and President of the Laughter Saves Lives Foundation

Featuring:
Rich Walker
Gail Freier
Peaches Rodriquez, Danced on tour W/ Elton John
Jim Dalakas, International headliner from Australia.
Peter Bales, As seen on Comedy Central, and MTV
Mary Kennedy, As seen on Shameless and CONAN

The theme this week (3/1-3/5) is kids ROCK! C’mon in and get some super cool rock painting craft kits! While supplies last. Call upon arrival and we will run them out to your vehicle! (716) 630-5020.