Bluffton Legion donates over $8,100 to 20 area organizations
The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 donated over $8,100 to 20 different area non-profit organizations on Aug. 15.
The funds were generated from the Legion’s 10th annual charitable golf scramble.
Fred Arnold and Sam Reineke, chair of the golfing event, thanked all the sponsors and golfers for their generous donations. “Without these folks, we would not be able to support all these organizations,” they said.
Recipients include:
Allen County Abilities Baseball League
American Legion National Emergency Fund
American Legion Operation Comfort Warriors
Auglaize Township Historical Society
Blanchard Valley Hospital Women’s Center
Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256
Bluffton Diamond Sports
Bluffton Family Recreation
Bluffton Community Assistance Corp.
Bluffton Girl Scouts
Bluffton Scrap Artist Club (veterans quilted throws)
Challenged Champions Equestrian Center (Ottawa)
Children’s Developmental Center of Lima
Honor Flight of Findlay
Lafayette Jackson Historical Society (monument fund)
Ohio American Legion Scholarship Fund
Ohio Department “Gifts for Yanks” program
Urbana/Champaign Aviation Museum
Veterans Food Pantry of Northwest Ohio/ Blue Star Mothers
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