'Not forgotten': Veterans receive holiday meals in Schaumburg
The Rotary Club of Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates joined forces Sunday with the Trickster Cultural Center to give meals to veterans for the holidays.
Rotarians and the Native American cultural center offered more than 200 free and prepackaged meals for veterans and their families during a drive-through distribution at Chandler's Chophouse & Grille in Schaumburg. Organizers also arranged deliveries for seniors or homebound veterans.
Many of the volunteers were veterans helping fellow veterans.
"It lets them know they are not forgotten. There are veterans that need our help," said Marco Dabetic, an event organizer who served in the Marines during the Vietnam War.
The effort lasted about an hour and a half Sunday.
Navy veteran Jeff McDaniel, left, of Buffalo Grove, chats with event organizer and Marine Corps veteran Marco Dabetic during a drive-through event Sunday to serve holiday meals to veterans.
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Marco Dabetic, a Vietnam War veteran and event organizer, greets fellow veteran Phil Valenzo of South Elgin, in his car, during a drive-through holiday meal distribution for veterans Sunday in Schaumburg. The event was organized by the Trickster Cultural Center and the Rotary Club of Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates.
Ryan Rayburn/for the Daily Herald
Rotarian Bob Fleisher places meals in the trunk of a veteran Sunday during a drive-through event at Chandler's Chophouse & Grille in Schaumburg. Trickster Cultural Center and the Rotary Club of Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates partnered to host the event.
Ryan Rayburn/for the Daily Herald
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