Proceeds from Aurora golf outing goes to nonprofits serving veterans

Posted November 09, 2021 10:00 pm

Submitted by City of Aurora

Aurora began its Veterans Day celebration early by paying honor and funds for those who have served the nation.

During the Nov. 9 city council meeting, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, a U.S. Army veteran, was honored to present checks to military veterans and to food pantries that serve them.

Proceeds from an annual golf outing were distributed to the Fox Valley Marines Detachment 1233 for $15,000, and another $12,000 was distributed to two Aurora food pantries.

Both the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry and the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry received $6,000 to support their efforts to help veterans in need.

The Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry, 834 N. Highland Ave. in Aurora, offers a veterans' pantry weekly from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. For more information, contact (630) 897-5431 or info@mariewilkinsonfoodpantry.org. Visit mariewilkinsonfoodpantry.org.

The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, 1110 Jericho Road in Aurora, regularly offers pantry dates for veterans and their families, including the annual Veterans Day Pantry. For details, call (630) 897-2127 or visit www.aurorafoodpantry.org/veterans/. Food pantry distribution hours are: 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Thursday.

To learn more about the Fox Valley Marines Detachment 1233, visit www.facebook.com/FoxValleyMarines/.

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