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- Thank you card from Verla and Ward Sterett
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- Thank you note from Jerry Bekeleski received January 23, 2018
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- Thank you letter for 31 August 2017 Lapghan Distribution at Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL
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- Thank you note from Veteran David Danielson received on 20 August 2017
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- Thank you email from Johnny and Christine Darmon received on 9 August 2017
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- Thank you email from Christiane Turner received on 26 July 2017
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- Thank you letter from Veteran Randy McCarthy received on 21 July 2017
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- Thank you letter from Veteran Bob Wildenradt received on 21 July 2017
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- Thank you card from Retired Staff Sergeant West received 21 July 2017
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- Thank you letter for 13 June 2017 Lapghan Distribution at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL
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- Thank you card from Colonel Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home received 12 June 2017
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- Thank you card from Immanuel Lutheran Kare-9 Comfort Dog Team for distributing lapghans at the Boone County Veterans Brunch and Seminar
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- Thank you letter for 2 February 2017 Lapghan Distribution at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL
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- Thank you letter from Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI for February 8, 2017 Distribution.
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- Thank you card from USMC Veteran Elizabeth Carville Received 30 December 2016
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- Thank you letter for participating in 2016 Top of Illinois Veterans Stand Down in Rockford, IL
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- Thank you letter for participating in 2016 Veterans’ Stand Down and Welcome Home in Freeport, IL
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- Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans is a member of the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce
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- Thank you card from Veteran Bruce Conrad received 6 July 2016
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- Thank you card from Veteran Harry Peck, Sr. and his wife Diane received 4 July 2016
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- Thank you letter from Rockford VA Outpatient Clinic for lapghan distributions on April 27 and May 10, 2016
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- Thank you letter from William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI for June 7, 2016 Distribution
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- Thank you card from Debi Hetland received 20 May 2016
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- Thank you card from Veteran Dan Wojtas received 4 May 2016
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- Thank you letter from Active Duty Reservist and Fire Chief Rob Martin. Pictured are Rob Martin with volunteer Sally Paugels.
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- Thank you email from SFC Melissa Brooker of the Army National Guard 44 Chemical Battalion received 29 April 2016
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- Charlotte pictured with Army National Guard 44 Chemical Battalion
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- Thank you email from Veterans Harry van Beetz and Frank Stekelberg received 29 April 2016
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- Thank you card from Mrs. Corson’s class received 19 March 2016
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- Thank you card from Ron and Sondra Thrush received 14 March 2016
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- Thank you letter from Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI for January 21, 2016 Distribution.
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- Thank you letter from William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI for December 16, 2015 Distribution
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- Thank you note from Raymond Schultz received 4 December 2015
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- Thank you card from Roger Oldejeans received 4 December 2015
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- Thank you card from Virgil Israelson and Karen Kuehn received 24 November 2015
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- Thank you card from Jeff Blum received 24 November 2015
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- Thank you card from Dean and Claudia Pihl received 18 November 2015
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- Thank you letter from Housing 4 Our Vets received 18 November 2015
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- Thank you letter from Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI for November 5, 2015 Distribution.
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- Thank you card from Edward and Michael Buhl received 13 November 2015
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- Thank you letter from Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI for November 5, 2015 Distribution.
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- Thank you letter for participating in the 2014 Top of Illinois Veterans Stand Down on Oct. 30, 2015
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- Thank you card from Roy and Linda Hicks received 28 October 2015
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- Thank you card from Veteran Kevin McHugh received 15 October 2015
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- Thank you card from Juli Wicisnski on behalf of Veteran G. Victor Martin received 29 September 2015
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- Thank you letter from Emma and Eddie Mathis received 17 September 2015
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- Thank you card from WWII Veteran Bob Wingfield received 17 September 2015
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- Thank you Facebook Comment from Sandi Muszytowski McCormick posted 10 September 2015
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- Thank you card from Robert Brenner received 10 September 2015
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- Thank you email from Jeff Davis received 10 September 2015
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- Thank you card from Lowell Wagner received 14 August 2015
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- Thank you card from Ernie and Gloria Mowers received 12 August 2015
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- Thank you card from Warren and Barb Cunningham received 3 August 2015
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- Thank you card from William J. McHugh received 30 July 2015
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- Thank you card from Gerald Knox received 17 July 2015
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- Thank you card from Rodney “Bucky” Weaver received 16 July 2015
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- Thank you letter from Housing 4 Our Vets for July 31, 2015 Distribution.
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- Thank you card from Larry Baker received 9 July 2015
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- Thank you email from Donna Lord Fisher received 18 June 2015
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- Thank you letter from William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI for June 18, 2015 Distribution.
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- Thank you card from Robert Larson received 17 June 2015
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- Comment on Moogly Patterns by volunteer Kat Finnegan posted 13 June 2015
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- Thank you email from Milana Herman received 1 June 2015
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- Thank you card from Rose Wegner and the American Legion Auxiliary received 16 April 2015
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- Thank you letter from William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI for April 2, 2015 Distribution
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- Thank you card and Easter Greetings from Jim and Susie Knepper received 2 April 2015
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- Thank you card from Ginny and Hank Matthies received 21 March 2015
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- Thank you card from Donald L. Anderson Sr. received 12 March 2015
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- Thank you email from Mr. & Mrs. Dean Johnson received 27 February 2015
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- Thank you card from Albert Heuer received 2 February 2015
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- Thank you letter from William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI for December 4, 2014 Distribution
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- Thank you email from the Mother of an active-duty Army Soldier October 17, 2014
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- Thank you letter for participating in the 2014 Top of Illinois Veterans Stand Down on Oct. 31, 2014
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- Thank you letter from William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI for September 4, 2014 Distribution
Newspaper Articles
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- March 5, 2017 “Garden Prairie United Church of Christ donates to Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans” in The Belvidere Daily Republican
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- July 10, 2016 “Sgt. P’s Lapghans Hosts First Annual 3K/5K Run/Walk” in The Belvidere Daily Republican
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- June 28, 2016 “Sgt. P’s Lapghans Receives VFW Foundation Donation” in The Belvidere Daily Republican
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- June 21, 2016 “Shopko Foundation Makes Donation to Local Nonprofit” in The Belvidere Daily Republican
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- June 17, 2016 “Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans Celebrates Another Milestone” in The Belvidere Daily Republican (Full color pdf linked below)
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- WIFR coverage of 1000th lapghan distribution on June 10, 2016
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- May 27, 2016 “Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans Gives Back to Heritage Woods Veterans” in The Belvidere Daily Republican Page 1 of 2
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- May 27, 2016 “Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans Gives Back to Heritage Woods Veterans” in The Belvidere Daily Republican Page 2 of 2
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- April 28, 2016 “Stand Down in McHenry Connects Veterans With Services” in The Northwest Herald
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- January 2016 “Belvidere VFW Post 1461 – a Busy Place!” in North Central Illinois Bingo Bugle Vol. XXVII No. 1
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- August 2, 2015 in The Belvidere Daily Republican
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- Area Crafters Donate Lapghans for Veterans published on February 26, 2015 in The Belvidere Daily Republican
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- December 11, 2014 in The Belvidere Daily Republican
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- November 11, 2014 in The Belvidere Daily Republican
PDF versions of Newspaper Articles:
Television Coverage
WREX: Inspiring 815: Charlotte Kennedy Aired January 12, 2018 VIDEO
WREX: Inspiring 815: Charlotte Kennedy Aired January 12, 2018
WIFR coverage of 1000th Lapghan Presentation Aired June 10, 2016
WIFR Video coverage of 100th Lapghan Presentation to WWII Veteran Aired February 19, 2015
WREX: Tight ‘knit’ community group honors veterans with special blankets