Adrian, MI – On November 11th, 2023 103.9fm WLEN and 95.3fm WQTE Radio Stations hosted the 18th Annual Thank a Vet day. This day is in celebration of Veterans Day and is an event to raise funds and awareness for homeless and other veterans in need in Lenawee County.
$47,551.49 was raised in 12 hours for the “Veterans Dire Need Fund” distributed through Housing Help of Lenawee. WLEN and WQTE staff, local veterans’ organizations and area business people stood curbside and collected funds to support local veterans; these funds are distributed throughout the year to local veterans for assistance with rent, mortgage payments to avoid foreclosure, utility bills, rental facilities to store possessions when they are displaced, transportation stipends and for things as simple as a pair of boots to secure employment.
Again, this year TLC Community Credit Union joined WLEN and WQTE with a matching funds program, matching donations to the Happy Hundred Club by 50%, which raised an additional $8,000.00 from TLC. In addition, DiggyPod of Tecumseh donated $12,500 to the cause. To date over $500,000.00 has been raised in this event and distributed to local veterans in Lenawee County.
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* In the Featured Image (left to right) Brandi Johns, Member Service Representative – TLC Community Credit Union, Suzanne Miller, Vice President Marketing – TLC Community Credit Union, Kathy Williams – Marketing Executive WLEN/WQTE, Julie Koehn – General Manager WLEN/WQTE, Jeff Brehmer, President/CEO – TLC Community Credit Union, Bailey Damon, Vice President Branch Operations – TLC Community Credit Union, Alisha Morton, Vice President Mortgage Operations – TLC Community Credit Union, Claudia Annoni, Executive Director – Housing Help of Lenawee*