LENAWEE CO — Gleaner Life Insurance Society’s annual Flag Exchange has raised more than $7,000 to support local veterans.
The Flag Exchange event, held June 11, provided over 150 free American flags to area residents in preparation for Flag Day. Participants donated $1,200, which Gleaner Life then matched to $3,700. The Joseph Wildberg Fund for Veterans, part of the Lenawee Community Foundation, matched the donation again, bringing the total to $7,400.
The funds will help the Disabled American Veterans Lenawee Chapter 20 save for a new shuttle van.
Gleaner employees and community partners presented the donation on June 24.
The Flag Exchange also included a prize drawing. Local resident Joseph Walter won a campfire-themed collection featuring a portable fire pit.
Founded in 1894, Gleaner Life is a not-for-profit fraternal benefit society supporting its members and communities through financial services and volunteer outreach.