Recently, Springfield Elks Veterans chairperson, Vicki Siliski applied for a Spotlight Grant through Elks National for The Veterans Place in Northfield, Vt. She received back a sum of $2000 for her efforts.
The criteria for the grant for homeless veterans at the The Veterans Place home in Northfield is to provide them with useful items to be used by the Veterans. For this project, the $2000 is going to help the home to purchase new box spring and mattresses for 26 rooms that they have for the Veterans. This amount won’t buy for all 26 rooms but it will go a long way to help them complete their project.
The home was formally the Northfield Hospital which was turned into a home for homeless Veterans trying to get back on their feet. The Veterans may stay there for two years then the home will help them by donating things for their next home or apartment. They supply them with kitchen utensils, furniture and goods to set up their home. This program is helped by the VA Hospital in White River Jct., Vt. who screens the applicants from their patients in White River.
Caption for pic: L to r; Elks member Eugene Siliski, Administrative manager Karen Boyce, Elks Vet’s chairperson PER Vicki Siliski, Elks member Gloria Gunn and Vet resident at the home Bill Carrier.
News item submitted by Michael Gunn