As of Friday, January 6, our community has donated just under $27 thousand to "Wheels For Our Warriors" fundraising campaign.

Another sizable donation was made Friday, placing us a little over $8,000.00 away from our goal of $35 thousand, when the campaign received a very generous contribution from Cascade Auto Group of $2,500.00. Cascade Auto Group has been an extremely important part of Wheels For Our Warriors since we first launched the fundraiser on November 29th of last year, when they committed to donating $100 for every new Subaru and Honda they sold in December. They also added Wheels For Our Warriors to all of their advertising to help promote the fundraiser to our community.

Last week BI-MART purchased 200 posters to help spread the word about Wheels For Our Warriors. The posters will be placed in the windows of supportive businesses throughout our community, and remain until we achieve the $35 thousand goal needed to purchase the new van for our veterans.

The previous week we received a $10 thousand donation from Carolyn and Michael Sheets, and Merrill Clinic, a Healthcare facility founded by Mr. Sheets about 15 years ago. Mr. Sheets challenged other businesses in our community to join him in contributing to the "Wheels For Our Warriors" campaign to replace the van totaled in the tragic accident.

BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE LIST OF THE MANY GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS.

Watch the official announcement of “Wheels For Our Warriors” fundraising campaign on the cable television program “This Week In Klamath County”. CLICK HERE

Serving on the “Wheels For Our Warriors” fundraising committee are Commissioner Cheryl Hukill, Klamath County; Kathy Pierce, Klamath County Veterans Services; Commander Tom Harmon, Klamath County DAV; Commander Brigitte Marker, Oregon DAV; and Joe Spendolini, Klamath Online.com.

We would like to thank Bob Wynne and his team at Wynne Broadcasting for putting all of their resources into informing the community about the fundraiser and encouraging businesses and citizens to participate. Their constant radio spots have played a huge role in spreading the word throughout our community.

Thank you also to Commander Tom Harmon and Vice Commander Mike Madden and the many volunteers at the local DAV that have organized and distributed donation cans to the many businesses and organizations listed below. Also thank you to the many businesses and organizations that have allowed those cans to be placed in their establishments.

Donations can locations:

Grange Coop                                 National Fitness

Eastside Liquor                              Sears

SOFCU                                          NEW Corp

CED Electric Warehouse                  North Coast Electric

Quackenbush Coffee                       Lithia FORD

Eastside Auto Group                      NAPA Auto Parts

Diamond Home Improvement          Veterans Service Office

Commissioners Office                     Playhouse Tavern

VFW                                            Starvin Marvins

Thunderbird Market                       K Mart

Marine Corp Recruiting                   Fred Meyer

Les Schwab                                  Howards Meat

Diamond S Meat                           Grocery Outlet

Klamath Online would also like to thank the following individuals and organizations for supporting the “Wheels For Our Warriors” fundraising campaign. Because of your generosity, we will restore safe and reliable transportation to ensure our local heroes make it to and from the veterans services they require, and have earned. We will update this list each week of the campaign to recognize the generosity of those that have given.

Cascade Auto Group       

Wynne Broadcasting

Paul Tillson                       Carolyn Sheets                Michael Sheets

Annette Brieske                Merrill Clinic

Larry Hall                         Jon McKellar

Marc Kane                       Jeff Foster

Edward Hadley                 Setsuko Hadley              Robert Morehead

Orlando Williams              George Applegate           Johanna Applegate

Stanton McKee                High Desert Hospice        Kathy Pierce

Mary Lou Beynon             Cheryl Hukill                   Ron Hukill

Kim Forga                       Al Switzer                      DAV Auxiliary Unit 12

Vicki Switzer                    Susan McKellar              Dollar Tree

Brianna Clark                   John Sites                    Norma Sites

Harvest Auto Credit          Erwin Ritter                 Carol Ritter

Bob Salvati                      Trish Salvati                 Mark Bell

Larry Klahn                      Patrons of The American Legion

Herbert Williams               Paul Bentley                 Dorthy Diedrich Edwin Tuhy                     Marie Tuhy                   Frank Kuonen Nell Kuonen                    Patterson Construction  George Wright Lucy Wright                   Gary Maxwell                 Paul Hansen Karen Ivan                     Max Denning                 Klamath Church Activity Fund Lawrence Johnson          Patrica Hull                    David Hull Margaret Dearing           Bobby Dearing               Vonne Wilcox Mary Nobel                    Floyd Cone                    Lillian Yarosh Susan Petterson            Thomas Petterson         M. L. Snedeker Donald Workman            Betty Workman             Paul Rasmussen Patricia Rasmussen         Field E. Flynn                 Corliss Fernlund L. F. Fernlund                 Conover Construction    Mary Ellen Sargent

First Presbyterian Church  Douglas Yates             Kathleen Yates

Charles Shuck                 Enwin Ritter                   Carol Ritter

Patricia Salvati               Robert Salvati                Mark Bell

Larry Klahn                    John Sites                       Norma Sites

Harvest Auto Credit       American Legion             Mason Marker

Brigitte Marker               Phillip Hodge                  Linsey Dike

Buckley's Inspection Svc. Michael Monciardini      Glenda Monciardini

Joan Golden                   David Duffy                    Brenda Duffy

Mary Larson                  Mark Trotman                Dawn Trotman

Steven Goodman          Derosier                         Vigil Strong

Clydenna Strong           William Thompson         W. W. Haught

Anna Haught                Donald Poor                   Carol Poor

Sherry Plumb               Mary Lou Sanchez          Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic

Brian Edgar                  Ava Edgar                      Larry Rick

Sharon Rick

If you would like to make a donation, drop off or mail to:

Veterans Services Office

123 N. 4th Street

Klamath Falls, OR 97601

The local DAV office will also accept contributions but by mail only, because the office is not manned every day of the week. Please mail your contributions to:

Wheels For Our Warriors

C/O Disabled American Veterans

2809 Avalon Street

Klamath Falls, OR 97603-5708

Please make checks payable to: Wheels For Our Warriors

If you would like to help with the “Wheels For Our Warriors” fundraiser, or if you have questions, please send an email to:info@KlamathOnline.com, or call: Joe Spendolini @ 541-892-5460