MONTICELLO – The Monticello and Woodridge Kiwanis Clubs got together once more for a joint venture to honor veterans by presenting the Sullivan County Veterans Service Agency and Action Toward Independence with little gifts and greeting cards from the Kiwanis members as well as hand-made cards contributed by the Kiwanis service leadership clubs, including the Fallsburg and Monticello High School Key Clubs and the Aktion Club of Sullivan County, which is sponsored by Monticello and Woodridge Kiwanis and comprised of members with disabilities from the Arc of Greater Hudson Valley, the Center for Discovery and New Hope Community.

The gifts and cards will be distributed to veterans, including homeless and disabled individuals served by both agencies, and patients at the local nursing homes and hospitals as well as Castle Point and Albany Veterans Hospital. The items consist of personal toiletry, body lotion, razors, socks, crosswords and find the word puzzles, playing cards, hats, gloves, candy, etc. This is one of the Kiwanis Clubs’ favorite joint ventures every year hoping that the veterans who receive the beautifully crafted cards and gifts will smile knowing the Sullivan County residents – young and old- have not forgotten them on their special day.

For more information about Kiwanis activities, visit the Facebook Pages for Monticello, NY Kiwanis Club or Kiwanis of Woodridge, NY Foundation.