Colorado Aviation Business Association, LA VFW #2411 and Santa Fly in For Veterans

Description: The Colorado Aviation Business Association Flew into Las Animas Airport to meet Santa and Volunteers to distribute Christmas meals and toys to 83 Southeast Colorado veterans and their families. (Photos By: Andrew Brassfield)

CABA and VFW #2411 2021 Report

By Pam Valdez

CABA is the Colorado Aviation Business Association who provides Christmas gifts for veterans in need all over Colorado consisting of food and toys. This was our fifth year of participating.

The VFW Coordinator this year was Ron Davies. Four planes landed in Las Animas on December 5, with 8 pilots and one plane, and on December 6, with two pilots.

Thirteen community members (1-VFW, 6 Aux, and 6 non-affiliated) and three children were there to welcome the pilots and planes and unload the goods.

Santa showed up again this year (who is also a Veteran)!

The goods were taken to VFW Post #2411 and a hot meal was served to the pilots on December 5th, in appreciation of their time and effort toward this great program.

We are waiting to hear the poundage of food and toys that were delivered and distributed as follows:

Lamar: 11 veterans and 5 family members (2 kids)

La Junta: 7 veterans and 7 family members (6 kids)

Hasty: 8 veterans and 5 family members

Las Animas: 34 Veterans and 31 family members (14 kids)

Fort Lyon: 15 Veterans

BCHCC (nursing home and assisted living facility): 8 veterans

Totals: 83 Veterans – 48 family members (22 children) were helped this year.

Three Counties are presented for distribution. The crocheted hats and blankets and toiletries were an added gift for our nursing home and homeless Veterans. A small amount of remaining food was distributed to Las Animas Helping Hands.

Thanks to all who provided and helped!

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