Operation: Sweet Appreciation Letter of Appreciation   8/23

     I received a letter yesterday from a soldier in Mosul, Iraq and would
like to share it with the Union.
     I was quite moved by the response and hope everyone that reads the
letter comes away with a sense of pride in our accomplishments over the
past few years of being able to help the Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
know they are not forgotten by us here in the states.

    With this being said, I would like to invite this soldier to come to a Union meeting
when she returns, with the Executive Boards approval. This would be
something that I for one would never forget.
     Having first hand feedback on making a difference in a soldier's life is
important and knowing that the money we collected as a Union really did
make a difference. The best part is that the cookies we sent benefited
OUR neighbors that are serving in Iraq! This to me is the reason I do what I do for
the Troops and the Veterans.

     Please have this posted to the Local 1050 Veterans page so we all can be proud of our accomplishment with
Operation: Sweet Appreciation 2011 "Combat Cookies".

              -Jesse Deel UAW Local 1050 Veteran's Committee Chair

A copy of the letter is seen below↓↓↓

UAW LOCAL 1050 VETERANS COMMITTEE REPORT   July, 2011

       UAW LOCAL 1050 Veterans Committee consists of 17 members and numerous volunteers. Our committee serves our local's members and veterans where ever they may be.

       As a committee, we have partnered with our company’s community action grant to fund and support Christmas In July at Wade Park VA Hospital to serve over 700 meals this past July. Marking our 14^th year providing meals and toiletries for the Veterans.

       We have also partnered with Northeast Ohio Girl Scout Council of Lorain County to sell over    $2,300 worth of cookies at our plant which were packaged and mailed overseas to troops serving there. This is our 3rd year with the Girl Scouts Cookies for Troops program.

       We collect old Flags at our gates during the month of May for proper disposal on Flag Day in June, this has become real popular with our members who bring their old flags to us year around. We have had great support with the proper disposal of the flags on Flag Day.

       We also have a color guard detail that performs flag ceremonies at our hall and company flag poles for Veterans Day, Workers Memorial Day, Memorial Day and of course Flag Day. These ceremonies are very well received and attended by our members.

       Our committee would like to INVITE the Region 2B Veterans Council and any members of the region to join us for any of our events. Most of these events can be found on our Local's web site.

Best regards,

UAW LOCAL 1050 Veterans Committee

Veterans Chair – Jesse Deel