BRANFORD ROTARY SALUTES VETERANS AT LUNCHEON

BRANFORD ROTARY CELEBRATES
VETERANS

                     For the seventh year in a row the Branford Rotary Club will
observe Veterans’ Day by hosting a luncheon for the veterans being serviced by
the Eastern Blind Rehabilitation Center in the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West
Haven; members of the American Legion Sundquist-Corcoran
Post, headed by Commander Rich Hanson; and Branford Veterans of Foreign Wars
with Elliott Hastings as Commander. The
luncheon will recognize several dozen veterans who served in all branches of the
US military and were deployed in a variety of campaigns including Operation
Desert Storm, the Korean conflict, European theater of WW II, Iran,
Afghanistan, and the Normandy invasion.

                        The
luncheon will be held at the Italian-American Social Club, 40 Hamre Lane,
Branford, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, at 12:00. 

                        The
attendees from the Blind Center have temporarily left their homes to receive
rehabilitative training in the areas of computer access, orientation and
mobility, low vision living, manual skills, and living skills, for a period of
six weeks depending on the severity of the vision loss in order to return home
with improved functionality.

                        This
event is again coordinated by Rotarian Nelson Bernabucci, who himself served
with the US Navy as a Seabee in New Guinea during World War II. Nelson can be
contacted at 203/488-5450 for event information.

                        Members
of the Branford High School Music Makers, directed by Cathy Ann Roding, will
provide musical entertainment. 
Selections to be performed include traditional American patriotic music
and the representative songs from each branch from the armed forces.

                        The
Rotary Club of Branford is an organization of women and men representing a
cross-section of local business and professional leaders, living and/or
employed in Branford, who work as volunteers on a variety of local and
international projects to improve the quality of life in their home and world
communities. Call president, Ed Vescovi, 203/415-9191, or visit www.branfordrotary.org
for membership information.