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Cheboygan, MI Holds A Huge Fourth of July Fund Raiser For 173rd, 2-503 Welcome Home Party UPDATED

July 8, 2008 · Print This Article

Almost $10,000.00 raised. HOOAH!

Major KUDOS to the people of Cheboygan and northern Michigan for participating in a very successful fund raiser on July 3rd. 

NOTE:  If you are in the Madison, WI or Sault Ste Marie, MI areas there will be fund raisers held in those locations on July 19, 2008.  Details will be posted here soon.

From 9and10 News Cheboygan, MI.

From Cheboygan to Afghanistan With Love
Posted: 7/3/2008

 

A Northern Michigan couple is raising money to give their son’s army unit a proper homecoming party when it returns to Italy in the fall.

Terry and Cheryl Blaskowski lost their son Matt last September during the war in Afghanistan. His unit is based in Italy and will return there after a year of fighting.

“There’s a lot of young soldiers over there that don’t have families,” said Cheryl Blaskowski. “We want to make sure they know how many people care about them.”

In Cheboygan on Thursday night the Blaskowskis held one a in a series of fundraisers. They are trying to collect more than $100,000 to welcome the troops back to their base.

9&10’s Michael Kasiborski and photojournalist Bridgette Pacholka have more from the fundraiser here. Then click on the “Watch Video” link on the left.  The video is fantastic! 

 
Donations (tax deductible) for the fundraising effort can be sent to:
173rd Sky Angels Fund
c/o Terry and Cheryl Blaskowski
PO BOX 164
Cheboygan, MI 49721
 
OR via Paypal using the email address airborne173rdskyangelsfund@yahoo.com
 
We appreciate all of the support and donations we have received to date but are still in full fund raising mode.  Please consider making a tax deductible donation and help us welcome these Soldiers home in true American style.

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One Response to “Cheboygan, MI Holds A Huge Fourth of July Fund Raiser For 173rd, 2-503 Welcome Home Party UPDATED”

  1. SMITTY on August 6th, 2008 12:43 pm

    I AM HUMBLED BY THE PRICE YOU HAVE PAID AND IN AWE OF YOUR EFFORTS TO GIVE THE TROOPS A HOMECOMING. THANK YOU.

    SINCERELY,
    JOHN M. SMITH
    A/2/503
    173D ABN BDE (SEP)
    1969

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