Veterans' Luncheon

The Town of St. Albans held its second Veterans’ Luncheon on November 9th. This year, we had the event catered by Perley’s Catering right here in St. Albans. The delicious lasagna was paired perfectly with homemade yeast rolls by Hollie Stedman and desserts made by volunteers from the Jonathan Bowman Center for Enrichment.

We would like to say a big thank you to Sue Bowman, her volunteers, Town of St. Albans employees, Plymouth Card Makers, and the Harold J Crosby Community Band. Sue and her trusty volunteers are always willing to help any way they can and Sue is always so generous with donating the kitchen and gym for the event each year. The employees for the town look forward to offering a hand for setup, serving food, and clean-up at the end of each event. The Fire Department comes with a large group of people who are always looking to assist in any way possible. The same could be said for Selectwoman, Sandy Cooper, and Administrative Assistant, Sam Fencer. Both are the first to ask what they can do without needing to be asked. The Harold J Crosby Community Band was a perfect touch to the on-going tradition as they provided a great choice of songs to be played for the special event, as well as the Plymouth Card Makers who passed around heartfelt cards to each Veteran.

Finally-and most importantly-the final thank you goes out to our Veterans’ and their loved ones. Everyone who serves for any branch of the military deserves to be honored to the highest extent as they fight for the freedom that is most often taken for granted. The same can be said for the loved ones as they wait patiently for the return of loved ones and care for everything at home. We are truly fortunate to be surrounded by selfless individuals who fight so hard for our country.

We are already looking forward to next year’s Veterans’ Luncheon and encourage all the Veterans’ in town to join us on their special day of thanks.