Amarillo Purple Heart

Palo Duro High School Air Force JROTC Cadet Paw Htoo with MOPH Commander, Mendell Schelin

MOPH Member Robert Herrera (a Caprock High grad), Cadet Preciado & Chapter 553 Senior Vice Commander Don Roden.

(l-r) Dr. Rodney Gonzalez, Director of the Amarillo VA Hospital System,  Don Roden, Senior Vice-Commander of Chapter 553, Mendell Schelin, Commander of Chapter 553, Ms. Teena Hall, Director of the Housing First Program, and MOPH member, Robert Herrera.

Hereford High School Marine JROTC Cadet Moses Oviedo

MOPH Chapter 553 Officers, Mr. Don Roden (l) & Mr. Mendell Schelin (r) present a $1,000 check to Mr. Bob Heppner, Director of VA Hospital’s Community Living Center, to provide expanded recreational opportunities for the residents of the CLC.

MOPH Chapter 553 Officers, Mr. Don Roden (l) & Mr. Mendell Schelin (r) present a $1,000 check to Ms. Trisha Reid, Director of Civic Engagement, to benefit the VA Hospital’s Clothing Room to provide clothing for Amarillo’s homeless veterans

MOPH Chapter 553 Officers, Mr. Don Roden (l) & Mr. Mendell Schelin (r) present a $1,000 check to Ms. Teena Hall, Director of the Housing First Program to aid Amarillo’s homeless veterans

Participants in the June 6, 2022 check presentations at the Thomas E. Creek VA Hospital.  Mr. Bob Heppner, Director of the Community Living Center; Mr. Don Roden, Senior Vice-Commander, MOPH, Chapter 553; Ms. Trisha Reid, Director of Civic Engagement; Mr. Mendell Schelin, Commander, MOPH Chapter 553; and, Ms. Teena Hall, Director of the Housing First Program.