Amarillo Purple Heart

Cadet Kat’lyn Gonzales; presenters; Chapter Sr-Vice Commander Don Roden (r) and Robert Herrera (l)

Cadet Taylie Wheeler; presenter; Chapter Commander Mendell Schelin

Cadet Olivia McLaurin; presenter, Chapter Commander Mendell Schelin

Cadet Sofia Enriquez; presenter; Chapter Commander, Mendell Schelin

MOPH Commander, Mendell Schelin, Sr-Vice Commander, Don Roden, and Robert Herrera, present $1,000 checks for the VA’s Community Living Center (CLC), Clothing Room and Housing First Program to VA Director Rodney Gonzales (2^nd from the left and members of his staff)

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.