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newlenoxpatriot.com News the New Lenox Patriot | March 22, 2018 | 11 WWIA luncheon brings happiness, healing to Purple Heart veterans Tenth annual event brings in more than $25K for foundation Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor “In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows,” is something Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote. And nature is where the Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation takes Purple Heart veterans for healing because some scars take more than surgery and stitches to heal. “They basically let them know that there are other people out there that feel the same way they do,” said Chris DeMik, who organizes the fundraising luncheon at the Thomas E. Hartung American Legion Post 1977 each year. “They don’t just go to the VA, and they give them a pill and say, ‘here you go.’...They actually take them out hunting and fishing and find their own inner peace again, to find what they did had a purpose, and they didn’t just go out there to do it. “They had a job to do, and whether they may feel bad or guilty about something that they do realize there are other people out there in the same situation, and can share the same experiences that they can open up about, and not keep it inside and let it rot inside of them. They can actually share it with them and say, ‘Oh my god, you know how I feel.’” The event raised more than $26,000, and with donations still coming in from the March 10 event, DeMik is confident they will break the $27,000 mark this year. In the past decade, the luncheons have brought in more than $110,000 for the organization, making their Manhattan resident Bill Mancke, a three-time Purple Heart recipient from World War II, is recognized during the event. fundraisers some of the most profitable ever for the WWIA. Healing hurts through nature has been done before, and there are many organizations that help veterans of our armed forces, but DeMik said he decided to and continues to support the organization because of how much they do for veterans and how little overhead and administrative costs they have. According to the Apollo Beach, Florida based organization’s website, “88 percent of all donations directly supports WWIA field activities.” For the 10-year anniversary, New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann spoke at the event, which he has done in the past, and DeMik said there were 14 Purple Heart recipients who attended as well. “In previous years, it was just the members of the WWIA, so it was really nice to have that outreach of purple hearts,” said DeMik, who said many purple heart veterans do not talk about what they are going through. “I think they’re starting to feel comfortable that they can come to a place where they’re being appreciated and accepted.” DeMik estimated that he put in at least 600 hours working on the luncheon, which is a daunting task to try to top each year. While it would be less work for him to hand off the reigns, he said he can’t do that because he is invested in the cause and feels so strongly for what they stand for. “Our current way of life, all of us, we wouldn’t have our freedom of speech without a veteran. We wouldn’t have our right to talk and do what we can without a veteran,” he said. “... Everybody has an opinion, but, yet, people don’t realize they’re allowed to express it here. And, they have to thank a veteran for that.” He said he believes the mission of the WWIA saves lives, because many veterans are at risk for mental health issues and suicide. “There was some experiences that were told to me of people that contemplated suicide, but this organization saved them,” DeMik said, “and that’s why I do what I do. If you can save and reach out to one person, you’ve done your job.” The luncheon raises money through raffles, which this year included an AR- 556 from Gibbs Custom Gunsmithing in Manhattan, a Kimber Micro DC, a Winchester Model 94 Cowboy Commemorative, a liquor basket, a bicycle from FnA Bicylces in New Lenox and (Left to right) American Legion Post 1977 Commander Dan Drzymalla, Kellie DeMik, Chris DeMik and Wounded Warriors in Action founder John McDaniels pose for a picture March 10 during the Wounded Warriors in Action Luncheon hosted in New Lenox. Photos by Brittney DeMik more than 100 other raffle baskets. With concerns from people around the country about gun ownership and laws as high as ever, DeMik said they take the necessary precautions to make sure that the people taking home the guns are doing so legally. DeMik said winners of the guns must have a valid FOID card and go through the entire legal process before they are given the gun. Without that, the gun will be held for them until they get those things. If enough time lapses and they don’t complete those requirements, like it did this year for a gun won seven years ago, DeMik will re-raffle it off. “Part of being a hunter and part of being somebody who has firearms is respect, and you’ve got to go through the process,” DeMik said about the gun raffle. “... We believe in firearm safety, and we don’t believe in having the wrong people getting firearms either.” Bob Spychalski BROKER •CustomizedMarketingCampaign •Freeprofessional&dronephotography •Strongonline&socialmediaexposure •5starZillowagent •FrankfortResident 630.728.8490 BOB SPYCHALSKI ILC 8509 0318
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