They gave us their all then
We give back some now.
Young John Cornelius
We Support the Cornelius Veterans Hospital Raffle, and We Need Your Help
Three holiday weekends a year (Memorial Day, Veteran's Day and 4th of July) the Sedona Village Rotary Club puts up a tent in front of Clark's Market- Sedona. We sell tickets for the Cornelius Veterans Hospital Benefit raffle drawing that will be held at the end of the weekend. Prizes are gift certificates that have been donated by local businesses. There are often multiple winners.
The proceeds from the project go directly toward providing the long-term residents of the VA hospital with personal comfort items that are not provided by the hospital.
The Cornelius Veterans Hospital Benefit Raffle was established 19 years ago by a local VOC resident, the late Lt. John Cornelius (US Army). Since its inception, this project has directly contributed over $250,000 to help veterans who need personal items and toiletries not provided by the hospital. The Rotary Club of Sedona Village has joined the project organizers to assure this needed support for our hospitalized veterans continues; likewise, we ask you to join with us to support our veterans.More about Lt. John Cornelius -
Project Purpose
The donations you give are used to provide items of comfort and convenience to the vets. For example, a wheelchair-bound female vet needed a bra. Bras are not part of the clothing issued and she had no way to shop for it herself. Funds from the raffle provided the bra she needed.
A vet whose hands are too shaky to tie his shoe laces needed shoes with Velcro strap shoes - not provided by VA, so provided with the raffle funds.
Books/puzzles/etc. are provided to help lonely vets entertain themselves. A soft colorful blanket may be provided that a vet can call his/her own instead of the normal hospital drab white hospital blanket. These are things that give them better quality of life and dignity.
You can donate now however much you want to the cause.