Up To Date: Vets and Fraternal’s Hit $12M Raised for Charity

On the heels of the announcement that the OVFCC has helped raise over $12 million for local and national charities and organizations, the Columbus Dispatch tells the story about how the system is still working:

More than a year after state officials temporarily pulled the plug on video raffle machines at veterans posts and fraternal lodges, the wheels are still spinning, and money is flowing.

 

The Ohio Veterans and Fraternal Charitable Coalition said yesterday that video raffles have generated $12 million for a variety of Ohio charities in the past three years. The money has benefited vets groups and other charities, such as Buckeye Boys State, Special Olympics and the Wright-Patterson Airmen & Family Readiness Center, which received $100,000 for emergency financial help, employment and counseling for active-duty military families.

You can read Alan Johnson’s whole story in the online edition of today’s Columbus Dispatch.