On behalf of the James D. Piper,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Post 12118 Copperopolis, Ca. I
would like to thank the following businesses and individuals through-out
Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties for their support and generous donations to our
annual Spaghetti Feed and Silent Auction held on May 11, 2013;
IGA-Payless Market (Copperopolis)
Micki & Larry’s Sports Pub, Umpqua Bank of Copperopolis, Alcal Specialty
Contracting, Inc. (Art Gardner), Alchemy Market & Café, Angels Camp Veterinary
Hospital, Angels Theatre, Arnold Rental, Bark & Bubbles, Chloe &
Zoey’s, CVS, Susan Cloud’s “Hair for You, Copper Cellars, Copper Valley Nails,
Flourish Apparel & Gifts, Froggy’s Auto Wash & Lube, Frogs Tooth Vineyards, Glory Hole Sports, Golden State Cellular,
Griff’s BBQ & Grill, Greenhorn Creek Resort, J.C. Thrift, Kautz Ironstone
Vineyards, Klipz Salon, Marisollo Tasting Bar, Middletons, Mike’s Pizza,
Murphys Grill, Murphys Historic Hotel, O.A. R. S., Pamela’s shear Perfection,
Pamela Rocky Massage, Panini’s Italian Grill, Peppermint Stick ice Cream
Parlor, Round Table Pizza, Saddle Creek Resort, Salon Soleil, Snaps Coffee
House, Spence Ranch Feed & Supply, Stories in Stone, Sun China Restaurant,
Swindeman Hardware, Tanglez Salon, Town Hall Arts, Tractor Supply Co. (Sonora),
Turners Wild West and Val Du Vino Winery.
I would also like to thank the
Copperopolis community for supporting your local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
12118. Your support allows us to continue our programs and events such as;
Voice of Democracy, Patriots pen, Teacher of the Year, State and National VFW
Programs, and most importantly information and assistance to our fellow
Veterans.
Our deepest thanks go to Charity
Maness and the Copper Gazette for all the support and devotion to the James D.
Piper VFW Post 12118. As many of you may or may not know, Charity was the
impetus that brought the local veterans together. She never slowed down, never wavered
and her enthusiasm for our organization is still unequaled.
And last but certainly not the
least, I wish to thank all the Comrades of Post 12118 that made this year’s
Spaghetti Feed a success. Our Chef and assistants; Gary Taylor, Rich Meyer, Rich
Dost, Jay Hennell, Robert Bradway, Albert Putney, Don Shand, Danny Thomas, Rick
Westberg did a fantastic job of preparing and serving great spaghetti with all
the fixings, Tony Alexander and Steve Gilbert at the door for tickets and Micki
& Larry Phillips, they kept the drinks flowing for the thirsty crowd.
Again, Thanks to everyone.
Sincerely,
Al Gilbert, Commander
James D. Piper VFW Post 12118
Copperopolis, Ca.
