SUNY Plattsburgh Campaign Class to Host Fundraiser for North Country Honor Flight
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. According to the National World War II Museum, 430 World War II veterans pass away each day, making now the time to honor our veterans.
SUNY Plattsburgh’s public relations campaign class has teamed with North Country Honor Flight to honor North Country WWII and Korean War veterans.
On Wednesday, March 9, SUNY Plattsburgh public relations students and North Country Honor Flight will host a fundraising event from 4 to 9 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings in Plattsburgh, New York.
The event is part of Operation: Greatest Generation, a public relations campaign that aims to assist North Country Honor Flight’s mission to fly World War II and Korean War veterans to Washington, D.C., to see their respective war memorials free of charge.
Buffalo Wild Wings will donate 10 percent of dine-in purchases, alcohol excluded, when patrons mention North Country Honor Flight, during an evening also designed to inform community members about Honor Flight and locate WWII veterans who have not gone on an honor flight.
North Country Honor Flight Director Barrie Finnegan sees the event as a great aid to the organization’s mission.
“Being a fundraiser, it is going to help us put those planes in the air, which is a very expensive proposition to begin with,” says Finnegan, who also noted the event can serve as a great opportunity to boost community awareness of North Country Honor Flight.
Posted: March 3rd, 2016 under Business News, Education News, General News, Northern NY News.