Dyer Difference Award Celebrates Heroes
Dyer Sales Associate Josel Infante, Southeast Florida Honor Flight Operations Manager Eric Stein, General Manager Jonathan Holmes, Honor Flight volunteer Dr. Shamsher Singh, WWII Veterans, John Dulo and Ray Glansberg, Southeast Florida Honor Flight Director Christine Brady, Dyer Finance Manager Reese Horstman.
On Saturday, April 6, Southeast Florida Honor Flight will celebrate an amazing milestone – its 50th Honor Flight mission and the 50th time the volunteer organization has flown WWII, Korean, and Vietnam veterans to Washington, DC, for a day filled with honor, respect, and celebration of the service of the veterans. For most of the 3,816 veterans who have gone on the Southeast Florida Honor Flight trip, it’s the first time experiencing the monuments which were created to honor them. For many, the trip marks one of the final chapters of their lives and one of their proudest moments. Honor Flight matches volunteer guardians, who train to care for their veteran and pay for the privilege of accompanying a veteran. An all-volunteer organization, Honor Flight volunteers also raise fund for each flight, which costs around $140,000. Members of the Dyer staff and family, many former veterans, have participated as Honor Flight guardians and are delighted to help Southeast Florida Honor Flight celebrate its 50th mission with the March Dyer Difference Award.
In Indian River County, the March Dyer Difference Award celebrates the Vero Beach High School Baseball Team, which has been invited to Washington, DC, for a different reason – to participate in a Spring Break Tournament. While in DC, members of the team will not only ‘play ball’ but will also explore the history of their country and the city which houses the center of our nation’s government. They will also represent Indian River County while learning, playing, and growing stronger as a team and as members of a community and the nation’s future. To help ensure that the trip can happen and the members of the team can participate in this once-in-a-lifetime event, the March Dyer Difference Award will support the Diamond Booster Club and its efforts on behalf of the Vero Beach High School Baseball team.
The Dyer Difference Award is all about celebrating the beauty and kindness in our midst. For the Dyer family and the members of the Dyer staff, the award and the $6,000 in donations made monthly between the St. Lucie and Indian River Counties are all about helping to make a positive difference in the community. For the recipients, it’s an acknowledgement of their tireless efforts to do the same and a much-needed financial boost to help further their missions. If you’d like to nominate a non-profit organization for the Dyer Difference Award, please visit www.dyerdifference.org or find Dyer Difference on Facebook.
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