Recruiters March for Paralyzed Vets

Staff Sergeant Ken Hubbard is joined by his daughter
as he completes the recruiters march from Indian River to Petoskey
to raise money for the Paralyzed Veterans of America.

For the second Armed Forces Day in as many years Army recruiters from the Petoskey office have again marched to raise money for the Michigan Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America.

Wearing fully loaded packs, Sergeant First Class Jason Holley, Sergeant First Class Russ Tansey and Staff Sergeant Ken Hubbard made the almost twenty mile trek from Indian River to Petoskey by way of M-68 and US 31 accepting donations from people along the way. The trio left Indian River just after 7 a.m. and made it to their Petoskey waterfront park destination just before 3 p.m.

While donations were down this year, between pre-march donations and ones they collected along the route the group still managed to raise just shy of $630.00 for the PVA. Their largest donor from last year has not made their donation yet but the group is hoping to hear from them in the near future.

Petoskey recruiting office soldiers (left to right in black) Sergeant
First Class Jason Holley, Sergeant First Class Russ Tansey and
Staff Sergeant Ken Hubbard and Paralyzed Veterans of America,
Michigan chapter executive director Michael Harris (seated) after
 the completion of the recruiters Indian River to Petoskey march.

Donations are still being accepted and can be made by calling the Petoskey Army recruiting office at (231) 347-6036 or by contacting Michigan Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America through their website at http://www.michiganpva.org/.