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Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Our Photo Gallery is more than just pictures, it\u2019s a visual story of service, compassion, and community impact. Among our proudest initiatives is the Military Gifting Program (MILGIF), a project born from a heartfelt request in 2007.<\/p>\n

That year, we received a message from a U.S. Army unit of eighty-nine soldiers, both men and women, stationed in Iraq. They asked for personal hygiene items they couldn\u2019t obtain locally. Answering the call, the Yonkers Lions Club launched MILGIF, a small act of service that grew into something extraordinary.<\/p>\n

Over the years, this program expanded to support U.S. Army and Marine Corps units with as many as 500 personnel each, deployed across Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa. We coordinated with military leaders, local merchants, manufacturers, and generous sponsors to assemble and ship pallets of essential hygiene and comfort items.<\/p>\n

Through eight deployments, MILGIF became a powerful example of what\u2019s possible when communities unite for a cause. Our gallery showcases these moments: care packages being assembled, partnerships in action, and the gratitude of those we served.<\/p>\n

We Serve. Think Big. Work Smart.<\/strong>
\nFrom a single request to a program of remarkable growth, MILGIF stands as a testament to the generosity of our patriotic supporters and the spirit of the Yonkers Lions Club.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tabs color=”white” spacing=”20″ gap=”5″ alignment=”center” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1754921117253-3f6640b3-895b” title=”Images”][vc_column_text css=””][\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid css=”” grid_id=”vc_gid:1780351729357-c86ab6f1-572a-9″ include=”641,642,643,644,645,646,647,648,649,650,651″][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”2007″ tab_id=”1754921410899-dd471bd3-9829″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”831″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]OWING ENTIRELY TO THE LARGESS OF ITS GENEROUS<\/strong> PATRIOTIC SUPPORTERS, MILGIF EXPERIENCED ALMOST MAGICAL GROWTH, FROM ITS VERY SERENDIPITOUS BEGINNING<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

OUR MILITARY LIAISONS EMAIL US THEIR REQUESTS FROM OVERSEAS<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]We began with $300.00, operating\u00a0 out of a small spare bedroom in a member\u2019s home in the Bronx.<\/p>\n

In 2007, we responded to a U.S. Army Sergeant\u2019s request for personal hygiene items needed by his unit of 89 male and female Soldiers in Iraq.[\/vc_column_text][vc_masonry_media_grid css=”.vc_custom_1754924656097{padding-bottom: 350px !important;}” grid_id=”vc_gid:1780351729359-4e933255-ba90-4″ include=”832,833″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”2010″ tab_id=”1754921818242-49a89acf-3619″][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]In need of more space, now gifting multiple U.S. Army combat infantry units totaling 500 Soldiers operating in the remote regions of Afghanistan, we moved operations temporarily to a member\u2019s law office in Yonkers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”846″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1754924587947{margin-top: 30px !important;border-top-width: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 20px !important;}”][vc_media_grid css=”” grid_id=”vc_gid:1780351729360-16a26628-866e-1″ include=”848,849,850,851″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”2011″ tab_id=”1754922413892-f1a9480a-bcf2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]Still growing, we moved again to a larger temporary workspace which was located in the basement of a member-owned restaurant in Hawthorne, NY. This enabled us to process a greater volume of freight.[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid css=”” grid_id=”vc_gid:1780351729361-086f98f2-12a2-9″ include=”834,835,836,837″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”2015″ tab_id=”1754924701082-0ee71491-3d28″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]The Rear Detachment Commanding Officer personally led the receiving operation at the Armory, where other deliveries were also received during this deployment.<\/p>\n

Club members and other volunteers repack and stage freight for pick up by U.S. Postal Service.[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid css=”” grid_id=”vc_gid:1780351729362-07f79e52-bdd9-2″ include=”859,860,861,862,863,864,865,866,867″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”2016″ tab_id=”1754925096655-596be01b-2fcf”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]Simultaneously gifting a US Army unit in Iraq, and a USMC unit operating in the Horn of Africa, B Battery 1 BN 258th Field Artillery NYARNG, offered MILGIF permanent <\/em><\/strong>workspace in its Kingsbridge Armory located in Bronx, NY.<\/p>\n

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Working out of our new home in Kingsbridge Armory, and with help from the 258th Field Artillery\u2019s Soldiers, it took just 72<\/p>\n

hours to turn this large amount of freight around, and send it on its way<\/p>\n

to the U.S. Army Signal Corps unit in Iraq that was excitedly awaiting its arrival.[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid css=”” grid_id=”vc_gid:1780351729363-64bc39d7-0057-3″ include=”869,870,871,872,873,874,875,876,877,878,879,880,881,882,883,884,885,886″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”2016″ tab_id=”1754925618768-c9fe2482-80f2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]MILITARY UNITS WE\u2019VE GIFTED DURING EIGHT DEPLOYMENTS\u00a0 SINCE 2007, AND SOME OF OUR COUNTLESS GRATEFUL RECIPIENTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(KEY: FOB \u2013 Forward Operating Base, COP \u2013 Combat Outpost)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid css=”” grid_id=”vc_gid:1780351729364-50794d64-8508-10″ include=”888″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1754926075451-75125b16-cab2″ title=”Images”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]UNITED STATES ARMY<\/strong><\/p>\n

4<\/strong>TH <\/strong>Brigade Combat Team 10<\/strong>TH <\/strong>Mountain Division COP Jaghato, Afghanistan 22 JAN 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SENT FROM KINGSBRIDGE ARMORY, BRONX, NY, ON APRIL 7<\/strong>TH <\/strong>2016, OUR SHIPMENT OF<\/strong><\/p>\n

ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN CARTONS<\/u><\/em><\/strong> ARRIVED JUST ONE WEEK LATER IN IRAQ, ON APRIL 14<\/strong>TH<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

16th Signal Company (TIN) “Copperheads”<\/strong><\/p>\n

a unit of<\/strong><\/p>\n

11th Signal Brigade “Thunderbirds” Fort Hood, TX<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid css=”” grid_id=”vc_gid:1780351729365-50708726-cc70-3″ include=”890,891,892,893,894″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Gallery” tab_id=”1780351347034-70ba019d-3801″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”1072,1073,1074,1075,1076,1077,1078,1079,1080,1081,1082,1083,1084,1085,1086,1087,1088,1089,1090,1091,1092,1093,1094,1095,1096,1097,1098,1099,1100,1101,1102,1103,1104,1105,1106,1107,1108,1109,1110,1111,1112,1113,1114,1115,1116,1117,1118,1119,1120,1121,1122,1123,1124,1125,1126,1127,1128,1129,1130,1131,1132,1133,1134,1135,1136″ img_size=”500×500″ css=””][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”896″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”897″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”898″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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