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<p>PLAINS TWP. &#8212; Some area veterans received a day full of fun, thanks to more than 20 area organizations and countless volunteers.</p><p>About 120 veteran patients residing at the Community Living Center at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center got to participate at an in-house carnival, filled with food, music, gifts and local talent.</p><p>Originally planned to be held outside, volunteers scrambled to get the carnival moved indoors last-minute, due to the unforgiving rain that scattered across the Wyoming Valley this weekend.</p><p>Chief of Volunteer Services Debra Schlosser said the annual event has been going on for 50 years and is a great way for residents to socialize with each other and the organizations that help them.</p><p>&#8220;The whole Northeast community helps put this together, from businesses and organizations to churches and volunteers,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We call it a carnival, but it&#8217;s more of a gift-giving event.&#8221;</p><p>Tables were filled with everyday essential items, such as toiletries and clothing as well as food and drinks.</p><p>When residents entered, they were given a bag and encouraged to go around the tables, taking what they need. Afterward, they enjoyed music and live entertainment. This year, about 10 children visited from the David Blight School of Dance to perform for the veterans. About 10 students from King&#8217;s College also came by to volunteer their time, assisting veterans in filling their bags, among other duties.</p><p>Ann Edwards and Dorothy Collins came to the event, representing the American Legion Auxiliaries. They provided clothing necessities, such as shirts, hats and socks, as well as some reading materials to the patients.</p><p>Edwards, who is the auxiliary&#8217;s hospital representative, said this is just one of the many ways the American Legion helps veterans throughout the year.</p><p>&#8220;We come into the VA a few times a month, helping with bingo and other activities,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We also do a Christmas shopping event later on in the year.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Volunteers assist veterans wheel chairs around tables with gifts set up for the VA Carnival at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center in Plains Township on Sunday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/web1_va2_faa_toned.jpg</photo0><caption0>Volunteers assist veterans wheel chairs around tables with gifts set up for the VA Carnival at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center in Plains Township on Sunday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/web1_va1_faa_toned.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Volunteer Megan Hurwitz pushes the wheelchair of Elwood Zingieser, 90, of Towanda, around a table at the VA Carnival at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center on Sunday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/web1_va1_faa_toned.jpg</photo1><caption1>Volunteer Megan Hurwitz pushes the wheelchair of Elwood Zingieser, 90, of Towanda, around a table at the VA Carnival at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center on Sunday. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Marcella Kester</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div>

Community supports veterans at Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center carnival