{"id":7968,"date":"2024-11-20T15:22:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T15:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/?p=7968"},"modified":"2024-11-20T20:08:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T20:08:27","slug":"celebrating-our-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/illinois\/arlingtonheights\/blog\/celebrating-our-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7969\" src=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Assisting-Hands-Arlington-Heights-Veteran-Appreciation-Brunch.jpg\" alt=\"Assisting Hands Arlington Heights Veteran Appreciation Brunch\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Assisting-Hands-Arlington-Heights-Veteran-Appreciation-Brunch.jpg 624w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Assisting-Hands-Arlington-Heights-Veteran-Appreciation-Brunch-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Assisting-Hands-Arlington-Heights-Veteran-Appreciation-Brunch-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last week we had the joy of celebrating our Veterans with a series of heartfelt events! In partnership with New Summit Rehabilitation and Healthcare, we hosted a Veterans Appreciation Brunch filled with live music, great company, and a visit from our local Veterans Service Officer, Tanya Reyes. We also made special trips to see our Veteran clients, bringing them treats and surprising them with a U.S. Veteran pin to honor and recognize their service. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What a wonderful week of connection and appreciation! We extend our deepest gratitude to those who have served. Your sacrifices inspire us and it is our honor to support you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7972 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Assisting-Hands-Arlington-Heights-Visiting-Veteran-Clients.jpg\" alt=\"Assisting Hands Arlington Heights Visiting Veteran Clients\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Assisting-Hands-Arlington-Heights-Visiting-Veteran-Clients.jpg 530w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Assisting-Hands-Arlington-Heights-Visiting-Veteran-Clients-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7971\" src=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Assisting-Hands-Arlington-Heights-Celebrate-Our-Veterans.jpg\" alt=\"Assisting Hands Arlington Heights Celebrate Our Veterans\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Assisting-Hands-Arlington-Heights-Celebrate-Our-Veterans.jpg 624w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Assisting-Hands-Arlington-Heights-Celebrate-Our-Veterans-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Assisting-Hands-Arlington-Heights-Celebrate-Our-Veterans-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7973 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Veterans-Affairs-Booth-for-Veterans-Day.jpg\" alt=\"Veterans Affairs Booth for Veterans Day\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Veterans-Affairs-Booth-for-Veterans-Day.jpg 624w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Veterans-Affairs-Booth-for-Veterans-Day-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/Veterans-Affairs-Booth-for-Veterans-Day-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Want to learn more about our home care services and <a href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/illinois\/arlingtonheights\/services\/va-home-health-care\/\">VA care services<\/a>? Contact Assisting Hands Home Care in Arlington Heights, IL at <a href=\"tel:(847) 499-1307\">(847) 499-1307<\/a> for more information or to set up a free in-house consultation.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we had the joy of celebrating our Veterans with a series of heartfelt events! In partnership with New Summit Rehabilitation and Healthcare, we hosted a Veterans Appreciation Brunch filled with live music, great company, and a visit from our local Veterans Service Officer, Tanya Reyes. We also made special trips to see our Veteran clients, bringing them treats&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[118,226],"class_list":["post-7968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-community-events","tag-va-care"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating Our Veterans | Assisting Hands Arlington Heights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Last week we had the joy of celebrating our Veterans with a series of heartfelt events! 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