"Homeless vet' fund-raiser set this weekend

Connie Jo Discoe/McCook Gazette

Tim Monzon of McCook portrays a "homeless" vet for a Memorial Day fund-raiser for veterans Sunday through Tuesday. The "hungry and homeless vet" who will set up his "camp" in the parking lot of Schmick's Market in the Westview Plaza will raise awareness of American veterans struggling with financial challenges. Monzon will accept donations to help McCook-area veterans with immediate needs such as utility bills, grocery bills or travel to VA hospitals. The funds collected will be administered by VFW Post No. 1652 of McCook and Barb Ostrum of the McCook office of Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska.