Our office is working in partnership with the Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart to raise money for the benefit of the Citrus County Veteran’s Foundation during the month of November. For 2010, as a result of the generosity of our citizens, we were able to contribute over $5,400 to the Veteran's Foundation and provided 104 flags to citizens.

The Veteran’s foundation supports the Citrus County Veteran’s Service Office with funds to provide short-term monetary assistance to honorably discharged veterans and surviving spouses with urgent financial needs. Educational activities inform the community at-large about local veterans’ needs and inform the veterans’ community of available financial assistance and social services. For further information about this organization, please call (352) 527-5411.

Citizens can purchase specialty license plates for individual branches of the Armed Forces, U.S. Paratrooper plate, or the “Florida Salutes Veterans” Specialty plate. The fee charged for each plate goes into the Veterans Trust Fund for the operation and maintenance of critically needed Veterans’ Homes in Florida. From our home page, www.tc.citrus.fl.us, click on “Motor Vehicles” and choose “Specialty Plates” to view and read information about these license plates.

Please call (352) 341-6500 for more information about this fundraising campaign or specialty license plates. Thank you for your continuing support of Citrus County Veterans.