Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 391, Sonora, CA

See you on the4 4th

With the help of the community, our 2023 Adopt-A-Family program served a total of 145 families, including 403 children! We are so grateful to all of the individuals, groups, and businesses who came together to ensure so many local families had a happy, bountiful holiday.

We'd like to give a special thanks to:
- Black Oak Casino Resort and other Tribal Entities
- Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 391, Sonora, CA
- Sonora High School
- CalFire
- Sierra Conservation Center
- Solar Worx
- Barebones Closet #12
- Back Country Horsemen of California, Mid-Valley Unit
- The Red Room
- UV Skinz - UPF 50+ Sunwear
- Chapel in the Pines
- Blue Oak Farms
- Frontier Property Managment

We just published a blog post about the 2023 Adopt-A-Family program which can be read at atcaa.org/single-post/adopt-a-family-2023-hundreds-of-happy-kids

Our Adopt-A-Family program is well underway and we have 53 of 124 families that signed up being sponsored. That means that we have 71 families that still need the support of our community to ensure that they have a happy holiday season! Please consider signing up to Adopt-A-Family.

TO SIGN UP: Call (209) 268-8551 or visit atcaa.org/adopt-a-family to fill out our online form.

THANK YOU to Sonora High School, Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 391, Sonora, CA, Sierra Conservation Center Staff, and Black Oak Casino Resort! Your support of local families is so appreciated. We couldn't support as many families without you!

Labor Day Activities to Have Fun and Relax As summer winds down, you might be looking for ways to send the season off in style. Consider these Labor Day activities.

How about a Poker run?

391 All Wheel Poker Run

VVA CHAPTER 391 HAS A BOOTH AT YHE VOLUNTEER FAIR. WE ARE HERE UNTIL 6:30 AT BOOTH 22.COME ON DOWN AND SAY HI.

Don't miss the inaugural Spring Blues and Bluegrass Festival on March 24th and 25th at the Sonora Opera Hall. In addition to the live music, food will be available for purchase from Sonora Taqueria and the Sonora Tap Room will be serving beer for purchase.

The doors open at 6 PM on Friday, March 24th. Music begins at 7 PM. Doors close at midnight. Friday line-up:

- 7 PM: Jeramy Norris & The Blues Cartel
- 8:30 PM: The Penetrators Groove Band featuring former Eddie Money Guitarist & 2-Time Grammy Nominee Johnny Gunn
- 10 PM: West Coast Blues Society Caravan of All Stars

The doors open at 4 PM on Saturday, March 25th. Music begins at 5 PM. Doors close at 10 PM. Saturday line-up:

- 5 PM: Mountain Chimes
- 6:30 PM: Skull Country
- 8 PM: Burn Permit

We will have a dance floor so bring your dance shoes and get ready for a great weekend for a great cause! All proceeds benefit the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 391 Sonora.

Get your tickets now: vietnamvets391.eventbrite.com

Get your tickets for the Chapter 391 Rifle Raffle