37th
Annual
2024
Zablocki
VA Medical Center Veterans Christmas Event
INFORMATION
JEFF
DENTICE
Cell:
414-281-3030
docdentice@wi.rr.com
WE ARE
JUST A GROUP OF VIETNAM VETS / PATRIOTIC FAMILY & FRIENDS
PUTTING
IT ALL TOGETHER AND BRINGING CHRISTMAS TO OUR HOSPITALIZED VETERANS
NON PERISHABLE
ITEMS
PICKUPS
OR DROP-OFFS
OCTOBER
1, 2024 TO
DECEMBER
11, 2024
10AM - 4PM
CALL JEFF
414-218-3030
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ALL DONATIONS
EXCEPT FOOD
October
1, 2024 - December 11, 2024
HOLIDAY
FOOD TREATS
Single
Wrapped If Possible
Dec.
1st - 12th
Fresh
Food Items
Dec.
9th - 12th
PickUps
/ Dropoffs December 8-11, 2024
LAST
DAY IS DECEMBER 12, 2024 10AM - 3PM
CALL
AHEAD TO SCHEDULE PICKUP WITH JEFF
Cell:
414-218-3030
docdentice@wi.rr.com
DROP-OFF'S
@ JEFF'S HOUSE IN MUSKEGO
S108W19843
RED OAK CT MUSKEGO WI
S/W CORNER
OF RED OAK CT & RACINE AVE
CALL AHEAD
414-218-3030
SENDING
DONATION CHECKS
PAYABLE
TO: JEFF DENTICE / XMAS VETS
WRITE "XMAS
VETS 2024" ON CHECK MEMO LINE
SEND TO:
JEFF DENTICE
S108W19843
RED OAK CT
MUSKEGO,
WI 53150
Drop-Off
Location
Edward
Jones In Muskego WI
S72 W16484
Janesville Rd
Muskego,
WI.
Just
West Of Moorland Rd 1/2 mile
All Non-Food
Items
October
1 - December 11, 2024 9am - 3pm
Holiday
Food Treats
December
1 - 12, 2024 9am - 3pm
Fresh Holiday
Food
December
9 - 12, 2024 9am - 3pm
EDWARD
JONES DROP-OFF
PLEASE
INSERT A NOTE INSIDE AN ENVELOPE
WITH
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
PUT ANY
CHECKS / GIFT / CASH CARDS INSIDE THE ENVELOPE
ATTACH
ENVELOPE TO CONTRIBUTION
OR GIVE
TO RECEPTIONIST
"ATTENTION
JEFF DENTICE"
LAST DROP
OFF DAY IS DECEMBER 11TH BY 3PM
SUPPORTING
THE 36TH ANNUAL
"CHRISTMAS
WITH THE VETS"
Vets
Christmas Collection Point
THANKS
EDWARD JONES
Katie
- Arie - Judy - Dan
Katie
Orvis - Edward Jones (Muskego WI)
I think
our hospitalized Veterans will have big smiles on their faces this year.
Thanks
to EVERYONE who are dropping off donations @ Edward Jones (Muskego
WI)
But the
biggest thank you goes out to Jeff Dentice (Doc) for all of his hard work,
37 years strong!
We love
that we play a small part and get to be the drop off location each and
every year.
TO
EVERYONE IN S/E WI AND BEYOND MAKING DONATIONS FOR THE 37TH ANNUAL
"CHRISTMAS
WITH THE VETS" EVENT. OUR HOSPITALIZED VETERANS AT THE
ZABLOCKI
VA MEDICAL CENTER IN MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN WILL HAVE CHRISTMAS WITH
DITTY
BAGS / XMAS STOCKINGS / NEW CLOTHING / BOARD GAMES /
HOLIDAY
TREATS AND SO MUCH MORE.
IF YOU DO NOT
SEE YOUR NAME BELOW AND MADE A DONATION
PLEASE EMAIL
ME AND LET ME KNOW
Everyone will
receive a Thank You Letter after the Vets Christmas event.
It will take
me a few weeks to get all the Thank You's sent out.
If you made
a contribution, and do not see your name listed below, and did
not receive
a Thank You by December 31st, email me and I will make sure you get one.
So much going
on and I may have missed some names.
Thanks
Jeff Dentice
docdentice@wi.rr.com
37th Annual
"Christmas
With The Vets"
Thank You To My Caring
& Patriotic Friends Supporting The
37th Annual "Christmas
With The Vets" Anonymously
DELAFIELD AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
UNIT POST 196
DELAFIELD AMERICAN LEGION S.A.L.
POST 196
CLAIRE ZELLNER - SINGER BARNES
AMVETS POST 3 LADIES AUXILIARY
VFW POST 5716 HOEPPNER-HORN
BROTHERS -
WISCONSIN UAW VETERANS - MINNESOTA
UAW LOCAL 2125 VETERANS
IOWA UAW LOCAL 893 VETERANS
- FLLET RESERVE ASSOC MILW. BRANCH 14
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ALL AIRBORNE
CHAPTER
VFW POST 7221 MUKWONAGO MEMORIAL
-
MILWAUKEE CHAPTER DAUGHTERS
OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
BELL TELEPHONE AMERICAN LEGION
POST 427
NEVILLE DUNN AMERICAN LEGION
POST 489
AMVETS DISTRICT TWO UNION GROVE
WI
AMVETS LADIES AUXILIARY UNION
GROVE WI
VFW CALEDONIA-RAYMOND POST 10388
VFW POST 9156 WOMENS AUXILIARY
UNIT
TANNER-PAULL AMERICAN LEGION
POST 120
MILWAUKEE COUNTY VETERANS ASSOCIATION
BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF S/E WI
CHAPTER 2
JEWISH WAR VETERANS DEPT OF WISCONSIN
ROBIN R BISHOP - DENNIS BOHEN
- BARBARA NATE - DEBORAH BOCK
KATIE ORVIS - JANE POPE - MARK
GAETH - GERALD MONTI - JOHN OSNER
TOM & MEG CIURLIK - MICHAEL
CROWLEY JR - ROBERT & CARYL BRAATZ
DAVE HERREWIG - ERNESTINE MILLER
- JAMES & BARBARANN ERDMANN
GARY & MARGARET LINDHOLM
- A. PETER ANTONY - NINA DENTICI
JUDY COLBERT - ELLEN TREPTOW
- ED & JOAN KINOWSKI - CHRIS MOURADIAN
ONE ACT OF GIVING(CRAIG FROHNA)
- ANN & SCOTT ROSENBERG
STEVEN ACHESON - DOLORES BROADWAY
- MARSHA STEADMAN
JOHN & BEVERLY THIELEN -
DARRIN SULLIVAN - MICHAEL GREENE
MARK & LORETTA HOWARD -
GARY & KAREN HANSEN - DICK / LOUISE TURZINSKI
JEFF & JUDITH KOSLOSKE -
CAROLYN POSPYCHALA - RAY & PATTY BIGELOW
DENNIS GOSS - MIKE TREAZISE
- LINDA KACHELSKI
JOHN PALMERT - RON MCINROY -
WALLACE & VROUKJE HEPKEMA
GREG & DIANE LEMMERS - EUGENE
DAUN - BARB SHANNON
MIKE LIBBIN - PEGGY LECLAIRE
- RANDY WEST - KONRAD LUCAS
2024 Christmas
Ornaments
For All
Of Our Veterans @ The Zablocki VA Hospital
From
The War Memorial Center Milwaukee WI
Muskego, WI
Supporting
The
37th Annual
Christmas
With The Vets
Brought To
The Zablocki VA Hospital
Thanks Everyone
For Bringing Christmas To
Our Veterans
Merry Christmas From Jeff
Dentice aka Doc
To Corporate Central CEO
Chris Felton
Linda Resler & The Corporate
Central Christmas Crew
CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS &
SO MUCH MORE
WONDERFUL DONATION FOR
2025 REC EVENTS @ THE VA HOSPITAL
AND SO MANY MANY MORE
DONATIONS FROM SUPPORTERS
https://www.pgsenft.com/ Supporting The 37th Annual Christmas With The Vets @ The Zablocki VA Hospital |
Supporting
The
37th Annual
Christmas
With The Vets
@ The
Zablocki VA Hospital
Thanks Everyone
For Bringing The Holiday
Spirit To Our Veterans
Merry Christmas From Jeff
Dentice aka Doc
MILWAUKEE AREA LABOR COUNCIL DELEGATES Thank You To All Our Labor Unions & Supporters 37th Annual Christmas With The Vets For Bringing The Holiday Spirit To Our Veterans Merry Christmas From Jeff Dentice aka Doc |
DELAFIELD POST 196 AMERICAN LEGION FAMILY Supporting The 37th Annual Christmas With The Vets Auxiliary Unit 196 S.A.L. 196 For Bringing The Holiday Spirit To Our Veterans Merry Christmas From Jeff Dentice aka Doc |
AMERICAN LEGION POST 375
WOMENS AUXILIARY
Thanks For Supporting
The 2024
37TH ANNUAL "CHRISTMAS WITH
THE VETS"
CHR HANSEN Supporting The 37th Annual Christmas With The Vets Thank You “Chr Hansen Community Outreach Committee” Merry Christmas From Jeff Dentice |
Thank You For Your Support
37TH
ANNUAL
"CHRISTMAS
WITH THE VETS"
& Patriotic Friends Its their17th Year Thanks For Supporting The 2024 37TH ANNUAL "CHRISTMAS WITH THE VETS" |
Thanks Erika Price For Carrying On The Tradition Thank You Air Cargo Carriers And All The Employees For Supporting The 2024 37th Annual "Christmas With The Vets" |
THANK YOU HOLLY PLAHUTA
& STUDENTS FOR SUPPORTING THE
37TH ANNUAL 2024 "CHRISTMAS
WITH THE VETS" EVENT
HELD AT THE ZABLOCKI
VA MEDICAL CENTER (MILWAUKEE)
BECAUSE OF YOUR FANTASTIC
SUPPORT
OUR VETERANS WILL HAVE
A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS
Living Word Lutheran HS Students
Jackson, Wisconsin
Ex Director Dave Miskimen &
Students
THANKS EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING
THE
37TH ANNUAL 2024 "CHRISTMAS
WITH THE VETS" EVENT
HELD AT THE ZABLOCKI
VA MEDICAL CENTER
BECAUSE OF YOUR FANTASTIC
SUPPORT
OUR VETERANS WILL HAVE
A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS
First Immanuel Lutheran School
Students
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Making Christmas Cards For Our
Hospitalized Veterans
Thanks Barb Meyer & All
The Students
SUPPORTING
THE 37TH ANNUAL 2024
"CHRISTMAS
WITH THE VETS"
36th
annual pictures
“THANK
YOU”
Our Veterans received
Ditty bags filled with needed items, Christmas Stockings, New Clothing,
Holiday treats,
Christmas cards. VA
Recreation Reps from 6 areas were each given Debit Cards for 2024 to take
our Veterans
on events & outings
in the community. The Veterans @ the Zablocki VA Medical Center will be
very happy.
Thanks So Very Much
For Stepping Up To Make the 36th Annual a wonderful Success.
Wishing You All A Very
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years 2024.
“Christmas With The
Vets” ChristmasWithTheVets.com
Jeff Dentice &
the 2023 Vets Christmas Crew
“SEE
PICTURES BELOW”
Hi Doc-
Thank you so much!
I plan to use the $1,000.00 Gift Card in 2024
for taking the Veterans: Golfing,
Custard at Leon’s, Bowling, Pumpkin patch,
& Food /Soda during fishing, and Recreational events.
Thanks For Bringing Christmas To Our Veterans
For The Past 36 Years.
Courtney
Zablocki VA Campus HUD VASH
Doc
you amaze me year after year with your energy, spirit, and willingness
to give
so
much of yourself to your fellow Veterans, not only with the Vets Christmas
show,
but
all you do in the community and beyond. The words THANK YOU are not enough.
God
bless - Mary
35TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO
Special Thanks
From Jeff Dentice
To All Of
My Volunteers Over The Past 35 Years
Thanks Brother Don Kordus
For Running The 9th Floor Show For Me
THANKS EVERYONE
MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO ALL
YOU MADE
CHRISTMAS HAPPEN FOR OUR
HOSPITALIZED
VETERANS
THEY WILL
BE QUITE SURPRISED NEAR CHRISTMAS EVE WHEN
THEY RECEIVE
DITTY BAGS / STOCKINGS / TREATS / NEW CLOTHING
CHRISTMAS WITH THE VETS
ALL DELIVERED FRIDAY DECEMBER
16, 2022
YES WE HAD JUST ENOUGH TO BRING
CHRISTMAS TO OUR HOMELESS VETS
TOO
MANY OF THEM ALSO TRAVEL TO ZABLOCKI VA FOR MEDICAL
NEEDS
WALMART
STORES IN MARKET 435 S/E WI - THANK YOU NATASHA
FOR OUR
HOMELESS & AT RISK VETERANS
YES WE HAD JUST ENOUGH TO BRING
CHRISTMAS TO OUR HOMELESS VETS
TOO
MANY OF THEM ALSO TRAVEL TO ZABLOCKI VA FOR MEDICAL
NEEDS
Special Delivery To Our Hospitalized
Veterans For Christmas
Thanks Don Kordus - Dennis Marifke - Dick Turzinski
for helping
Doc Deliver The "34th Annual" To Our Veterans
@ Zablocki VA Hospital In Milwaukee.
Front Row Left is VA Medical Center Director
Dr. Dan Zomchek.
THANKS TO THE TRINITY IRISH DANCE KIDS AND FAMILIES
IN WISCONSIN & ILLINOIS
THEY HAD A COLLECTION FOR THE CHRISTMAS WITH
THE VETS EVENT.
THERE WAS LOTS MORE STUFF IN THE STUDIO WE PICKED
UP.
2021 VETS CHRISTMAS
Gift Cards Donation
I handed out
the Xmas Stockings/Ditty Bags on Christmas Day on the 9th floor, but didn’t
take any pix
as I don’t
have a V.A. smart phone. I must say, despite being stuck in their rooms
all these months and especially
on Christmas,
each one of the Veterans gave a little smile and
“Merry Christmas”
thanks to the kindness of Doc Dentice and his volunteers!
Thanks Much--Sandi
- Zablocki VA Rep
Hi Doc
Long over
due "Thank You" for one of the (7) $500.00 Xmas 2020 gift cards that you
donated to the VA for the Veterans.
With the gift
card, I have taken the Veterans Bowling, To a Pumpkin Farm, Golfing several
times, Out for Custard,
and Bought
some items for a Pizza Party. Thank you for helping to brighten the lives
of the Veterans. Always
appreciate
your support and generosity. Hope you are doing well!
Courtney Zeller,
C.T.R.S.
HUD VASH Recreation
Therapist
DOC & DENNIS PACKING
THE CHRISTMAS EXPRESS TRAILER.
WE HEADED TO ZABLOCKI VA
HOSPITAL ON DECEMBER 10TH
TO DELIVER ALL OF THE GOODIES
FOR OUR HOSPITALIZED VETERANS.
DITTY BAGS
@ DOC'S HOUSE - 2021 - WALL TO WALL
3RD FLOOR MAIN
SHOW
Hi Jeff Dentice
(Doc)
Thank you so much to you
and your crew of volunteers for hosting the 32nd annual Christmas with
the Vets celebration.
I cannot even imagine all
the time and energy it takes.
Thank you to your continued
service to the Veterans at the Zablocki VAMC.
Wishing you happiness and
good health in the new year.
Thanks for all the
gift cards for the 7 Rec areas.
We will be doing many
special events for the Veterans in 2020
Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year!
Courtney Zeller, CTRS
Recreation Therapist
Zablocki VA Medical Center
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DOC'S DAUGHTERS
MACY & JENNA WITH NANCY AYCOCK (VET)
9TH FLOOR CHRISTMAS
SHOW CREW
OUR LADY VETS
AT THE SHOW
OUR TRINITY
DANCERS
\
Mr &Mrs
Santa Claus
CHECK OUT THE
2019 VETS CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER PAGE
CLICK
HERE
Jeff "Doc" Dentice, who
served as an Army medic in Vietnam, started the Christmas With The Vets
show in 1988.
Story by Jim Hoehn (Zablocki
VA Medical Center Milwaukee) - Wednesday, December 12, 2018
When "Doc" Dentice a
Vietnam Vet Army Medic, & his friend Mike Lango, a Vietnam Vet Marine,
decided to throw a holiday
party for their fellow
Veterans on a winter day in 1988, Doc figured it was a one-shot deal. Well
Doc miscalculated by roughly three decades.
Bolstered by about 85
holiday-attired volunteers, Doc Dentice brought his 31st annual Christmas
With The Vets
show to the Milwaukee
VA Medical Center on Saturday. "In 1988, we thought we'd do a little cheer
that was it..
One and done," said Dentice,
who almost nobody calls by his given name of Jeff. "When I leave here after
this one -
since I didn't quit at
30, like I was going to, but people said stay - so, my goal is to try and
get to my 35th and then maybe I'm out of here."
READ THE ENTIRE STORY
CLICK
HERE
Doc's Christmas
With The Vets Show "Rolls On"
Click
Here - Check Out The Zablocki VA Story
31st Vets
Christmas show debuts on National VA hospital web sites in all 50 states
on Christmas Day 2018.
Quite an
honor for me and all those who helped make it happen........
Hi Doc
Thank you so much for the
gift cards for the Recreation Therapy groups.
I took Veterans from HUD
VASH and the DOM to Country Christmas Lights tour
tonight and then we stopped
for hot chocolate at Mc Donalds.
Thank you so much for the
gift cards.
Courtney Zeller - Zablocki
VA Medical Center
Hi Doc!
Thank you so much for everything
Doc, and thanks goes out to all yor Christmas crew volunteers,
particularly on the CLC
(9th) floor. Thanks to your donations , our Hospice/Palliative Care unit
was able to hold a unit
specific Holiday Celebration today for our medically fragile veterans
unable to attend the December
8th show. We provided our vets with Xmas cards
(made by hand by the kids
within your group), the store bought cookies, the store bought meat
and cheese plates you left,
chocolates, and gifts of the extra blankets you also left.
The entire unit (staff and
veterans) were uplifted as well as filled with cheer.
We are additionally saving
more of the blankets as well as the body wash your group left for veterans
who admit throughout the
coming year who are in need of comfort/warmth.
We additionally look forward
to utilizing the gift cards you graciously donated.
Again, we thank you for
your generosity.
Christine Wiggin,
MT-BC
Board Certified Music Therapist,
Neurologic Music Therapist Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center
Hi Doc,
First off thank you so much
for your generous donation.
Your gift card from the
Christmas show provides support for monthly coffee for the Veterans, small
eats,
hot chocolate and soft drinks..
These monthly coffee events provide an opportunity for our Veterans
to find out about the program
and meet staff and Veteran already involved in a safe inviting manner.
We also needed extra hats
and gloves so all Veterans in our program had a small holiday gift at our
holiday party.
Thank you so much for your
support of the PRRC/MHICM program and all the Veterans served.
Happy Holidays,
Kristine Kulas, BA,
Art Therapy
Psychosocial Rehabilitation
and Recovery Center (PRRC)
Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical
Center
"31st Annual Christmas with
the Vets"
An enormous feat put on
by Jeff Dentice (Doc) and his crew for the Veterans at the Milwaukee VA
hospital.
It takes more than 85 volunteers
for a day of fun, music, friends, holiday cheer and camaraderie!
Thanks Doc for such outstanding
leadership, drive and dedication!
And Special Thanks goes
out to your entire Christmas With The Vets crew Volunteers.
To you and yours, good cheer!
From the Zablocki VA Medical
Center Staff
20th ANNIVERSARY
PERFORMANCE FOR TRINITY
THERE WERE MORE THEN 65
DANCERS AT THIS YEARS SHOW
SOME ARE NOT IN THE PICTURE
THEY WERE DOING A PERFORMANCE
ON THE 9TH FLOOR SPINAL CORD UNIT
THANK YOU NANCY
AYCOCK (VETERAN)
FOR THE WONDERFUL
31ST ANNUAL VETS CHRISTMAS SHOW PIC'S
2018 Vets Christmas
Show Pictures
Hi Doc &
Don
On behalf of all of the
veterans up on the 9th floor (CLC) at Zablocki VA
We would like to say THANK
YOU so very much for organizing and bringing your
31st annual 2018 Vets Christmas
show to the Zablocki VA hospital!
We heard many many wonderful
comments about the party, food and prizes and entertainment
from all the 9th floor
veterans We appreciate all that is done for the guys/gals, and our thanks
goes out to your 9th floor
show coord. Don Kordus
Have a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!!
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Jeff Dentice is a Vietnam
veteran who served as a Medic from 1967-1970.
But he's spent the last
30 years serving his community and helping vets.
He started "Christmas
with the Vets"back in 1988, and this year is his 30th anniversary 2017
show.
THANK
YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR ME
Zablocki
VA Staff Helping "Doc"
Sandi
- Chelsea - John - Mike - Al - Christina
Dr. Dan
Zomchek - Zablocki VA Medical Center Director
Greets
The Troops At The 29th Annual Vets Christmas Show
Thank you
so much for everything Doc!!!
The veterans on the 8th
and 9th floor had a WONDERFUL time.
A veteran on our hospice
unit wanted me to let the group know
the diddy bag was the
nicest gift he has ever received.
We are
so appreciative of everything about this event.
Thanks
much! Happy Holidays
Christine
Wiggin, MT-BC
Clement
J. Zablocki VA Medical Center
THE "MORNING
BLEND" SHOW
WAYNE -"DOC"
- MOLLY - HOLLY
TODAYS
TMJ4
3rd Floor Main
Christmas Show
One Of Two
Shows Going On At The Same Time
Vets
Christmas 2015 Pictures & Video
Doc Dropping Off Vets Christmas
Donations for the Vets At Dom123 at Zablocki VA.
The Veterans are having
a Christmas party, and were all given Holiday treats and Gift cards and
more.
Doc's Annual
Christmas Eve Trip To Visit Milwaukee's Veterans
Holiday
Treats For Vets Place Central
Zablocki VA
Assistant Director James McLain, visits the
Vets Christmas
Show, and talks with Founder Jeff Dentice.
DOOR PRIZES
& ITEMS FOR DIDDY BAGS FOR THE VETS
HOLIDAY FOOD
FOR THE CHRISTMAS SHOW
Zablocki VA Rec Rep Sandi McCormick presenting Jeff Dentice (Doc)
with an award for his 25 consecutive year of bringing
Christmas to our Veterans at the Zablocki VA hospital.
The other award was for all of Jeff's Volunteers
Vietnam Veteran Jeff Dentice and WWII Veteran Leon Rubitsky - 1989
2nd annual Vets Christmas Show - Zablocki VA
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