Each year 4kidzsports gives hundreds of items to Veteran and 1st Responder families on Patriot’s Day at Mt. Carmel Veteran’s Service Center in Colorado Springs: Sports Equipment, Toys, Games, Bicycles and Clothing. 
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center hosted its 9th annual Patriot Day Give Back, an event aimed at honoring the fallen, raising money for the nonprofit, and giving back to the community through distributing food to veterans and their families. The program began at 8 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13 at Mt. Carmel’s headquarters, located at 530 Communication Circle, with remarks from Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobalade and Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center’s Executive Director Bob McLaughlin.
“Patriot Day is a somber reminder of the sacrifices made during the Global War on Terror and the lives lost at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon,” said McLaughlin, who is also a retired Army Colonel. “We honor their memory as well as our partners who help support veterans and military members who have served our nation.”
After the initial ceremony, Mt. Carmel honored one of its advocates with the Dan Koenigsman Community Partner Award. Dan was a Red Noland executive who donated much of his time to Mt. Carmel. The award was presented by his widow Ann Koenigsman and Red Noland officials.
The event also featured the tolling of the Honor Bell, a national symbol of lives lost fighting for the United States. The bell is part of a somber ceremony that includes taps, bagpipes, muskets, and drums as those gathered remember America’s fallen.
4kidzsports is proud to be a community partner with Mt. Carmel Veteran’s Service Center.