Vettes For Vets

05/27/2023

If only they had a truck. 🤔

05/27/2023

11/05/2019

Unfortunately due to some health issues, Vettesfor Vets will not be participating in the Veterans Day Parade. Hopefully we will be able to do this next year. Our apologies to all Veterans and Active duty personnel, you will always have our respect, support and love!

11/19/2018

We would like to thank all the Corvette owners who came out to support Vettes For Vets in the Galesburg Veterans Day Parade. We are grateful that you all gave up a cold and windy Sunday to help us honor our Veterans. A special Thank You to Mike and Deb Alvarado for coming down from the Quad Cities and for getting members from the Mid-Illinois Corvette Club in Washington to join us. It would have been really great if we had Veterans in all of those Corvettes, we are already working on filling those seats next year. There was a communication problem on my end and I apologize for it. We hope that Mid-Illinois will be open to participating again next year.
We also want to thank Ryan Hummel for organizing the parade. It can't be easy burning up your phone to keep everyone in their position ( or answering my half dozen calls in a ten minute span!).

11/07/2018

I need to correct the information regarding the Veterans Day Parade. Vettes for Vets will line up on Water street, between Kellogg and Seminary st. If you come south on the Mother Bickerdeike Bridge, just turn left and we will be on the right side in the church parking lot. Thanks!! So far we have 8 Corvettes, we welcome all Vette owners to join us in honoring our Veterans!!

10/18/2018

Penny and Mike Boyd here. Veterans Day Parade is coming up! Sunday November 11 in Galesburg @2:00 pm. We need Corvettes for Veterans to ride in. It has been a long time since we had a really great showing for this event. We are told that there are Veterans who are looking forward to riding in a Vette. If you have a Corvette, or know someone who does, and can give a Veteran a Ride of Respect, message me here or text me; 309-221-4178. I know that the weather in November can be cold, rainy or snowing. Your Vette gets wet when you wash it. Our Veterans do their job of keeping us safe regardless of the weather; they suck it up in the rain or snow, freezing cold or blazing hot, in desert camo or jungle fatigues. Show them the respect they have earned! We would love to see at least 20 Corvettes and at least 20 Veterans in them. I will post where we line up soon!

10/04/2018

Vettes For Vets is participating in the Veterans Day Parade in Galesburg, IL on Sunday November 11, at 2:00 pm. So if you own a Corvette or have legal access to one, we would love for you to be in the parade with a Veteran sitting beside you. This is our way of giving a "Ride of Respect" to our veterans. We would like a car count as soon as possible to get us positioned in the line-up. If you have a Veteran who you want to give a ride, that's great! We do however have some Veterans who have yet to ride with us in the parade. In 2011 we had 24 Vettes and at least 30 Veterans in our unit, and we would like to beat that number. We have had Corvette owners from the Quad -Cities and from the Bloomington area who participated and really enjoyed it. So get it out of the garage, dust it off, gas it up and, if necessary call your insurance agent for a one day coverage, and come make a Veteran happy! So let me get a count, you can respond here, or call or text me (Penny) 309-221-4178. We are very appreciative for your participation! Thank a Veteran

12/30/2017

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Year!

11/12/2017

CHANGE IN LINEUP!!! WE ARE BETWEEN CHAMBERS AND SEMINARY ON WATERS ST!!!

10/25/2017

We will be participating in the Veterans Day Parade. November 11 in Galesburg. If you have a Corvette and want to join us and give a veteran a ride in the parade, let me know! This parade is for our veterans! Let's get them in the parade, not on the side walk watching! If you know someone who has a Vette, encourage them to join us!

10/04/2017

Veterans Day Parade is Sunday November 12th in Galesburg! I need to know who can attend this and give a Veteran a ride in a Vette! Line up starts at 1 pm Parade starts at 2!