CVF presented Courtney Blake a $2,000 grant which Opp High School juniors will use to design and create a memorial to veterans for the City of Opp. Pictured are, from left, CVF board members Robert Evers, John Vick, Teresa Ward, Blake, and CVF’s Terry Powell and Brenda Gouge. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

CVF presented Straughn Middle School with a $2,000 grant to fund a seventh grade field trip to Battleship Park in Mobile. Pictured are, from left, CVF board members Robert Evers, John Vick, Teresa Ward, SMS teacher Angelia Holliday, SMS principal Cassandra Anderson, SMS teacher Karen Ziglar, and CVF’s Terry Powell. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

CVF presented Rhonda Mosley with a $800 grant to create a “Wall of Honor” for veterans who attended or taught at Straughn Middle School. Mosley’s English students will gather information about veterans, and framed photographs of veterans will be displayed in a mural at the school. Pictured are, from left, CVF board members Robert Evers, John Vick, Teresa Ward, Mosley, and Terry Powell. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

CVF presented Sarah Allen a $525 grant which Florala High School SGA used to fund a Veterans Day Program at the school. The school purchased American flags to line the school entrance and host a reception for veterans. Pictured are, from left, CVF board members Robert Evers, John Vick, Teresa Ward, FHS principal Carie Turman, who accepted for Allen, and CVF’s Terry Powell and Brenda Gouge. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

CVF presented Melissa Windham a $650 grant which Florala High School Ambassadors used to recognize veterans and Gold Star Mothers who currently reside in Florala Health and Rehab. The students delivered appreciation baskets to the facility for Veterans Day. Pictured are, from left, CVF board members Robert Evers, John Vick, Teresa Ward, FHS teacher Melissa Windham, students Gracie McNeill and Ellie Odom, and CVF’s Terry Powell. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

CVF presented Jennifer Withrow a $2,000 grant for Pleasant Home High School. The grant provides funding for a PHS field trip for students in grades 9-12 to the American Village in Montevallo where students will participate in the Independence Program, visit the Veterans' Shrine, and the Alabama National Veterans Cemetery. Pictured are, from left, CVF board members Robert Evers, John Vick, Teresa Ward, Withrow, and Terry Powell. (PHOTO PROVIDED)