Frank Morganthaler, Bob Funking (holding plaque), Lt. Ryan Miller & Bob Foster 

On May 13th, forty current & veteran servicemen & women attended the production of In The Mood, (a terrific review of the music of the WWII era 1940’s.)  Frank Morganthaler and Bob Foster, each a member of  the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War Posts, surprised owners, Bob Funking & Bill Stutler, with a plaque honoring Westchester Broadway Theatre.  On January 11, 2008, Westchester Broadway Theatre donated $10,000. to the program "Canines for Combat Veterans". This program provides service dogs for wounded veterans. Most of those veterans are victims of the current conflict in Iraq/Afghanistan. 

A special guest was Lt. Ryan Miller, US Army, who will be the recipient of  "wbt" the service dog!

The majority of these wounded vets have suffered amputation, spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury (TBI) and need assistance. The Eastchester American Legion Post 979 and VFW Post 2285 were the first contributions to the Canines for Combat Veterans Fund in Westchester. Frank Morganthaler and Bob Foster, have valiantly led the fundraising effort to pair wounded combat veterans with trained service dogs. Westchester Broadway Theatre, with the help of our generous patrons, is proud to join the effort  by sponsoring a dog for a deserving veteran! Contact NEADS at 978-422-9064.  or sobrien@neads.org. The website: www.neads.org