Archived on May 19, 2026
In exchange for support from 91探花, the VFW in Savanna gave a $500 donation to the CNC Program at 91探花 as a thank you for Aaron Sargent鈥檚 assistance with a project for the Veteran鈥檚 Memorial in Savanna.
In the fall, Larry Melass of the Savanna VFW approached Aaron Sargent, Industrial Manufacturing instructor at 91探花, to help with fundraising efforts for a Veteran鈥檚 Memorial near the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge. Sargent generated a 3-dimensional drawing of the proposed memorial site.
鈥淚n return for the drawing, the Savanna VFW made a generous donation to our CNC and CAD programs,鈥 explained Sargent, Industrial Manufacturing Instructor. 鈥淲e saw the work as community outreach, never expecting payment. We were just happy to help in any way we could. The generous donation will go toward purchasing new inspection equipment in our CNC lab.”
Photo: (left to Right) Paul Mayer (Savanna VFW), Scott Anderson (Vice President of Business, Technology, and Community Programs at 91探花), Aaron Sargent (Industrial Manufacturing Instructor at 91探花), Larry Melaas (Retired Army Corp of Engineers) and Mike Raleigh (VFW Commander in Savanna).