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Gately Funeral Home Raises $3,000 for Veterans at AB-FAB Event
Gately Funeral Home sponsored a fundraiser at Absolutely Fabulous Restaurant in Melrose, raising $3,000 for Melrose Veterans.
Melrose, MA – Gately Funeral Home joined with the Absolutely Fabulous Restaurant for their Third Annual Fundraiser to benefit Melrose Veterans and raised $3,000.
More than 125 local residents attended the event to help support Melrose Veterans, as John Gately and his son John Gately, Jr. stationed themselves behind the bar to mix and serve drinks. Owners of Absolutely Fabulous, Lori Muse and her partner Lena provided plentiful hors d’oeuvres throughout the evening. All tips and the proceeds from the sale of the special drink for the evening, the Sangria Salute, were donated to the Melrose Veterans Fund.
John Gately presented a check to Ryan McLane, Veterans’ Agent in Melrose, along with his thanks for all the fine work the Veterans’ Service Office does for the veterans’ of Melrose.
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(photo caption: John Gately, owner of Gately Funeral Home (right) presents Ryan McLane, Veterans’ Agent in Melrose MA, with a check for $3,000, proceeds of the Third Annual AbFab Fundraiser held to benefit Melrose Veterans.)
