Vernon Vipers salute troops and host Silverbacks

VERNON – The Vernon Vipers are proud to announce the debut of their special Salute To The Troops jerseys that will be worn Saturday night in their matchup with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks.

Fans will be able to bid by silent auction on these jerseys for the month of November.

The funds raised will go to the Veterans Transition Program treating serving and ex serving veterans with PTSD.

Post traumatic stress disorder is a mental illness. It involves exposure to trauma involving death or the threat of death or serious injury. For more information about PTSD visit www.cmha.ca.

For more information about the silent auction or to get tickets for tonights game call the Viper Office at 250-542-6022.

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Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

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