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Chandler-area vets group donates major raffle prize

Courtesy of Jewish War Vets 619

Rhonda Bentley, a counselor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Phoenix, was the winner of a basket containing $500 in gift cards. Jewish War Veterans Copper State Post 619, in Sun Lakes, donated the basket.

Posted Wednesday, December 3, 2025 4:11 pm

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Rhonda Bentley, a counselor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Phoenix, was the winner of a basket containing $500 in gift cards.

Jewish War Veterans Copper State Post 619, in Sun Lakes, donated the basket.

The gift basket was presented to Bentley at the Nov. 15 Vets Giving event at the V.A. Medical Center in Phoenix.

Bentley served 11 years in the Coast Guard.

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