Veteran's birthday idea turns into $150,000 gift to comrades

Dailyherald.com .    Instead of gifts, Bill Schumann asked the nearly 250 guests at his 65th birthday celebration last Friday to bring donations to the Homeless Veterans Shelter in downtown Wheaton. He matched the donations, which totaled nearly $30,000. And the new total led to yet another big match.     By Jessica Cilella    Bill Schumann was pretty down about turning 65 this month, so he decided to throw a party to raise his spirits. It worked. But it wasn't because of cake and presents.   Schumann, a longtime Wheaton resident and businessman, started the ball rolling on what turned into a $150,000 gift for struggling veterans.   He asked the nearly 250 guests at his birthday bash not to bring presents but instead to give to the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton. Continue