Dine and Drink 
​to Support Local Veterans

222 Artisan Bakery (Edwardsville)
Tue - Thur: 7am to 3pm, Fri & Sat: 7am to 6pm, Sun: 7am to 1pmBake Artisan Breads & Pastries Daily. Proud to serve local Goshen Coffee.  Sandwiches Tues-Thur and Pizzas Fri & Sat.

Blue Ice Creamery (East Alton)
11am-9pm Mon-Thurs, 11am-10pm Fri/Sat, closed Sundays. Specializing in super premium small batch ice cream. Has a full hot and cold coffee bar, cold brew, milk shakes, 5 different types of hot chocolate, homemade chili, and more. All waffle products made in house. Veteran owned. Open Year Round!

Coffee Box (Maryville)
Open 6am - 6pm.  Serving coffee, tea, and yogurt smoothies.  A veteran-owned company that works to cut the cost of coffee while still providing a great cup of Joe. ​​

Germania Brew Haus (Alton\Godfrey)
A coffee shop by day and self-serve craft beer taproom by evening. A veteran and locally owned business. Swing by for a coffee, a beer, or both!  Drive-through only due to COVID.

Michael's Coffee Shop (Highland)
6am- 1pm Monday-Saturday.
Hot and Cold coffees and Teas, a bakery, and lots of snacks and sweets.  Fred (the co-owner) is a Navy vet.  Order online for curbside orders.

Heating, Cooling, and Electric

Gili Heating & Cooling (Troy)
On the job same day 90% of the time. Customer service is their motto.  No job is too small or too large.  Open 24 hours every day.  Veteran owned and family operated.

J&L Champion Heating and Cooling (Troy)
Specializes in new construction, installation upgrades and service calls on all equipment.

Tiger Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning & Electrical (Collinsville)
Satisfaction 100% Guaranteed. If team members act inappropriately in your home, they reimburse the service call price. If a repair has issues within year, they repair it free of cost.

Heroes Serving our Community

Copious Technologies (Bethalto & Collinsville)
Offering computer sales, repair, networking, and more.  Optimize computer or laptop to run faster and more reliably while eliminating any problems.  Started by a 16-year Army Veteran. 

Core Elite Tumble and Cheer (Highland)
Veteran Owned! Gymnastics and cheer lessons for children 3 and older. A lighthearted atmosphere and sense of community.

Olde Wicks Factory (Highland)
An iconic and historic special event center from 1905.  Features stained glass, exposed brick, chandeliers, and beautiful outdoor space. Three distinct spaces to accommodate gatherings, including birthday parties, weddings, baby showers, and corporate events.  Also offer a bridal suite.  Veteran Owned!

Pristine Cleaning (Edwardsville)
Professional Residential and Commercial cleaning, specializing in carpet, tile, grout, windows, organization, new construction, sanitation, Infection control, VCT flooring, and concrete floor cleaning. Served in the Navy Reserves for 8 years.

Premiere Cleaning Solutions Roof & Exterior Cleaning (Highland)
A veteran owned family business that does Exterior Cleaning.  

St. Jacob Automotive (St. Jacob)
Veteran owned family business, NAPA Auto Care Center, with general automotive services to include oil, tires, brakes, shocks, exhaust, batteries, scheduled maintenance, filters, wipers, diagnostic & more.

Veteran Made ​in Madison County

​Simple Xpressions (Collinsville)
Creates hand stamped jewelry, engraved jewelry, and custom pieces.  A local and veteran owned business.  Made of high quality stainless steel that will not tarnish, fade or stain skin. Each ring or necklace is made-to-order.
Etherton Hardwoods (Worden)
Manufactures rustic wooden American Flags that feature hand carved stars and charred wood with raised grain style. Founded by a veteran, employ veterans, and support veteran charities.
​Glitzy Sapphire Creations (Troy)
​Makes custom tumblers and mugs for all seasons.​  Veteran owned.

Everyday discounts for Veterans

Kyoto (Edwardsville)
​10% discount for veterans when server is told about veteran status.

Silly Grandma's Sweet Creations (Maryville)
Cookies, cupcakes, pies, and much more.  Offers a 10% off total purchase for Military active and Veteran and first responders.