As some of you may know I have a son in the military who is currently deployed in the Middle East. As expected, with the current unrest in that region, this has caused a fair amount of concern for our family.
As usual my wife has taken the initiative and become actively involved in a fantastic organization I was unaware even existed until now:
the local chapter of The Blue Star Mothers of America.
Over 6,000 current members in over 200 chapters across the country perform a variety of tasks to help support and honor our active-duty service members, veterans and their families.
Special emphasis is placed on supporting deployed service members, as well as their families, during what is often a difficult time for both. These activities include care packages shipped to service members overseas, letter writing, participating in Wreaths Across America and visiting veterans homes, just to name a few.
The Blue Star Mothers Northern New Jersey Chapter 6 is sponsoring a fundraising dinner to help support all of their local activities and programs:
The NJTMA has always believed that a strong manufacturing base helps support the national security interests of the country. The association has programs for veteran training and has supported and promoted the Combined Veterans Club of Fort Dix Golf Outing for a number of years. This golf outing helps fund The New Jersey Mission of Honor, which collects unclaimed cremains of veterans from funeral homes throughout New Jersey. Cremains are given a military burial with full honors or returned to their families.
Supporting and promoting the local chapter of The Blue Star Mothers of America is just another step in NJTMA's commitment to honoring our service members and supporting them and their families as they defend and protect our country.
For tickets and donations:
Checks for tickets or donations can be mailed to:
Blue Star Mothers NJ-6
6 Pinecliff Lake Drive
West Milford NJ 07480
Thank you in advance for your support.