Mission:
Our organization provides support to our active duty service members, veterans, and Gold Star families. We support each other and our children while promoting patriotism.
What We Do:
Events
- PTSD Seminar- Post Traumatic Winning (free for the community)
- Holiday Benefit Dance (every Veteran was given a gift)
- Flag Retirement Ceremony (over 100 flags were retired)
- Banding Together for Blue Star Mothers benefit for Stop Soldier Suicide (raised $30,000)
- Stop Soldier Suicide benefit dance/tricky tray (raised over $13,000)
- Vietnam Veteran pinning ceremonies
Volunteer
- Wreaths Across America wreath laying 2021-2024
- Cape Fear Honor Flight 2021-2024
- Irreverent Warrior Hike 2022-2023
- American Legion Post 543 Summer Baseball League
- Coast Guard vs. First Responders Baseball games
- Coast Guard Birthday celebration
- Veterans Day events
- Memorial Day events
- Golf outings
- Hosted WAA traveling exhibit
- Operation North State
- Military Appreciation Day of Fishing
- Southport Flag Lowering 2022-2024
Fundraisers
- Holding fundraisers allows us to raise funds to support our active duty service members, Veterans & Gold Star families.
- Holiday Dance
- 50/50 raffles
- Super Bowl Football pools each year
- March Madness pools
- Peacecycle
- Banding Together for Blue Star Mothers fundraiser for Stop Soldier Suicide
- Wreaths Across America
- Holiday raffle
- Rocking Horse Raffle
- Blue Star clock raffle
- Shot tray raffle
- Stop Soldier Suicide Dance & Tricky Tray
Donate
- Care Package Send Off– Spring 2022 & Dec. 2022
- We made a $1,000 donation to Cape Fear Honor Flight toward the purchase of personalized flags for the Veterans
- We are donated $250 to the Ft. Campbell Moms Group to be used for items to support troops training in the area.
- We sponsored a rest stop during the Irreverent Warrior Hike in June 2022.
- Donated $30,000 to the Stop Soldier Suicide organization. They are a 501(c)3 charity.
- Operation at Ease – gift cards donated to visiting Military families
- Made blankets for veterans
- Donated to Tunnel to Towers
- Donated to Veterans Memorial Reef
- Donated to Step Up For Soldiers Mud Run
Grants
We seek out grants to cover our expenses. Below are some of the grants we have received:
- Walmart
- Blue Star Mothers of America
- Focus Broadband
- BEMC
- St. James Service Club
- Publix
We have raised over $43,000 for Stop Soldier Suicide.
Thank you for all of your contributions.
Meeting Places & Dates
Brunswick Beer and Cider (BBC)
1313 S Dickinson Dr
Leland
Cape Fear Regional Jetport (JP)
4015 Airport Rd
Oak Island
Feb 26 (JP)
March 26 (BBC)
Apr 30 (JP)
May 21 (BBC)
June 25 (JP)
July 30 (BBC)
Aug 27 (JP)
Aug 27 (JP)
Sept 24 (BBC)
Oct 29 (JP)
Nov 19 or Dec 3 (JP)
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Banding Together 4 Cape Fear Blue Star Mothers Event
Thank you so much for your support & donations