We are gearing up for a luncheon on 4 East this Sunday. If you know a combat patient or their family there, please let them know. We should be ready to serve between 11:00 and 11:30.
Notes 4 Bethesda-
On this Veterans Day perhaps you could take a few minutes to send a Thank You to let the Veterans at Walter Reed know they are being remembered.
The deadline for the emailed notes of support and encouragement for our wounded Warriors is Saturday, November 14th, noon, EST. They may be sent to Notes4Bethesda@MarineMoms-Bethesda.org
. We will format them into a word document, print them out and distribute them at our luncheon on Sunday on 4 East.
Janet has been our “Notes Elf” for the past two years and has done a beautifully wonderful job with formatting them into the documents we hand out at our luncheons. them. Thank you for your dedication, Janet!
Smooth sailing to you in your new endeavor! (No, she is not leaving us… more about her endeavors as soon as she gives me the head’s
up!)
Holiday Cheer:
Cards are coming in for our Holiday Cheer events! Final postmark date is this coming Tuesday, November 15th. You can find more information about Holiday Cheer here:
We will be hosting two events this year. Our Walter Reed “Holiday Cheer” event will be on the hospital ward! Yes, we are excited! This will be our first weekday luncheon on the ward. We will also be at Richmond VA Medical Center the following week bringing “Holiday Cheer”, another first! What a wonderful way to end our busy, busy year - bringing cheer to the troops and their families!
Two New Luncheon Pages Are Online:
October 9th was Busy, Busy, Busy! What a great luncheon! Cotton Candy anyone?
October 16th - another Road Trip! Richmond!
Tremendous THANKS to all of you who help make the luncheons possible for the Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen and their families. We couldn’t do it without you!
Surfing~
The Commandant of the Marine Corps 236th Birthday message:
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A year ago this month, we hosted our largest luncheon ever.
After the luncheon we estimated the number served to be over 220 with very few staff that day. Little did we know this deployment for 3/5 was going to be what it was. November, December, and January we met quite a few Darkhorse Warriors.
An Afghan Hell On Earth for “Darkhorse” Marines http://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141724272/an-afghan-hell-on-earth-for-darkhorse-marines
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If you’re interested or know someone who is- for doctors, care givers and others in the medical field who work with Veterans. “The Serving Our Veterans Behavioral Health Certificate offers 14 self-paced online courses that are based on real-life cases and provide applicable knowledge and skills for providers to help Veterans and their families build a framework of resiliency for mental health challenges or reintegration difficulties.”
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Veteran’s Day Free Meals and Discounts
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A Thank You to Our Veterans
Heroes and Angels by Barry Michael
Until next time, continued prayers for our military and their families.
Love and Hugs,
Jane
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