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Honor Our Veterans

Mon, 2012-11-12 08:00 -- cmurphy

Today's post is written by Mike Monroe, vice president of military initiatives at Points of Light.

I am a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.  I continue to serve out of uniform at Points of Light, working to create initiatives that will help veterans. 

With Veterans Day fast approaching, so many people are thinking about causes and ways to help. I wanted to offer a few things to think about. 

  • When you think about veterans, please also think about military members, their families (including their children) and families of the fallen. All of these people have made sacrifices. They all deserve our appreciation. 
  • Don’t make Veterans Day a day of just pausing and reflecting. Make it a day where you annually reaffirm a personal commitment to do something to help.

Turn a Sea of Goodwill to Action for Veterans Day

Fri, 2012-11-09 14:00 -- cmurphy

General George W. Casey, Jr. (ret.) is the former chief of staff of the U.S. Army and served as senior coalition commander in Iraq.

One of the most common pleas I hear as I go around the country is, “I want to help our veterans, but I can’t figure out how.” Having worked in the government for 41 years, I can understand that. The government is a big bureaucracy and sometimes it can be hard to help.

Friday Volunteer News Round Up

Fri, 2012-10-12 08:00 -- cmurphy
We are 2 weeks away from Make A Difference Day! Have you been planning your project? Find projects to volunteer with and register your project to recruit volunteers to help you out on the Daytabank. Check out the Make A Difference Day mobile app! We had a Community Blueprint launch this week in D.C to launch our initiative to help veterans and military families. Learn more about it on our new military initiative website section.

Reintegration through Reinvigoration: Communities Supporting Veterans and Veterans Supporting Communities

Tue, 2012-05-08 15:13 -- cmurphy

NCVS 2012header As part of the National Conference on Volunteering and Service, Points of Light, Chase and ITT Exelis are hosting a two-day session, June 17 - 18, for individuals who are interested in community-based solutions for meeting the needs of service members, veterans and their families.

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