Military Appreciation Days for 2019 will be November 1 - 11. Please consider signing up for this year's Military Appreciation Days. If you have questions, please email gi@militaryfoundation.org
Link to formAGENDA FOR MARCH 19, 2019
The next scheduled Military Foundation Advisory Committee meeting will be on Tuesday March 19, 2019, 3:00 PM at Inventrek, 700 E. Firmin St. Kokomo, Indiana in the Auditorium on first floor on your left. For a map and directions, click here.
The major topics on the agenda for the meeting will be:
• VA Northern Indiana Health Care Systems Director Michael Hershman and his staff will join us to help kick off the Veterans VA Certification Enrollment program. Please encourage any Veterans that you know are not currently enrolled for VA services to attend. The VA enrollment staff will be present to certify and enroll them for VA services. (Click here for bio for Michael Hershman)
• Call out for all VSOs and support groups to appoint a representative to the 2019 MF 2nd Annual Military Parade, within the Haynes Apperson Festival Parade, Planning Committee. This year's parade will be on Saturday July 6, 2019 in downtown Kokomo, IN. We are already receiving inquiries and commitments from individuals and groups to be in this year's parade. There will be a flyover to start the parade (which we will be responsible for) and we will have our own Military Parade Grand Marshall.
• New Veterans Benefit Guide presentation and process discussion led by Executive board member Chuck Lambuth.
MISSION STATEMENT
Military Foundation, Inc.
We (The Military Foundation, Inc.) are a 501c3 Not For Profit Indiana Corporation. Our mission is “To recognize and support all military personnel, veterans, their families, and military organizations in Cass, Howard, Miami, and Tipton Counties.”
Military Appreciation Days Mission Statement
To create a countywide campaign designed to express the city of Kokomo/Howard county's profound appreciation for all active military personnel and veterans who reside in Kokomo/Howard County.
Jimmy Shaw, UAW 685 Veterans Committee Chairman, presenting a $7,000.00 check to Military Foundation President JR Dennis at the Military Foundation Advisory Committee meeting November 20, 2018. The money was raised from the UAW 685 Veterans Committee's 9th Annual Golf Tournament at American Legion Post 6 on September 22, 2018. The $7,000 was designated for the Military Foundation Major General David L. Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund.