Members of the Eastern MA Chapter of Blue Star Mothers have done the following:
- Hosted New Years Party for Veterans at the Brockton VA
- Donated $800 to several Veterans in need of financial assistance
- Adopted a military family of 6 for Christmas
- Knitted 20 plus Prayer/Comfort Shawls to MMHF for Gold Star Families
- Staffed information table and collected care package donations at the Independence Mall in Kingston
- Volunteered at the MMHF 9/11 Day of Service held at the Rose Kennedy Greenway (1022 Carepackages shipped)
- Attended the BSMA National Convention held in Washington DC- August 2011
- Supported the Jamaica Plain Post Office renaming and dedication ceremony for LCPL Alex Arredondo
- Shipped hundreds of Care Packages to deployed military in 2011
- Made Mothers and Fathers Day cards and shipped to deployed Military-April 2011
- Placed Flags on Veterans graves at Bourne National Cemetery for Memorial and Veterans Day
- Prepared meals for Fisher House West Roxbury- 2009, 2010 and 2011
- Wreaths Across America - Chapter attended ceremony at Bourne National Cemetary and helped placed wreaths 2010 and 2011
- Partnered with Operation Santa to sew, fill and ship aproximately 200 (2009), 375 (2010), 400(2011) holiday stockings
- Knit Prayer Shawls for Gold Star Families
- Hosted HFOT fundraiser at the Barker Tavern, Scituate MA ~July 2010
- Volunteered for CarePack event on Sept 11, 2010
- Spoke to National Guard FRG in Reading, MA
- Volunteer for the USO
- Supported Mass Military Hero's Fund "Day of Service" on Sept 11, 2010
- Delivered personal care packs to patients at the West Roxbury and Brockton VA Hospital Campuses
- Visited Walter Reed Hospital in Washington DC
- Donated items to the Mologne House “take it” table @ Walter Reed
- Offered support and encouragement to our Gold Star Sisters and their families
- Attend memorial services for fallen service members
- Attended National Guard Unit Homecoming celebrations to Welcome Home the troops
- Attended the groundbreaking ceremonies for Homes For Our Troops
- Mailed more than 280 care packages to deployed Massachusetts troops
- Benefited from Raytheon Corporation’s care package donations
- Sent letters & cards of support to deployed troops and hospitalized veterans
- Made handmade Mother’s Day cards for troops to send home
- Been guest speakers at VFW and American Legion Post meetings
- Participated in the 2007 V-8 Veterans Summit in Hingham
- Supported the Veterans Feeding Veterans Dinner sponsored by Satuit Legion Post 144
- Helped to facilitate the Cards for the Troops Campaign during the Scituate Harbor Holiday Stroll
- Marched in local parades on Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day
- Named a NEADS service puppy “Blue”
- Attended the 2007 NEADS Service Dog Graduations in March, June, and October
- Held a “Buy a Bone Campaign” to sponsor a NEADS Canines for Combat Veterans service dog
- Become Weekend Puppy Raisers for the NEADS Prison Pup Program
- Met Jay Koppelman, author of From Baghdad With Love
- Assisted with the production of Terry Steele’s “Home for Christmas” single, released in 2007
- Volunteered in support of the Abington Patriotic Concert
- Volunteered in support of the Jeff Coombs Memorial Road Race
- Attended “The Moving Wall” ceremonies in Abington
- Spoke at National Guard Leadership Trainings and FRG Meetings
- Met with Pearl Harbor survivor, 2LT Bill Cope US Army, Ret. at the Arizona Memorial
- Benefited from the “Refugees” concert at the Zion Church in Plymouth, MA
- Held a holiday gathering at Luciano’s at Lake Pearl in Wrentham, MA with Raffle proceeds being used to pay for care package postage
- Staffed informational Vendor tables at local malls and at the Troops’ Families Holiday Gathering at Gillette Stadium sponsored by the Jeffrey Coombs Memorial Foundation
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