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WM. WESTON J. NEWTON CHAIRMAN D. PAUL SOMMERVILLE VICE CHAIRMAN COUNCIL MEMBERS ____________ STEVEN M. BAER RICK CAPORALE GERALD DAWSON BRIAN E. FLEWELLING HERBERT N. GLAZE WILLIAM L. McBRIDE STEWART H. RODMAN GERALD W. STEWART LAURA VON HARTEN

GARY KUBIC COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR

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BRYAN J. HILL DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR

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LADSON F. HOWELL COUNTY ATTORNEY

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SUZANNE M. RAINEY CLERK TO COUNCIL

AGENDA FINANCE COMMITTEE

Monday, June 20, 2011 2:30 p.m.

Executive Conference Room Administration Building

Committee Members: Staff Support Stu Rodman, Chairman Bryan Hill, Deputy County Administrator Rick Caporale, Vice Chairman David Starkey, Chief Financial Officer Steven Baer Brian Flewelling William McBride Paul Sommerville Jerry Stewart

2:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. DISCUSSION / FUNDING REQUEST LT. DAN WEEKEND (backup) 3. DISCUSSION / COUNTY FY 2011 / 2012 BUDGET PROPOSAL

• Library System • Tax (Hurricane) Anticipation Note • Transfers from Operations Budget to Debt Service

4. ADJOURNMENT

County TV Rebroadcast Monday 9:00 a.m.Wednesday 1:00 a.m.Thursday 7:00 p.m.

Finance Date Time Location

July 18 2:00 p.m. BIV #2 August 15 2:00 p.m. BIV #2 September 19 2:00 p.m. BIV #2 October 17 2:00 p.m. BIV #2 November 21 2:00 p.m. BIV #2 December 13 2:00 p.m. BIV #2

l.t. Dan Weekend14 - 18 September, 2011

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Prepared lor: rne Beaufort County Council

Prepared by: The Independence Fund. Inc.

June 13, 2011

Proposal number: l -A

2 (LDW2)

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Date 6/ 13/ 11

To Whom It May Concern,

The Independence Fund, a South carolina registered 50 1(c}3 organization, is sponsoring a

second It Dan Weekend (LDW2) in Beaufort, SC from 14-18 Sentembe r, 2011 . We are

proud to announce that this year again, Gary Sinise and the Lt Dan Band will headline the

event. Your sponsorship will help ensure the success of this very noble comm unity effort .

The City ct Beaufort , which will ce celebrating it's 30Cth Anniversary during the time of theLt. Dan Weekend. is the proud home to the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort . the

Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, and the Beaufort Naval Hospital.

Beaufort County is esc home to more than 20,CXXJ retirees of all branches of the armed

services.

Acco rding to tile Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, the military generates over $1.2 Billion

anneafy to the Beau'o rt economy - with a significant amount being spent at local

businesses. Like last year, many of the rno-e than one thousand North of the Broad hotel

rooms will be filled by attendees of LDW2 .

LDW2 w ill provide an opportunity for more than one hundred severely wo unded veterans of

the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and their tireless caregivers to:

• bond in fellowship wit h their wounded comrades- wonderful therapy• part icipate in athletic events (golf, b ike ride and road race-as they are physically abte-

with spec ial equipment, o ften provided with Independence Fund)

• eniov recreational activities provided in the Lowccontrv of South carolina• be entertained by military-advocate Lt Dan and his great band

Our severely wou nded warriors deserve the cont inuing support of our grateful Nat ion. We

hope you wou ld be honored by the opportunity to participate in :his event by allocat ing the

necessary funds to pay lor the Lt. Dan Band concert stage, Please feel tree to contact me

at anytime if you have any questions which t may add ress.

The rooeceoaerce FUlId, Inc . EIN (Tax 10 Ntlrll OO): 26-0322088 W:434 .409.or.:«i \'/Wii jn d cpendpncc'llrYJ erg

Execut ive Summary

Objective

The Objective of LDW2 is to become the nations premiere "Support the Troops" event highl ighting the natural beauty o f

the Sout h carolina Lowcountry wh ile b ring ing to bear the strengths and talent of the loca l population in a manner wh ich

best honors lhe service and sacrifice of our severely injured veterans.

Goa lsThe goals 01LDW2 are to bring mo re than on e hundred severely injured veterans and ca regivers to Beaufort County for a

fou r day event in which a m inimu m of $200,CXXJ.OO is netted to provide direc t sUPPJrt for the unmet needs in the

d isabled veteran community.

So lutionFor LDW2 to be success ful the support o f the Military. Co rporate and Gove rnmental agenc ies will be required. The core

support for lDW2 willcom e from the extraordinary volunteer support inherent in the com mun ity.

The NeedMore than 5O,CX)() veterans have been seriously injured in the War on Terror. When factoring in training and non-host ile

fire mishaps that number is signi ficantly multipl ied. Non-profits , like the Independence Fund, and events like LDW2 are

important steps in br ing ing bo th th e physica l and emotional healing that is lacking in many of these veterans jves.

What makes the Independence Fund unique?In its fourth year since oceonon. the Independence fund has raised and distr ibuted more than $ l ,CX)().(XXl in gran ts andservices to severely injured veterans while fully maintaining its core values of :

• Providing the tools, meraoes and guidance that severely injured vete rans are o therw ise not receiving .

Having no paid staff members.

• Maintaining a Board of Directors co mprised enu-ev of combat veterans.Cham pioning the value o f physicnl nctivity no mailer wttat the level of disab ility.

• Promot ing the use o f art as a too l o f hea ling

• Breaking down the barriers between the d isabled and ab le bodied communities throuqh veteran speakingengagemen ts and community based events like LDW2

TIle IrxJe0€n

Day 2

Day 1

Schedule

Date Task

Veterans c-c caregivers arrive at CHS and SAVand me transportee to Palm Key.

Welcom ing committee briefs new arrivals and provides them with welcom e aboard

________---+package. Veterans all p in ooe another at the "meet and greet" welcom ing :'C"C":"C. _Veterans and caregivers mee t at first scheduled briefing and are given an overall out line of

the lour day event. caregivers separate auewaros for a caregiver spa and u ncneoo

Sponsoredby a local women's oparuzaton. Veterans spend day in seminars and

part icipate in b ike fillings.

Day 3

Day4

Veterans speak at ocar scrcos With majOrevent taking place at Beaufort and HH I High.

Remaining veterans and caregivers participate in activities inc luding boating, kayaking, golf

and horseback riding. LI. Dan Classic takes oece at Parris Island 't.eceoos"gol! course.Pre-concert d inner wrth the U . Dan Band takes place Ifl prior to the show.

Veterans and careq ve rs part icipate in either the 5K Of the U . Dan Bike Ride and Gary

Snuse serves as Grand Marshal of the Beaufort 300 parade,

TI'e Ind , I >'l(!ellct< FUIl(1, rnc. EIN (fax 10 Number): 26-0022088 W:434.409 .050f> l't....'N..I:ll:iC:O,,~ nrM 100 n cg

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Non-local personal

Bill Songster

BiIIG

Sara Noon

Jan Easterling

Elizabeth Gallagh

PaulRennisen

RobertThompsonkarlaMarkusjeanetteCurtis

Tracy LynnRaffaeleKarlaMarkus

MarkBoudrouxRob Moore

William JohnWhelehanNancywellonsJustinMinyard

JamesNottinghamKatrryn Parker

catharina Henderson

JordanMinyardChrisPollockJD OwensWilliam FultonJoe Messerly

MarySommerville

CorporateVGI

Prattand Whitney

Boston Scientific

InstilHealthcare 5-18-10

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$50.00 Non-local personal






$25.00 Non-local personal$50.00 Non-local personal$50.00 Non-local personal





$1,000.00 Non-local personal$500.00Non-local personal$446.90 Non-local personal





$1.000.00 Non-local personal$100.00 Non-local personal$500.00 Non-local personal$570.00 Non-local personal


$6,392.90Non-local personal

$5.000.00 Corporate

$1.500.00 Corporate

$10,000.00 Corporate

Corporate$10,000.00

$6,392.90

MacDonald's $1,500.00 CorporateASMBASTAR $6,000.00 Corporate

rosenburg foundation $2,800.00 Corporate

GEICO $1.500.00 CorporateNFCU $1,000.00 CorporateHangerortho $2,000.00 Corporate

$41,300.00 Corporate $41.300.00

WristbandslT-Shirts

Donnie Beer $35.00 WristbandsIT-Shirtsphilwasiloski $10.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsCarolNowell $10.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

Dennis Dempsey $15.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

Robert Imholz $10.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsMaribiz $15.00 WristbandsIT-Shirtsmarion stade $7.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

April Baughman $7.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

kim evans $15.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsTed Van Tuyl $15.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsKarla Markus $7.00 wristbandsIT-Shirtsm adamson $15.00 WristbandsIT-Shirtsjack nischil $10.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsArleneFaul $7.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsDonnie Beer $185.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsTaylor Bufkin $7.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsTaylorBufkin $7.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsGlen Raxter $7.00 wristbandsIT-Shirtstaylor Bufkin $7.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsJessieSalas $56.00 wristbandsIT-ShirtsLuker $10.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

MartiHohmann $7.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

Cravings by the Bay $82.86 WristbandsIT-Shirts

Donnie Beer $100.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsT-shirts $881.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsWalt Ledbetter $20.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsDonnie Beer $135.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

Benny Fontenot $280.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts

RobertDeTreville $1,240.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsPaulEamst $30.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

Claire Ketcham $25.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts

B of A Deposit $270.00 WristbandsIT-ShirtsMs. Beer $130.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts

t-shirts5/19/10

wrist bands5/19/10

Wristbend (april)Tshirt(april)

Stevedeposit (april)

Raycordingpaypal

Donnie BeerWristbands5/14Steveschultz

Zimmerman, SaraDonnieBeerSueproctorMichauDonnieDonnie

Shirleyparsons

MichaelaSalon

YoungMarinesVariousLowringCorpsStore

Michael'sSalon

LindsayZoellerTaylorTaylorYoun Marines

Waterfest 17 July

Waterfest18 Jul

Waterfest 20 July

Waterfest 20 July

YoungMarines7/16Youn marines

Youngmarines 7/17

Youngmarines7/17

$500.00WristbandsIT-Shirts


$115.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

$1 ,1 05.00WristbandsfT-Shirts



WristbandsIT-Shirts$45.00



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$10.00WristbandsfT-Shirts



$210.00WristbandsfT-Shirts$60.00WristbandsIT-Shirts

$230.00 WristbandslT-Shirts



$5.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts$15.00WristbandslT-Shirts





$368.00WristbandslT-Shirts





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Norma DuncanDonnie BeerHe shears

Waterfest cash 7/25Donnie BeerBFDwaterfest 7/24Waterfest 7/23Various salesLen KloppMunzigEvelerGuilfoyleSheatsDonnie BeertruesdaleStewartGoodwinPresnellProctorBoozerPorterGutherieMunzigBrownStevesGreen

Young MarinesDonnie BeerDonnie beerDonnie beerS phillips

Joan trammel 15111glade dr silver spring.20906Todd hostD beerDr Durante

$116.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts

$1,320.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$1,612.03 wristbandsfT-Shirts

$25.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$10.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$35.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$20.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$20.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts


$60.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$60.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts


$65.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$60.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts

$314.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$227.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$430.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts

$40.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$30.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$20.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$20.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$60.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$40.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$25.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$25.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$25.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$25.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$5.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts

$25.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$20.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$20.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$20.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts

$5.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$5.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts

$20.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts

$1.016.37 WristbandsfT-Shirts



wristbandsIT-Shirts

$170.00$140.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts$386.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts

$30.00 wristbandsfT-Shirts

Leonard klopp

Patrick Williams

Steve flemming

Tammy Buchanan

Richard WindsorMary RudisilDonnie BeerLiz LakeElmer McKenaDonnie Beer

Donna Eubankspat Thomas

Kasey JohnsonMarie KozitzaJeff RegoliMark HeisterDon HartmenDonnie Beer

tamara ragsdale

Cynthia AckermanJulie PigaoScot OakesJason Sullivan

James WathenCesar NavarroKathie BennetJay Weidenerliz Palmerneal ToweryPam BumsCorps storeDepositCash DepositDebra WelchRosanneTaylor BufkinSteeleMichaelso beerD beerBeer

Beaufort academy






$20.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$562.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

$20.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts$20.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts





$40.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$20.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts$50.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$50.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts




$30.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts$50.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts$30.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts


$30.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$30.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts$10.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$40.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts$40.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$30.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts

$150.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts$3,883.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$2,277.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts



$377.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$280.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$380.00 WristbandsfT-Shirts$141.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

$1,036.00 WristbandsIT-Shirts

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Bike/5KBlke/5K $10,661.00 Bike/6K SIO.661.00

Local personal

ed Finley $50.00 Local personalAllison NoogeFoundation $1,000.00 Local personal

Walt Ledbetter $5.00 Local personal

Memorial donation in Local personalSelph Name $75.00John Landry $250.00 Local personalBarfuri $100.00 Local personalPinto $50.00 Local personalKathy Kim $200.00 Local personalJerry Ashmorr $100.00 Local personalPaul Fuetterer $250.00 Local personalNottoli $100.00 Local personalAshmore $100.00 Local personal

Duncan/Bradshaw $50.00 Local personal

Parker $50.00 Local personal

LTG Earl Hailston $50.00 Local personal

Bill evans $100.00 Local personalCole proctor $100.00 Local personalWilliam Howell $200.00 Local personalPatrice Moody $50.00 local personal

Frederick Cosco $200.00 local personal

Walt Ledbetter $200.00 Local personalCol Tom brett $100.00 local personal

Tom heaterington $100.00 local personal

Fred peters $75.00 Local personalCharles tryig $85.00 local personalCol Fred krill $200.00 Local personal

$3,840.00 Local personal $3.840.00

Local Business orOrganization

Local Business orParris Is Rod and Gun $200.00 Organization

Republican Men of Local Business orBeaufort $200.00 Organization

Exchange club $1,185.00 Local Business or Organization

Panninis $367.25 Local Business or OrganizationMOPH $250.00 Local Business or Organization

Linda's NurseryDr HL Lafitte

Exchange club flags4thJulyMil Nurses

KFI Mechanical

Honeytree Preschool

DavidCraft (Geico)

ParrisIslandMuseumand Historical SocietyCarolina walkCorpsStore

AMVETS post2000

Macloskie law form

Mazzana's LawnService

DanVaden Chevrolet

Beaufort KayakTours

DatawGolfasscMilitarynurses

Non-local business ororganization

DrivervilliageApopkaVAMr markusMikeWilliamsIronwoodUsmilitaryvets

veterans leasing finance

Savanah 82ndABNBuckeye club

Local Fundraiser

PiacePizzaThe officeJackWorrell

$100.00 Local Business or Organization


LocalBusinessor Organization$300.00$200.00 LocalBusiness or Organization

$1,000.00 Local Business or Organization


$1,000.00 LocalBusinessor Organization

LocalBusiness or Organization

$2,000.00$1,000.00 Local Business or Organization$1,000.00 Local Business or Organization


$150.00 LocalBusinessor Organization

$500.00 LocalBusiness or Organization




$300.00 Local Business or Organization$11,412.25 Local Business or O. $11.412.2...-;

$180.00Non-local business or organization$100.00Non-local business or organization$500.00Non-local business or organization

$1,000.00 Non-local businessor organization$2,500.00 Non-local businessor organization

$35.00 Non-local business or organization

Non-local business or organization$50.00

$100.00 Non-local business or organization

$1,000.00 Non-local business or organization$5,465.00 Non-local business c $5.465.00

$180.00Local Fundraiser$250.00Local Fundraiser$805.00Local Fundraiser

$180.00 Golf Online Registration$120.00 Golf Online Registration

$60.00 Golf Online Registration





$120.00 Golf Online Registration$60.00 Golf Online Registration$60.00 Golf Online Registration$60.00 Golf Online Registration$60.00 Golf Online Registration$60.00 Golf Online Registration$60.00 Golf Online Registration

$1,260.00 srzso.oo$129.835.12

Two SuesPlums

Evan Stiner-Yard Sale

AMVETS Post 70Jack Carter

Kendall and ShannonErickson

Berry island ice creamPizza innPizza innPizza innHenry JacksonPizza inn

GolfGolf Tourny

Golf OnlineReaistrationLouis HollidayWilliam HowelT.A. Yelton

Terry Thompson

Michael WilliamsLenard Fox

Leonard MokanJoe JonesRob SemmlerJoe CopelandPat Saeger fPaul sweetTopper trustHe sheets

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$650.00 Local Fundraiser

$11,405.00 Local Fundraiser


Local Fundraiser$630.00


$127.00 Local Fundraiser$46.00 Local Fundraiser

$5.00 Local Fundraiser$180.00 Local Fundraiser$143.54 Local Fundraiser

$16,450.54 Local Fundraiser

$4,578.52 Golf

$16.450.54

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www.independencefund.org

A community based event supporting some of the most

severely injured troops from Iraq and Afghanistan

The 2011 LowcountryLt. Dan Weekend

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de uce Fund

GARY SIN ISEr \1 tJ N nx 1 In ....

The Gary Sin ise Foundation

The Independence Fund

PO Box 1171Beaufort. SC 29901(434) 409·0506independencelund@grnaiLcQID

Ms. Slaci Wolfe

StacLWolla@oolarisPLcom

Contact

www.independencefund.org.

The Ind epend enc e Fund also fu lfill s a valuab le serv ice

by nominating qualified veterans for acceptance into

world-class rehabilitat ive ho spitals li ke the Shepherd

Center in Atl anta. The Independence Fund is an all

volunteer, 501(c)3 no t-far-profit corpo rati on that is

entirely led and managed by combat vete rans. Since

its inc eptio n in 2007, the Independence Fund has

di str ibuted more tha n 51.25 mi llion in grants to

qualified veterans .

www.ltdanweekend.com

All proceeds raised by the Lt . Dan Weekend will be

applied toward s the Independence Fu nd's core

mission of prov iding the tools , therapies and

guidance fo r those vete rans severely injured in th e

Global War on Terror that they otherwise are not

receiving.

To date, 6000 service members have been killed on thebattlefie lds of Iraq and Afghanistan. Close to 50,000

have been wounded.

This will be the third time that Mr. Sinise has performedfor the Independence Fund. "II's impossible not to bedeeply moved by something like that," said one attendeeof last years event.

www.ltdanweekend.com

In addition to the concert, the weekend's festivities willinclude the 2nd Annual Lt. Dan Golf Classic, a family SKrun in historic downtown Beaufort. a bicycle ride with thewounded veterans on the Marine Corps Air Station, aCombat Photography Art exhibit at City Hall, and aseries of veterans related workshops to be heldthroughout the weekend. Gary will also serve as GrandMarshal of Beaufort's 300th Birthday Parade followingthe September 17th, SK run.

Well known entertainer and supporter of the troops. GarySinise. will honor the service and sacrifice of ourseverely injured military heroes and their careg ivers atthe 2nd Annual, t.t, Dan Weekend taking place from Sept14th - Sept 16th, 2011 in Beaufort, SC, Gary will lead his"Lt. Dan Band" in an Benefit Concert for the troops atBeaufort's historic Waterfront Park on Friday, Sept 16th,at 830pm.

Healing through Sports

We have found cycli ng to be one of the best ways to break down

th e barrier s betw e en the d isabled and the ab le-bodied

communities. The Independence Aides have the secondary benefit

of breaking down barriers between our military and civilian

communities . The Independence Ride is one 01 the core activities

of the Lt. Dan Weeke nd.

The number o f I raq and

Afgh an i st an ve te ra n s

su ffe ri ng the effe cts of Post

Tra umatic St ress Disorder

(PTSD) Is est imated to be

o v e r 300 ,000. Th e

Independence Fund. pa rtnering

with the National Veterans Art

Museum in Chicago. IL. has

found that crea ting a rt and

wo rk ing wi th images taken

during the service members

deployment can mitigate many

of the effects of PTSD.

ConTllct Zone

The Independence Fund's Conllict Zone

Iravollng e xhIbit will show al Beaulort's CityHallthrougho1.J l the u. Dan Weekend.

"The Independence Fund's set of

documentary pho tographs produced

by veterans of recent conflicts m theMiddle East offers ,1 refreshingly

understated effort WashmQtonPost, 29 August. 2008. .

Without the supp ort of th e

Clly , Cou nty an d State

government s, these ev ents

would not be po ssib le. We

hope to build on this support for

the It. Dan Weekend, 2 and

provide the veterans with an

e ve n m o r e m emo r able

experience than past events

have provided.

Although thoy have alro ady glVon mUCh. the

Independence Funcl l\a s louncl thal our

veterans stIli want , and l.nd value in

con tinuing ta gIVe. One way lhey do this isthroug h the lndepondcnco Fund 's ec oca toeinItiatIVe where veterans and lu·$t

respond ers lrom the local communitycomolOgether 10 share lho ir eeeeeeee at the

middle and high school grade 1oveIs.

40% 01 Iraq and Afgh anistan

ve terans served as members

01 th e Reserv e or National

Guard Fo rces. Unlike their

active duty counterparts who

generally relurn 10 a largo

mil itary base with an inherent

support structure. these "part-

time" warriors return 10 an

environment where the ability

to share their experience may

not exist.

Art Nt9ht

The Independence Weekend event sprovide a relaxing wee~end whore thevete rans and their famIlies ca n share W'I

tnecamaraderie WIth ttWllt 'ellowvete rans and be emb raced by the

warmth 0'an apprecanve commuouv

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