Wednesday, November 8, 2017
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Dear Marine parents,
The mission of MarineParents.com, Inc., is to provide support, information, and services to Marines and their family members, and create opportunities for the public to support our troops through the organization's outreach programs.
Back in August, we asked for help to grant a wish for a grieving mother. LCpl Haley's mother wanted to have his Marine Corps brothers at his funeral in Iowa, and thanks to your donations and support we were able to make that happen. You can read more about the recap to the fundraiser for LCpl Cody Haley in our first article.
Also in this newsletter, you can read about our featured volunteer and TMP participant, learn more about National Family Caregiver's Month and Warrior Care Month, and you can learn about how the Marine Corps Marathon got started in the Middle East.
God bless and Semper Fi!
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MarineParents sends 40 Marines to LCpl Cody Haley's Funeral
Thank you for helping MarineParents raise over $41.000 to pay for 40 Marines to travel to and attend LCpl Cody Haley's funeral in Iowa. With the help of hundreds of Marine Corps family members across the United States, we united to bring Cody's mom her wish--having his Marine brothers at his services.
LCpl Cody Haley was killed in a training accident at Camp Pendleton, CA on August 4, 2017. His mother reached out to us and let us know that it was her wish that his Marine brothers would be there to attend his funeral in Iowa. We at MarineParents.com have always been committed to helping those who sacrifice so much for us. We began our fundraiser on August 8, 2017 with a newsletter asking for donations to help towards her cause. Our original goal was to raise $5,000 to help pay for flights and hotel rooms. We quickly reached our goal, but the donations kept coming in. We raised our donation goal to $35,000 and by August 12 (four short days) we had raised $41,784.
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National Family Caregivers Month
November is National Family Caregivers Month, and this year's theme is "Care-giving Around the Clock". According to the Caregiver Action Network Care-giving can be a 24-hours a day/7-days a week job.
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Featured Volunteer
Vickie Kehrer
Vickie has been a volunteer with Marine Parents since April of 2017, serving as a Platoon Parent for the Official MarineParents.com Facebook Group for 4th Battalion, Papa Company, Parris Island. She became a part of the Papa Company group when her daughter became a recruit. She was approached by the leaders of Papa Company because of her positive, outgoing attitude and encouraging support toward other recruit parents.
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Featured TMP Participant
Christi DeSimone
Team Marine Parents is a group of individuals who participate in athletic events nationwide to raise funds and awareness of the our outreach programs
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Our featured participant this week is Christi DeSimone. Christi participated in the Marine Corps Marathon on October 22nd. Her Marine son spent over eight months in boot camp due to an injury and she never heard him say the words "quit" or "give up". Christi decided that if her son could endure all of his obstacles to become a Marine, she could endure all of hers to complete a marathon.
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Marine Corps Marathon (Forward)
On October 22nd the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon took place in Washington D.C. What few people know, however, is that there was also a Marine Corps Marathon in the Middle East that same day, known as the Marine Corps Marathon (Forward).
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November is Warrior Care Month
Established by former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates in November 2008, the Department of Defense has designated November as Warrior Care Month. The goal of Warrior Care Month is to increase awareness of the resources available to wounded, ill, and injured service members, as well as their family members and caretakers.
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The Marine Corps Birthday
The Marine Corps birthday is a day of pride and respect, and its celebration is one of the most revered traditions in the Corps. Each year, on November 10th, Marines around the world celebrate what they see as their "second" birthday, the day the United States Marine Corps was born.
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MarineParents.com, Inc.
14 Years of Service
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