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Military families are in our communities and need our support! Are you interested in championing future Blue Star Families initiatives? We would love to welcome you.

Thank you for helping to make military families feel welcome through your generosity!
Glen
Thompson
Michael
Meese
Heidi
Urbina
Robert
Bires
Gen
Harrison
George
Matthews

To my dear brothers and sisters who sacrificed their dreams to protect our families and freedom. Please click the link to watch emotional YouTube video Memorial Day - Reagan's Speech

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Tabbsum
Brock
Smith
Herbert
McMaster

First Command Donation for Coffee Connections. 

Michelle
Hosman
Les
Davis
IT Concepts, Inc.
IT Concepts, Inc.
Christina
Jones
David
Grossman
Patrick
Schille
Paul
Weber
Charlene
Austin

Salesforce Event Sponsorship

Katherine
Clark
Scott
Allen
Erin
Dwyer Sears
Mary
Newburn
James
Jones
Karen
Sherman
Virgil
Fisher
Jacqueline
Shinn
Emily
Kyser
Diana
Keim
Michael
Kelty
ELIZABETH
CALHOUN

Moving With The Military

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Hobbs
Michael
Ross
TripleLift
Inc
Accounts
Payable
Mark
Strickland
Gloria
Gibson
Tracy & Todd
Chariton
Paul
Weber
Maria
VanKirk
Lauren
Radford
Yaniv
Barzilai
Theresa
Karlson
Ellin/Raymond
Bursese/Gorringe
Diane
Vanderwerf
matthew
bromberg
LaVincent
Harris
V
Langford
Karen
Heim
Lucinda
Summer
Julie
Moore
Michelle
Clarke
Gary
Taiariok
John
Bilas
Nicholas
Damer
BONNIE
CARROLL
Amy
Steede
Jenn
Friedel
Kerri-Anne
Gonzalez
Paula
Fierro
Caroline
Searcy
Whit
Cobb
Mike
Powers
Stephen
Morgan
Charles
Eggleston
Caitlin
Thompson
John
Greet
Jim
Wiltraut
Ellyn
Dunford
Nancy
Brown
Todd
Finger
Greg
Errion

Mac was my hero in Vietnam. He taught me everything I needed to know. I am forever grateful to him.

Edward
Meagher

Thank you, Team Blue Star Families—we appreciate all that you do daily in support of our military men and women and their Families!!

Gwen
Bingham
Tammy
Haddad
Jamie
Jones Miller
Sam
Tramiel
John
Messina
Kevin
Stoll
Robert
Parks
Tracy
Thompson
Brianna
Keilar
Aileen
Fell

From the Salt Lake Board of Realtors Members

Kelley
Wright

Thank you for all that you do--Thank you is not enough but without you, this country is not the best country in the world.

Tania
Malik
A.J.
Palmer
Marti
Silber
Scott
Pillows
Noeleen
Tillman
Ray
Zardetto

2023 Blue Star Families Utah x Columbia Sportswear Community Cares Donation Payment

Retail
Donation
Amber
Hauger
Lori
Miller
Gregory
Kalik
Leigh
Edmonds
Jeffrey
Miller
Lavon
Coleman
Margot
Gum
Kathy
Griffin
Alissa
Friedman
Consuela
Rodriguez
Jasmine
Navarro
Jessica
Strong
Wendy
Luers
Tammi
McGriff
Sonia
Ogden
Tammy
Williams
Katie
Stevens
Yuko
Doll
Elizabeth
Christiensen
Christopher
Anderson
Brian
Walker

Great idea! Good luck!!!

Kenneth
Weber
Suzanne
Malloy
Maria
Roberts
Nicole
Scafone
Andrea
Lurie
Deborah
Weitzen
Tracey
Ohaus
Laura
Piervincenzi
Paula
Anderson

A great idea!

Richard
Barnes
Lisa
Daniel
Irene
Ilachinski
Karen
OConnor
Deanna
oleson
Irene
Lambrou
Karen
Geney
Patty
Dawson
Christine
Mullen
James
Scovill
Debra
Morris
Jared
Lowrie
Michael
Kellogg
William
Myers
Geri
Maples
Daniel
Raymond
Dennis
Murphy
Stacy
Moshos
Paul
Perry
Terri
Peterson
Jo-Ann
Kelvin
Tiffany
Russ
Lisa
Fierro
Laurie
Jones
Vickielynn
Pringle
Ann
Kouns
Natalie
Roman
Anna
Yu-Rank
Claudia
Funez
Melanie
Czerwinski
Trish
Martin
Lisa
Streck
Patricia
Martin
Kathy
Harrington
Chris
Flynn
Georgia B
Roelof
Jennifer
Gaillard
Cris
Smith
Tamar
Rothstein
KELLY
WILLIAMS
Susan
Messina
Lisa
Fierro
Kenneth
Weber
Francine
Chew
Matthew
Smith
Genesis
Strother
Vera
Gonzalez
Paul
wikstrom
Donna
Westbrook
Mary
Lepley
Janette
McElwain
Charelle
Shaw
Elan
Enriquez
Amber
Wood
Jennifer
Casper
Jayne
Wright
Hadi
Iqbal
Geri
Maples
Katherine
Clark
Sherry
Peterson
Nicole
Sherwood
Karissa
Dugenia
Carolyn S
Wall
Tara
Neave
Pat
Klaumann
Joseph
Schmidt
Abigail
Lower
Colleen
James

Support Us

Join these Blue Star Families donors by making a gift of any size to welcome military families to your community!

Donate Now

We have many ways you can get involved with supporting our initiatives—sponsors, in-kind sponsors, co-chairs, committee members, public supporters, sharers of information, and volunteers.

No gift or effort is too small when it comes to helping connect our military and Veteran families to the communities where they live and serve. Together, each of us comes together with what we have to offer, creating a wave of positivity that reaches all of our borders and beyond.

We extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has shown support for Blue Star Welcome Week! You have made a difference.

Co-Chairs

Meet your Blue Star Welcome Week co-chairs. Thanks to the support from these leaders in our community, we can further the mission of Blue Star Welcome Week. We appreciate their dedication to helping military and Veteran families find a sense of belonging in their communities!

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General Joseph Dunford

Honorary Co-Chair, Blue Star Welcome Week

U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Mrs. Ellyn Dunford

Honorary Co-Chair, Blue Star Welcome Week

Military Family Advocate

Craig Newmark

Honorary Co-Chair, Blue Star Welcome Week

founder, craigslist and craig newmark philanthropies

Board Member Emeritus, Blue Star Families

Interested in joining these leaders to represent your business or organization in support of Blue Star Families' initiatives?

Honorary Committee

Our honorary committee members lend their names and significant influence to champion the cause of Blue Star Welcome Week and generate event awareness in support of military and Veteran families.

Mrs. Stacie Black 1stSgt USMC (Ret), Spouse of 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

General Vincent K. Brooks, USA (Ret.), and Spouse, Carol P. Brooks, D.Sc.

Mrs. Kelly Hokanson, Spouse of General Daniel Hokanson, Chief - National Guard Bureau

Kari McDonough, Senior Advisor-Welcome Fund, Welcome.US

Brigadier General Michael Meese, USA (Ret.), Ph.D., President, AAFMAA, and Mrs. Ramona Meese

Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy and Mrs. Jennifer McCarthy

Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, U.S. Army (Ret.), and Mrs. Kathleen McMaster

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vincent W. Patton III, USCG (Ret.)

Admiral John M. Richardson, USN (Ret.), 31st Chief of Naval Operations, and Mrs. Dana Richardson

Command Sergeant Major James Sims, U.S. Army, (Ret.)

Bob Woodruff
ABC News Reporter
Co-Founder, Bob Woodruff Foundation

Lee Woodruff
Speaker, Author, Executive Media Trainer
Co-Founder, Bob Woodruff Foundation

Admiral Paul Zukunft, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.), and Ms. Fran DeNinno

Would you like to nominate an extraordinary individual who is passionate about helping military and Veteran families feel a sense of belonging in their communities?

Partner Organizations

A special thanks to organizations who have joined Blue Star Welcome Week as partners. These organizations stand alongside Blue Star Families in supporting our military families as they transition to new communities.

Proclamations

Meet the elected officials who have declared the last week of September as Blue Star Welcome Week. These leaders see and recognize the challenges military and Veteran families face, and they encourage their constituents to support the mission.

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