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

General Joseph Dunford
Honorary Co-Chair, Blue Star Welcome Week
U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

Mrs. Ellyn Dunford
Honorary Co-Chair, Blue Star Welcome Week

Craig Newmark
Honorary Co-Chair, Blue Star Welcome Week
founder, craigslist and craig newmark philanthropies
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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