Return To Honor Workshop - Donations & Sponsor

“We allowed them to bear the burden of our freedom;

we are obligated to bear the burden of their welfare.”

Donations

The Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge is asking that you and or your organization, donate to support the Return to Honor programs.

Contributions of any size will be recognized and honored for supporting our mission of helping veterans cope with the readjustment issues often confronted upon returning home to their family and friends.

Costs: The cost of the 3 day workshop is free to veterans and their families. The costs to conduct the Return to Honor initial 3-day program will vary depending on location, meals & lodgings and number of participants. Basic costs for a 15 on 15 ratio plus lead facilitators and including the family integration is $30k. This provide includes meals and lodging for all those participating. The Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge is seeking funding through private corporate donations, state funding and from the VA/DOD as well as working with direct funding by the military base. Marketing and sponsorship opportunities are also available.

Checks should be made out to Return to Honor and forwarded to Nancy McGrory, Director of Development for the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, 1601 Valley Forge Road, Valley Forge, PA 19482. An acknowledgement will be send within 2 weeks of receipt. Credit card payments and electronic payments will be available by the end of September. For more information on sponsoring a family and or the workshop, see below and or call Nancy directly at 610-933-8825 x241 for additional details.

Here’s how to be involved:

§Participants – active, reserve or non-active duty can register at our website; please spread the word.
§ Staff – if you are a combat veteran, you can volunteer to staff a workshop. Your room and board are included. Training and guidance provided.
§ Veteran community – join one of our volunteer committees, raise funds to support the program and join us for one of our feasts.
§ Organizations – take the opportunity to sponsor/support the Return to Honor programs.

We would like to recognize the following contributors to Return to Honor:

Uptown Colleagues; Providence; Visionality; Defense Solutions; SMI; Recruit Military; Navmar Applied Sciences; Universal Display Corporation; John J. Gallagher Law Offices; Manhattan Bagel; Outback Steak, Wawa, Pizza Land; La Taverna; Genaurdi's; Tony's Pizza;

PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITES

Organizations and individuals have the opportunity to sponsor the RETURN TO HONOR Program, a three-day cognitive and experiential training designed by veterans to assist returning veterans with reintegration issues and combat stress.

These sponsorship opportunities include but are not limited to the following; feel free to call with ideas and options. Call Nancy McGrory, Director of Development at the Freedoms Foundation at 610-933-8825, x 241.

Freedom Leaders Club $50K Annually

The Freedom Leaders Club represent the top organizations and institutions in America and abroad who support the values of freedom and choose to honor the men and women who have sacrificed themselves for the true values underlining democracy. Members of the Freedom Leaders Club contribute annually to support the Freedoms Foundation Return to Honor programs and services to ensure those who receive participate in those programs and their families never forget we are grateful for their service.

Members of the Freedom Leaders Club receive five executive memberships to the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, a Framed Certificate of Freedom and Honor; Recognition at all events, website and marketing materials including links to their websites. Members will receive the Freedom Foundation/Return to Honor Logos for use in their marketing materials. Members will be included in all Congressional and public newsletters. Top executives from each organization will be invited to attend and participate in annual dinners, key Congressional events and all media conferences. Each executive will receive a Freedoms Foundation Return to Honor golf shirt. Members will be invited to the family feast, reintegration celebration at the end of each program.

General/Gold Level $30K

The General/Gold Level Sponsors (one opportunity per program), sponsor the entire three-day reintegration program for up to 30 veterans plus veterans staffing the event. The General/Gold Level includes support of 30 veterans and their families training, meals, accommodations and follow up services; plus training staff. Sponsors receive recognition throughout the weekend; website recognition for one year; inclusion in media and congressional news; golf shirts for two executive members; and invitations to family feast, reintegration celebration.

Eagle/Silver Level $15K

The Eagle/Silver Level Sponsors (three opportunities per program), sponsor the one full day of the three-day reintegration program for up to 30 veterans plus veterans staffing the event. The Eagle/Sliver level includes support of 30 veterans and their families training, meals, accommodations and follow up services one full day.

Sponsors receive recognition at opening of program, their sponsor day and at the close of the training; website recognition for six months; inclusion in media and congressional news announcements; t-shirts for two executive members; and invitations to family feast/reintegration celebrations.

Oak Leaf/Bronze Level $7.5K

The Oak Leaf/Bronze Level Sponsors (one opportunity per program), sponsor the Family Feast Reintegration Celebration for up to 30 veterans. The Oak Leaf/Bronze Level includes providing the catering; games and entertainment as well as take-home care packages; inclusion on the website and all marketing materials as well as news announcements and newsletters. Top executive will receive Freedoms Foundation/ Return to Honor T-shirt.

Contributing Sponsors

Giveaways (shirts, notebooks, etc.) $5K

Sponsor a Returning Vet and their Family $3K

The Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge is a 501C-3. All contributions are tax deductible.

RETURN TO HONOR Sponsors & Supporters

Strategic Marketing Innovations (SMI) located in Washington, DC SMI is a government relations firm. SMI engages decision makers throughout the scope of federal agencies. SMI takes great pride in the contribution its clients make to the armed services, sciences, health care field and a host of growing industries that strive to enhance our nation’s security, economy and quality of life.

B2G Alliance is a Veteran-owned company headquartered in Pittsburgh and established to help the government procure the best services and products from the private sector. Their primary goal is to stimulate a more competitive business environment leading to higher standards for products and services in support of National interests. B2G Alliance believes working together, we can provide the best services and products to the government. It is our combined contributions that help save lives on the front lines of the battlefield and it is through creating a more competitive climate within government that citizens will benefit and be assured their government is running efficiently.

SMI & B2G Alliance are donating their time and services to support the Return to Honor programs and the mission of supporting our returning veterans.

Additional Sponsors & Supporters

Recruit Military; John Gallagher Law Offices; Manhattan Bagel of Chesterbrook; La Taverna Restaurant; Outback Steak; Pizza Land; Philadelphia Multi-Service Veteran Center, as well as...

Navmar has specialized in professional engineering services for over 25 years, the Navmar team assists in strategic and responsive problem solving for the DoD and other organizations.

Universal Display is a Company that’s lighting the way in developing and commercializing OLED technology for flat panel displays, lighting, electronic communications and other opto-electronics with its proprietary PHOLED™ phosphorescent OLED technology.

Defense Solutions is an international project management and business development firm headquartered in Exton, PA with offices in Washington, DC, Tel Aviv, Israel, and Budapest, Hungary. Our service offerings include strategic studies and analyses, business development, project management, and program advocacy for clients serving the worldwide Defense and Homeland Security markets.

Visionality offers creative programs - our mission is to awaken, develop and guide people's abilities in the area of creativity and to create multiple outlets and venues for people to express their creativity.

Support America's Armed Forces'® mission is to support the health, welfare, and morale of deployed troops, military personnel and their families, while operating as a 501(c)(3), under the Pierce Military Business Alliance. We accomplish our mission by raising funds, collecting care package items and issuing grants to military bases, veteran organizations, active duty or reserve personnel, or families to improve the military population's quality of living. Moreover, we serve as the connector between the civilian population and deployed military personnel for sending care packages. Finally, we partner with community businesses to secure care packages for military deployment activities. Mission Theme: Determined to Make a Difference!