2009 SUMMER GIVING DROP OFF EARLY THIS YEAR!

 

Ever wonder why we can spend literally trillions of dollars on "Foreign Aid" and yet not honor the moral and social contract America has with our Veterans?

 

Why the "Foreign Aid" goes right into the bank accounts of despots that support anti-American Terrorism and programs?

 

Why entire United Nations "Designated" Political Refugee Populations planted here in the US enjoy free housing, education, medical and collect a SALARY FOR LIFE while our Veterans die from lack of medical care and go homeless?

 

American Veterans Aid Fund (AVAF), a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, was established to assist veterans and their families in obtaining and maintaining the respect, dignity, and honor earned through their service and sacrifice. AVAF has a relationship with veterans, their families, and veteran organizations based upon mutual regard and shared visions for a better tomorrow as well as common interests and values.

DONATION LEVELS

Patriot                                                  $2,000 & Up

All American                                        $1,000 to $1,999

Hero                                                    $500 to $999

Country                                                 $300 to $499

Honor                                                  $100 to $299

Duty                                                    $20 to $99

If you'd like to make a donation by check, please make check payable to:

American Veterans Aid Fund

Mail to:

American Veterans Aid Fund
P.O. Box 418
Central Valley, NY10917

If you'd like to use a credit card to make a donation, please go to:

http://americanveteransaidfund.com/donate.shtml

 

HELP US HONOR AMERICAS SOCIAL AND MORAL CONTRACT WITH OUR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES…DONATE TODAY!

PLEASE FORWARD ON TO YOUR FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, CONTACTS, ADD LINKS TO YOUR BLOGS & WEBSITES, ETC.  IT HELPS US SAVE ADVERTISING DOLLARS!

 

Amanda’s Army (JDRF) and St. Thomas of Canterbury School’s First Grade Class Recognize and Salute Stewarts Shops Manager Dan Crean

Caring and compassion are trademarks of Dan Crean

 

Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, June 16, 2009 – Stewarts Shops Manager Dan Crean was recognized by Amanda’s Army (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), Mrs. Hornberger and her first grade class of St. Thomas of Canterbury School for his caring and compassionate support of their recent Ice Cream Social The Ice Cream Is Free, Finding A Cure Is Not!  ,helpingto raise funds for the fight to cure Juvenile Diabetes.

“We love Mr. Dan!” said Erin Kelly on behalf of her friend Amanda Molloy and their classmates. Miss Kelly presented Dan Crean with thank you cards from Mrs. Hornberger and the entire first grade and a special handmade card from Miss Molloy of Amanda’s Army adorned with an ice cream cone!

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Support the fight against Juvenile Diabetes and to make a donation in the name of Amanda’s Army visit them on the web at: http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=87342625 .

Discover for yourself what makes St. Thomas of Canterbury School a special school for strong academic achievement and character development visit them on the web at:

http://www.stthomasofcanterburyparish.com/.

 

You can stop in and thank “Mr. Dan” at the Orange Lake Stewarts Shop or send him a message at:  http://www.stewartsshops.com/

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Amanda’s Army Thank You Card Presentation Photo: Stewarts Shops Manager Dan Crean with St. Thomas of Canterbury First Grader Erin Kelly

 

American and British Brothers/Sisters-in-Arms Honored on Local Stage with International Tribute by St. Thomas of CanterburySchool First Graders

 American and British Brothers/Sisters-in-Arms Honored on Local Stage with International Tribute by St. Thomas of Canterbury School First Graders


In Support of our US-UK Veterans, STOC Students Recite Soldiers Poem to Open Performance of Legendary Musicians for Veterans on 65th Anniversary of D-Day

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY, June 11, 2009 - On Saturday afternoon, June 6th, the St. Thomas of Canterbury School First Graders turned out to to pay tribute and honor America’s fallen sons and daughters soldiers and veterans of both nations.

“You will never comprehend what it was like to pay Tribute and Honor our US-UK Veterans, beyond description by mere words, an event that I will never forget,” said Simon Kirke of FREE and BAD COMPANY. “To have first graders from St. Thomas of Canterbury School understand and recite a fairly adult, emotionally intense soldiers poem, on the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of D-DAY, in tribute to our US-UK Troops/Veterans, not only speaks volumes about the education and character of the students and their school, but also the amazing character and honor that is a common trait among our US-UK Goldstar parents.”


On behalf of St. Thomas of Canterbury School, Simon Kirke, Larry Oakes, and Caroline Purr, we wish to recognize and thank everyone that supports our US-UK veterans but, most of all, we thank all those that served their country, some of whom were wounded or even gave their lives for freedom, and all veterans for their continued fidelity to their nation.


To learn more about the amazing people and mission of St. Thomas of Canterbury School email them at: stoc336@hvc.rr.com

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The Ice Cream is FREE, Finding a CURE is not!

 

 

St. Thomas of Canterbury School Families Join

Amanda’s Army Fight Against Juvenile Diabetes

Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, June 11, 2009 – Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Amanda’s Army the students of St. Thomas of Canterbury School, at a recent ice cream social, bought Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Sneakers resulting in a donation total of $151.75 to help find a cure.

 The first grade class of Mrs. Hornberger was responsible for the launch, organization and highly successful completion of this vital project.  With its slogan: “The Ice Cream Is FREE, Finding a CURE is not!” The students contacted Stewarts Shops (Temple Hill Rd Store) for support.  Without hesitation our local Stewarts Shop and its corporate office got behind St. Thomas’ first graders, supplying the Make Your Own Sundae Kits to include 6 gallons of ice cream which served all the grades in the K-8 school located in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY.

The St. Thomas of Canterbury School,  a nationally recognized school of excellence, is a Catholic School dedicated to spiritual, academic, and social excellence so that each student may leave empowered to make a difference in the community and the world at large.

 

To discover for yourself what makes St. Thomas of Canterbury School a special school for strong academic achievement and character development visit them on the web at:

http://www.stthomasofcanterburyparish.com/

 To support the fight against Juvenile Diabetes and to make a donation in the name of Amanda’s Army visit them on the web at: http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=87342625

 

The Marine Tribute Bike: Local Pride / National Honor

Hope For The Warriors ^TM Skyline Salute

 

New Windsor, NY, May 28, 2009 -- The Marine Tribute Bike, in keeping with the tradition of America’s patriots past and present, was Semper Fi in fulfilling its mission of honor and tribute recently at the Hope For The Warriors ^TM  SKYLINE SALUTE held on Friday, May 22, 2009 at the Elevated Acre in New York City.

Starting with its solemn ride from upstate New York, with a NYPD Honor Escort from the George Washington Bridge, to the end of the event, United States Marine’s  Cpl Joseph S. Tremblay, Cpl Ryan Kovacicek, Cpl Bryan Richardson, SSgt Joseph Goodrich (of The Marine Tribute Bike)Stood Tall and True Over All that have given their lives for us and those returning wounded today, many of whom were in attendance.

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Gold Star Parent Lawrence Tremblay, Sr., Guardian of Honor for The Marine Tribute Bike, recognizes and salutes all in attendance in support of our nations wounded and Hope For The Warriors ^TM with a special embrace for the wounded, active duty military, veterans, NYPD, FDNY and Mr. Don Gray, Chairman of the Board Hope For The Warriors ^TM.

“In addition I offer special recognition of the following entities and their outstanding staffs for their support of the program President Angelo Ciotta of the Iwo Jima Survivors Association of New York,  Michael Stapleton Associates , Plaza Construction Corp., Buckley Petersen Global, and  Respect America, Inc,” said Lawrence Tremblay, Sr.  “The fact is that they also took the time to learn the genesis of The Marine Tribute Bike and pay respect and honor to the many lives it represents, understanding that we celebrate the lives of all of America’s Patriots, Built For One…Dedicated To A Few…In Honor Of All!”

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The outpouring of generosity and support for those who serve this country is truly amazing. Large or small, your contributions attest to the heart of a nation that remains strong in the wake of 9-11 and the ongoing war on terror. Through your DONATION TODAY we will stand united in remembering that freedom comes at a cost, that those sacrifices, which are freely given will never be forgotten and that the needs of those who gave should be met.

If you prefer to mail your contribution, please download the Donor Form and mail to:

Hope For The Warriors
PMB 48
1335, Suite E, Western Blvd.
Jacksonville, NC 28546

Hope For The Warriors™ truly values the contributions that our donors make as well as the relationships we establish with our donors to sustain our mission of support to wounded service members, their families and the families of the fallen. Read more about our Privacy Policy

The Online Donation form uses a secure server to process transactions. If you have any questions, please submit to info@hopeforthewarriors.org.

**Media: The Marine Tribute Bike Event Photos Available Upon Request***

Donate Today!

If you'd like to use a credit card to make a donation, please go to our secure online giving:

http://americanveteransaidfund.com/donate.shtml

If you'd like to make a donation by check, please make check payable to: American Veterans Aid Fund

Mail to:
American Veterans Aid Fund
P.O. Box 418
Central Valley, NY 10917

DONATION LEVELS

Patriot $2,000 & Up

All American $1,000 to $1,999

Hero $500 to $999

Country $300 to $499

Honor $100 to $299

Duty $20 to $99

Donate Today!

http://americanveteransaidfund.com/donate.shtml

 

Press Releases

• Sacrifice, Honor, Celebration Hallmarks of Rolling Thunder® Inc., Chapter 3, New York's Hosted Historic June 4-7, 2009 Veterans Event
  
  
• Got Christmas? U.S.-UK Donation PX Offers Corporate Gifts Never to be Repeated Rock Memorabilia Custom Tribute Bike
  
  
• Terry Eckerd Band Delivers Crankin Hot & Sweet Southern Boogie For The Corporal Joseph S. Tremblay, USMC-IRAQ, Memorial Scholarship Fund
  
  
• VETUNES® JAM 'O8 Call for Sponsors for U.S. and UK Hero Veterans
  
  
• VeTunes Presents Simon Kirke An Exclusive Evening of Music And Honor
  
  
• Update for An Evening with Music Legend Simon Kirke, Rock n Roll Pioneer, in NYC
  
  
• Veteran NYC Radio Broadcaster-Producer and Wife Take Aim at Autism
  
  
• Seoul, South Korea and Vicinity Are Alive with Stellar Fall Festival Lineup
  
  
• Jersey Shores Top Pick for Charter Fishing and Scuba, Ol Salty II with Capt. Nick at Helm, Appeared on Radios Highly
  Acclaimed Zach Martin Morning Show WNNJ (103.7)
  
  
• WNNJ'S Zach Martin: A Stern Replacement? New Rating Numbers Very Impressive
  
  
• OL SALTY II and Capt. Nick Your Best Bet for Charter Outings on Jersey Shore
  
  
• K2 Global Communications Responds to Requests for Providing Country Case Studies on Website
  
  
• K2 Global Communications Launches High Profile-High Impact Nation Building Program in U.S. Business and Travel Market

Doors open at 10:00am! Ice-Time Rink in Newburgh, NY

We will also have our:

Simon Kirke Signature Series,
Gold Star Parents Edition,
US-UK Veterans Tribute Bike with
matching Southern Fried Guitar
$2-Million Donation
Benefits US-UK Veterans

Simon Kirke Rock Legends Guitar
$1.5-Million Donation
Benefits US-UK Veterans

To see the items on the web and for full details visit:

US-UK VETERANS DONATION PX:

http://americanveteransaidfund.com/donationpx.shtml

 

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Elementary and Middle Schools K-8

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Why Join The St. Thomas School Family?

St. Thomas of Canterbury Parish School is a CatholicSchool dedicated to spiritual, academic, and social excellence so that each student may leave empowered to make a difference in the community and the world at large.

Dedicated teachers and staff, teaching NYS curriculum, PLUS Religion, Technology, Art, Music, Hands-on Science Lab, Band, Phys-Ed, Foreign Language…….

Schedule your Personal Tour Today!

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To GIVE and to SERVE: the $6 billion National Service boondoggle By Michelle Malkin • March 25, 2009 09:50 AM My syndicated column today looks at the massive expansion of government-funded “national service.” Debate began yesterday in the Senate, where the $6 billion SERVE Act’s primary co-sponsors are Sens. Ted Kennedy and…Orrin Hatch. And there’s the rub. Since its inception, AmeriCorps has been a bipartisan-supported beast. The Evil Party and the Stupid Party strike again. If this does lead to the establishment of a civilian national security force, as Obama signaled during the campaign, Republicans who vote for this Trojan Horse will have no one to blame but themselves. *** To GIVE and to SERVE: The $6 billion National Service boondoggle by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2009 Maybe it’s just me, but I find federal legislation titled “The GIVE Act” and “The SERVE Act” downright creepy. Even more troubling: The $6 billion price tag on these bipartisan bills to expand government-funded national service efforts. Volunteerism is a wonderful thing, which is why millions of Americans do it every day without a cent of taxpayer money. But the volunteerism packages on the Hill are less about promoting effective charity than about creating make-work, permanent bureaucracies, and left-wing slush funds. The House passed the “Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act” – or the GIVE Act – last week. The Senate took up the companion “SERVE Act” Tuesday afternoon. According to a Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Senate bill, S. 277, the bill would cost “$418 million in 2010 and about $5.7 billion over the 2010-2014 period.” And like most federal programs, these would be sure to grow over time. The bills reauthorize the Clinton-era Americorps boondoggle program and an older law, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. The programs have already been allocated $1.1 billion for fiscal 2009, including $200 million from the porkulus package signed into law last month. In addition to recruiting up to 250,000 enrollees in AmeriCorps, the GIVE/SERVE bills would create new little armies of government volunteers, including a Clean Energy Corps, Education Corps, Healthy Futures Corps, Veterans Service Corps, and and expanded National Civilian Community Corps for disaster relief and energy conservation. And that’s not all. Spending would include new funds for: *Foster Grandparent Program ($115 million); *Learn and Serve America. ($97 million); *Retired and Senior Volunteer Program ($70 million); *Senior Companion Program ($55 million); *$12 million for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 for “the Silver Scholarships and Encore Fellowships programs;” *$10 million a year from 2010-2014 for a new “Volunteers for Prosperity” program at USAID to “award grants to fund opportunities for volunteering internationally in coordination with eligible organizations; and *Social Innovation Fund and Volunteer Generation Fund-$50 million in 2010; $60 million in 2011; $70 million in 2012; $80 million in 2013; and $100 million in 2014. “Social Innovation Fund?” If that sounds familiar, it should. I reported last fall on the Democratic Party platform’s push to fund a “Social Investment Fund Network” that would reward “social entrepreneurs and leading nonprofit organizations” and “support results-oriented innovators.” It is essentially a special taxpayer-funded pipeline for radical liberal groups backed by billionaire George Soros that masquerade as public-interest do-gooders. Especially troublesome to parents’ groups concerned about compulsory volunteerism requirements is a provision in the House version, directing Congress to explore “whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people could be developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.” Those who have watched AmeriCorps from its inception are all-too-familiar with how government voluntarism programs have been used for propaganda and political purposes. AmeriCorps “volunteers” have been put to work lobbying against the voter-approved three-strikes anti-crime initiative in California and protesting Republican political events while working for the already heavily-tax-subsidized liberal advocacy group ACORN. Citizens Against Government Waste, the D.C. watchdog, also documented national service volunteers lobbying for rent control, expanded federal housing subsidies, and enrollment of more women in the Women, Infants, and Children welfare program. AmeriCorps volunteers have also been paid to shuffle paper at the Department of Justice, the Department of Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Legal Services Corporation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. (Now, imagine Obama’s troops being sent overseas – out of sight and unaccountable — as part of that $10 million a year USAID/”Volunteers for Prosperity” program. Egad.) One vigilant House member, GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx, successfully attached an amendment to the GIVE Act to bar National Service recipients from engaging in political lobbying, endorsing or opposing legislation, organizing petitions, protests, boycotts, or strikes; providing or promoting abortions or referrals; or influencing union organizing. Supporters of GIVE/SERVE are now fighting those restrictions tooth and nail, screaming censorship and demanding that the provisions be dropped. Which tells you everything you need to know about the true nature of this boondoggle: Taxpayers GIVE their money to SERVE a big government agenda under the guise of helping their fellow man. It’s charity at the point of a gun. *** Don’t know why, but the creepy title of the Senate bill reminds me of that classic Twilight Zone episode, “To Serve Man.” Remember?

Corporal Joseph S. Tremblay
3-25 Battalion, 4th Marine Division
United States Marine Corps
Tribute And Assistance Fund

 

"Like myself you may never have met our brother Corporal Joseph S. Tremblay, 3-25 Battalion, 4th Marine Division, United States Marine Corps and this did not matter to Corporal Joseph S. Tremblay.

Honoring the great traditions of patriots past, with the greatest love known to mankind and without hesitation Corporal Joseph S. Tremblay gave his life for us."

About Corporal Joseph S. Tremblay:

Joseph was born on November 13, 1981 in Ridgewood, NJ to Lawrence Tremblay, Sr., and Tina Marie Remo. He graduated in 1999 from Newburgh Free Academy and also attended Orange County Community College.

Joseph joined the Marine Corps just after graduation from the Academy in 1999 and completed a four-year tour. He remained in the Marines Reserve and signed up for active duty when the call went out for volunteers. During his tour of duty, he served in Hawaii, Japan, and Australia.

His beloved family and friends are proud of his dedication in the service of our country. He stands for freedom, honor, and dignity.

His memory remains forever!

Click the Marine Corps Tribute Bike picture/link below for full background on Corporal Joseph S. Tremblay and his fellow Heroes!

To support and make your direct contribution to:

The Corporal Joseph S. Tremblay, USMC Tribute And Assistance Fund

proceed to the donation page and follow the instructions using the Description Code: JTMSF

 

It is with great humility and an even greater honor for the American Veterans Aid Fund that Lawrence Tremblay, Sr., Father of Cpl. Joseph S. Tremblay, USMC, KIA-Iraq, has allowed us to pay tribute to his son and all fallen heroes through the establishment of this Tribute And Assistance fund in his hero son's name.

 

 

Greg Kelly

USA – SGT 1982/86

82^ND AIRBORNE DIVISION (GRENADA)

2^ND INF. DIV. DIVARTY-HQ (KOREA)

DIRECTOR

 

 

Catholic Notre Dame University to give Obama honorary degree on May 17, against USCCB policy
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09032005.html
Life Site News
White House Secretary Robert Gibbs stated today that President Obama will give the commencement address at Notre Dame University this year.  The school confirmed the announcement, stating on its website that Obama will also receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the University's 164th University Commencement Ceremony at 2 p.m. May 17 in the Joyce Center on campus. In 2004, the United States of Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a policy statement called "Catholics in Political Life," which says, with reference to pro-abortion politicians, "They should not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their actions." President Obama has been called the "abortion president" by pro-life activists, and his appearance at the university would appear to violate the USCCB's policy against honoring pro-abortion politicians.