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STATE &
NATIONAL PRESIDENT PROJECTS
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2010-2011
STATE PRESIDENT'S PROJECT
HONOR FLIGHT (Illinois Hubs)
State Theme:
“Soaring for Heroes” The
2010-2011 Illinois State President Project is to raise funds to for
Honor Flight. Presently there are four active Honor Flight hubs in
Illinois; “Honor Flight Chicago”, “Land of Lincoln Honor Flight”,
Central Illinois Honor Flight, and Honor Flight Quad
Cities. Honor Flight mission is to “Transport America's veterans
to Washington, D.C. to visit those memorials dedicated to honor
their service and sacrifices”. We will be encouraging donations for
each of the Illinois hubs.
After
waiting over 60 years the surviving Veterans from WWII finally saw
their Memorial built. Honor Flight began as an effort to fly our aging
Veterans of WWII to Washington free of charge to view their Memorial.
Many WWII Veterans including the Illinois State President grandfathers
did not live long enough to see their Memorial built. The Honor Flight
Network allows us to support and honor these men and women for their
sacrifices in the cause of American freedom. Today Honor Flight
includes terminal ill Veterans of all wars and conflicts.
Please join me in this Patriotic endeavor as we go “Soaring for Heroes.” Click here for a donation form.
Stephanie Valencia
Illinois State President
Learn more about Honor Flight in Illinois by visiting:
http://www.honorflightchicago.org/
http://www.landoflincolnhonorflight.org/index.html
http://www.centralillinoishonorflight.org/index.htm
http://www.honorflightqc.com/
NATIONAL
PRESIDENT'S PROJECT
“RESTORATION OF THE GREAT ESSENTIALS EXHIBIT”
Theme: Magnificent Valor The Beginning of freedom
In
the Summer of 1778, representatives of the 13 Colonies gathered in
Philadelphia’s State House. The question before them was simple but
profound. The resolution stating “that these Colonies are, and by right
ought to be free”. There were 12 Ayes and 1 abstention; the resolution
carried. The Magnificent Valor of those men gave the soon to be United
State of America the Beginning of Freedom. And changed the world
forever.
Twice
more the men would meet in the State House; to take the expressions of
Freedom given in 1776 and turn them into the very building blocks of
our nation. The Declaration of Independence gave birth to the Articles
of Confederation, which in turn became the foundation of the
Cponstitution of the United States of America.
In
time the old State House would become known as Independence Hall; a
shrine to the memory of those men who risked all for the birth of this
nation. Today, in the West Wing of Independence Hall is housed
the Great Essentials exhibit. Literally, in the room next to where they
were crafted, lay the Declaration of Independence printed in 1776, the
Articles of Confereration printed ca. 1780, the United States
Constitution printed in 1787, and the silver inkstand used to sign
them.
The
Great Essential exhibit is contained in a display case that is uniquely
designed to preserve and protect these historic documents and
inkstands. The case itself is climate controlled, impact resistant,
alarmed, and equipped with fire detection and suppression
systems. The repairs and restoration of the Great Essentials case
will ensure these documents for future generations to view .
Benjamin Hinckley
National President NSC.A.R.
Learn more about this project here
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