ANNOUNCING THE
NO MARINE ALONE PROJECT
We are proud to invite you to take part in a very exciting undertaking we have planned for 2011! A proud Marine parent came to us with the idea to bicycle from coast to coast, starting at the Parris Island Marine Recruit Depot (Boot Camp) in South Carolina and ending at the San Diego Marine Recruit Depot in California in an effort to raise money for the Marine Graduation Foundation.
We are an organization dedicated to a very important cause, assisting families, most often parents, with the necessary travel expenses to attend the graduation of their new Marine if they cannot otherwise afford them. His goal is to raise $500,000 dollars through individual donations to create an endowment for the MGF to enable us to continue our work well into the future. We are seeking sponsors to help with soliciting donations during the ride, publicity and the expenses associated with the ride. The following is a short explanation of the reason the MGF was founded and the motivation for this man’s effort.
Please make a donation on this page today to sponsor this dad in his quest to make sure no new Marine will ever stand alone. These men and women volunteer to protect us. They deserve to have their families present when they become United States Marines. Through the No Marine Alone Project, made possible by YOU and one very brave Marine Dad, no Marine will ever stand alone on the most honorable day of his life.
For more information on this project, please visit http://nomarinealone.com.
Thank you so much for your support.
-John Weant, President, Marine Graduation Foundation
John Weant
MCRD Plt 336, 1962
President
Marine Graduatiion Foundation
The PROGRAM:
- With YOUR donations, this project will provide financial assistance to Marine Corps families who otherwise could not attend what could be the most important event in their lifetime.
- There are only 2 Recruit training bases in the country one on the East Coast and one on the West Coast. MCRD Parris Island and MCRD San Diego. (East and West of the Mississippi River)
- It starts on a graduation at Parris Island and ends on a graduation in San Diego.
- It follows a new group of recruits from their first day of training until the day they graduate from the toughest program you can imagine.
- 4,000 mile 13 week adventure on a bicycle!
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No Marine Alone Project Donations
Current Donations |
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Donations: 27 received
Kateri M. F. C, Brunswick: |
$1000.00 |
David H, Portland: |
$1000.00 |
Julie S, Edina: |
$500.00 |
Janice K, Portland: |
$500.00 |
Sandy B, Saint Elmo: |
$500.00 |
Jesse A, Scarborough: |
$500.00 |
Glenn P, Cape Elizabeth: |
$100.00 |
Denice G, Walnut Creek: |
$100.00 |
JoAnne L, marblehead: |
$100.00 |
cate s, providence: |
$100.00 |
Christopher F, Walchwil: |
$100.00 |
Patricia F, Edison: |
$100.00 |
linda s, south Portland: |
$100.00 |
mary w, south portland: |
$100.00 |
Daniel B, Cape Elizabeth: |
$50.00 |
Kathryn H G, Guilford: |
$50.00 |
maria d, Springfield: |
$50.00 |
Bill H, Las Vegas: |
$50.00 |
Jeanine P, Highland Lakes: |
$50.00 |
Robert A, Saco: |
$30.00 |
Henry D, Parkton: |
$25.00 |
lisa r, apex: |
$25.00 |
Barbara S, Westbrook: |
$25.00 |
Angela W, Alamogordo: |
$20.00 |
Janet L, Tampa: |
$10.00 |
Deborah B, Peotone: |
$5.00 |
Daniel S, Parma: |
$5.00 |
Donations Gross: |
$5,195.00 |
Paypal Fees: |
-$129.31 |
Donations Net: |
$5,065.69 |
Current Goal: $500000
WE STILL NEED:
< $494,934.31 >
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About the Marine Graduation
Foundation
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The men and women who choose to serve our country as a
United States Marine endure more in one day of boot camp than most of us will
ever experience in a lifetime and they do this every day for 13 weeks so that
you and I can sleep at night knowing they are there to protect us.
None
of these men and women should ever have to be alone on the day they can proudly
say, "I am a United States Marine". Sadly though, there are many Marines without
their families when this day finally comes. Not every family can afford the trip
to Parris Island, SC, or San Diego, CA, to share this day with their new Marine,
and that is just not acceptable.
The Marine Graduation Foundation became
a recognized non-profit organization in May 2005 with the help of people like
yourself who chose to make a difference. We are now seeking funds to ensure that
NO NEW MARINE is standing alone without the support of his or her family on
Family Day and Graduation. No donation is too small and with your help, we can
make Family Day, as well as the Graduation, a proud, memorable day for a man or
woman who has chosen to serve our country as a United States Marine. Thank you
in advance for your kindness.
If you would like to mail a donation,
please make checks or money orders payable to Marine Graduation Foundation and
send it to:
Marine Graduation Foundation
C/O Gretchen Miller
12921
SW 81st Rd
Rushville, MO 64484
You may also send a donation through
PayPal by clicking the button below:
Your contribution is tax
deductible.
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