Team Marine Parents™ Announcements
If it's new on the web site, you'll find it on one of our announcement pages! Different topics will be of interest to you throughout your Marine's career. Chose from the categories of Marine Parents' web sites to the right. The most recent announcements will be at the top.
Be sure to sign up for our twice-monthly newsletter to get additional updates and news. There's a signup box at the bottom of every page of the web site.
 Marine Parents Staff Walk in Memory of Fallen
Added May 12, 2010
The staff of Marine Parents formed their very own team to participate in Team Marine Parents and to accomplish a two-part mission. The first objective was to raise money and awareness for the LCpl Leon B. Deraps Memorial Scholarship Foundation. The second goal was to get involved in the community and support a local event by walking in the 2nd Annual LCpl Leon B. Deraps Memorial run/walk/ride on May 8, 2010.
Read about the day’s event and the team’s fundraising success, Click here…
Give One Minute a Day for Wounded Warriors
Added April 1, 2010
Attention Marine families and supporters! WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The Marine Parents outreach program, Purple Heart Family Support, is in the running for a $250,000 Pepsi Refresh Project grant and we need your vote to win the competition!
With the Pepsi Grant, we will be able to turn our 200 meals a year served in 2 hospitals into 20,000 meals served a year in 4 hospitals. There are many great ideas out there, but who could be a more worthy recipient than our Wounded Warriors and their families?
Take one minute a day to vote for our Wounded Warriors!
Click here to watch the You Tube video and learn how to vote!
Nearly $9,000 Raised!
Added November 9, 2009
Team Marine Parents participated in the Marine Corps Marathon and 10K in Washington D.C. on October 25th and the event was a huge success! A grand total of $8,807 was raised for Marine Parents outreach programs by twenty one enthusiastic participants from several different states across the nation.
Click here to read more...
Signs Show Support in Milwaukee
Added October 12, 2009
On October 4th, Nancy Norcisa was the lone Team Marine Parents™ participant at the Lakefront Marathon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
This Marine Mom trained all summer to prepare for the 26.2 mile challenge and her friends made some great signs to show their support. Through her dedication, Nancy not only finished the race - she also collected donations for The Care Package Project as part of her participation in Team Marine Parents.
Click here to keep reading and view more sign photos...
4th Annual Jerabek Memorial Challenge
Added August 25, 2009
On Saturday August 9th, 2009, Team Marine Parents™ participated in the 4th Annual Jerabek Memorial Challenge in Hobart, Wisconsin. The rainy weather could not dampen spirits nor keep the participants away. The Wisconsin Gold Star families in attendance were given gold star shaped helium balloons to release if they chose to.
Click here to read more...
Team Marine Parents Participates in Camp Pendleton Mud Run and Quantico’s Run Amuck
Added July 20, 2009
Four Marine Moms braved these two events and collectively raised over $2,800 for Marine Parents outreach services. All four ladies exceeded their fundraising goals! Both Mud Run events are challenging running races with hills and obstacles such as river crossings, 5 foot walls with mud on both sides, tunnel crawls, slippery hill climbs, lots of mud pits and Marines with fire hoses!
Click here to read more and view photos...
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