Blessing of the Fleet Interfaith Service

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A reminder of this upcoming event related to Fleet Week in San Francisco.

Interfaith Center at the Presidio

Unleashing the Power of

Interreligious Cooperation

Please join us!

  Blessing of the Fleet Interfaith Service  

 

  Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 9 am

Presidio Chapel

130 Fisher Loop, San Francisco

The service will also be livestreamed on our YouTube Channel

Blessing of the Fleet Interfaith Service – YouTube

For additional information please email presidiointerfaith@gmail.com or call 415-515-5681 or 415-561-3930

The Countdown To National Wreaths Across America Day Is On!

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A newsletter from the Wreaths Across America organization.

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So often in my position as Executive Director for Wreaths Across America, I am humbled by the dedication and thoughtfulness of our volunteers.

This week, I had the privilege of spending time with a group of managers from one of our large corporate sponsors. Some of them spoke about their involvement on the local level with such excitement and commitment for the mission that I found myself moved to tears.

They spoke of how their communities had come together to not only remember the fallen but to involve kids and teach them about local heroes. From a company perspective they shared how participation in a wreath ceremony leads to increased civic engagement, volunteerism and community involvement.

As I listened and watched them each raise their hand to tell their story of how they have incorporated the WAA mission in their daily lives, I kept thinking, these are wonderful people. I shouldn’t be surprised because my takeaway from almost any interaction in my workday is just that. For almost every story that is shared about a loved one remembered, there is a dedicated group or individual who is committed not only to that memory but to teaching our children about love, courage, commitment, and responsibility. These are attributes that our military embodies and as citizens ones we should emulate.

So, as it often is the case, this group inspired me to want to do more. All over the country, this year in 4,000+ participating locations, people who understand that our future, and our children’s future, depends on instilling a love of country, and freedom in the next generation. We do that as we tell the stories, place the wreaths and say the names, but even more importantly, we demonstrate good citizenship, kindness and collaboration for the greater good.

The kids are watching, and our WAA volunteers and community partners are setting a great example.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead

Remember – Honor – Teach

With gratitude,
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Karen Worcester

Executive Director
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The Countdown to National Wreaths Across America Day is On! 

Your $17 sponsorship supports our year-long programs, programs within your community and places a wreath for an American Hero. You can sponsor in memory of or in honor of a loved one, and there are many ways to volunteer this season. Looking to get involved this Wreaths Across America Day? You can find a location to participate at by clicking on the button below.
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Wreaths Across America Radio: Listen Live
Tune into Wreaths Radio from October 9th through October 11th as we broadcast LIVE from the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C.! Hear #WreathsRadio on the iHeart, Audacy, TuneIn apps and on our website. Special thanks to our hosts, Your Next Mission.
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Hispanic Heritage Month Lesson Plans
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Wreaths Across America is excited to share Hispanic Heritage Month lesson plans! In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson established Hispanic Heritage Week to honor and celebrate the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Twenty years later, President Ronald Reagan expanded it to a month. We hope you will join us as we Celebre el Mes de la Herencia Hispana (Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month).
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Your sponsorship ensures a veteran’s wreath is placed in honor of an American hero this December. A second purchased wreath will be sent to the address of your choice.
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Good guys versus bad guys: The nuance of history

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An item from the Legion Magazine.
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Good guys versus bad guys: The nuance of history

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

If there is one truth about people and politics, it’s this: nothing is black and white.

Anthony Rota, the Speaker of the House Commons, and his colleagues learned a lesson in nuance recently when they lauded a 98-year-old man sitting in the visitors’ gallery as a “hero” of Ukraine. All parliamentarians—including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—gave the guest a standing ovation.

Trouble is, Yaroslav Hunka served in Nazi Germany’s 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division during the Second World War. Commonly known as the Galicia Division, its members have been accused of murdering civilians, including Jews and Polish Citizens.

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Alouette I: A beacon of peace in space

STORY BY PAIGE JASMINE GILMAR

Alongside the pioneering satellites Sputnik and Explorer 1, one uniquely Canadian contribution created an iconic trio in Earth’s orbit. Launched on Sept. 29, 1962, Alouette I was a small ionospheric observatory, which looked like an interplanetary disco ball hurtling 1,000 kilometres above the globe and got its name from a well-known French-Canadian children’s song.

Alouette I “was one of the most successful scientific satellites ever,” wrote Jack Rigley, vice-president of the Satellite Communications Research Branch at Communications Research Centre Canada.

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News & Events for the Bay Area Canadian Community 🇨🇦

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A newsletter from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.  Note that the start of our annual Poppy Campaign is the Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner co-hosted by the Digital Moose Lounge and the Canadian Studies Program at UC Berkeley.

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