Welcome Back From Afghanistan - Burlington Township, New Jersey - 2/5/2012
| Who: | LCpl Richard Snyder III |
| When: | Sunday, February 5, 2012 |
| Time: | 1:00 PM |
| Where: | 12 Dresser Ave. Burlington Township, New Jersey 08016 |
| Contact: | George (Yellow Ribbon Club) 856-685-3150 Richard Snyder II (Father) 609-280-4704 |
Please come out to welcome home Lance Corporal Richard Snyder III from his deployment in Afghanistan.
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Member of Burlington Township Fire Department Station 301
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Junior Firefighter status obtained 2005
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Basic Firefighter Certification obtained June 2006 and continuously obtaining Emergency Services Training certificates.
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Attended U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps Recruit Training from 2005, graduating July 23, 2006.
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Attended 74th NJ State Police Trooper Youth Program; graduated July 27, 2007
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2008 Graduate of Burlington Township High School.
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Enlisted in United States Marine Corps; Recruit Training Parris Island, SC June 15, 2009
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Stationed at USMC Expeditionary Forces of Readiness Base at Camp LeJuene, NC.
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Called to duty stationed at Camp Leatherneck Helmond Province, Afghanistan for term of 1 year from January 2011 to January 2012
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Father, Richard Snyder II was a Cpl in The U.S. Marine Corps serving 1983 – 1987
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Brother Cory, age 17 is currently in The U.S. Marine Corps Delayed Entry Program and leaves for boot camp in September
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Mother Cathy, Father Richard, Step-Mom Nicole, Brothers Cory and Jacob, and Sisters Jillian, Jordyn, and Juliet all eagerly await Richard’s return and hope you can join to make some noise.
Friends, Family, The Warriors Watch, The Yellow Ribbon Club, The New Jersey State Police, The Township of Burlington Police Department, The Township of Burlington Fire Department, The Township of Burlington and others will be on hand to make some noise and welcome home this Hero in Rock Star style.
Hope to see you there.
*** Media is welcome to attend***
Welcome Back From Afghanistan - Somerdale, New Jersey - 2/6/2012
| Who: | Sgt. TJ Homan |
| When: | Monday, February 6, 2012 |
| Time: | 6:45 PM |
| Where: | 2 Haverford Ave. Somerdale, New Jersey 08083 |
| Contact: | David (Yellow Ribbon Club) 609-417-8640 Kelly (Mother) kellyalmasy@yahoo.com |
Please come out to welcome home Sgt TJ Homan from his deployment in Afghanistan.
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Grew up in Stratford, NJ
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A 2005 graduate of Sterling High School.
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Returning from his 2nd deployment (Afghanistan) where his 1st tour was in Iraq.
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Currently a Sergeant with The Army 307 Military Police based out of Pittsburgh.
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TJ volunteered for this current tour so another soldier could stay home to see his child be born.
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TJ has attended Camden County College for Criminal Justice and hopes to attend the police academy after this deployment.
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During his deployment in Afghanistan, TJ rescued a puppy who has been in his care since.
Friends, Family, The Warriors Watch, The Yellow Ribbon Club, The New Jersey State Police, The Borough of Somerdale Police Department, The Borough of Somerdale Fire Department, The Borough of Somerdale and others will be on hand to make some noise and welcome home this Hero in Rock Star style.
Hope to see you there.
*** Media is welcome to attend***
Evesham Fan's Fundraising Idea Rocks
Phillyburbs.com - October 30, 2009 - As songs such as "Even Flow," "Jeremy" and "Corduroy" bring down the Spectrum in Philadelphia, a local Pearl Jam fan has a special cause on his "Wish List."
David Silver, 34, of Evesham, is using the popular rock group's four-night visit in Philadelphia to raise money for the Yellow Ribbon Club, a group that supports troops by sending care packages overseas and organizing welcome-home parades for returning soldiers.
Silver is hoping "Yellow Ledbetter" sparks fans to think of the Yellow Ribbon Club.
"Pearl Jam fans are great," said Silver, who organized pre-concert fundraisers before each of the four shows in South Philadelphia. "For the last two months, we have been receiving all kinds of rare Pearl Jam items to raffle off. Local businesses, sports teams and radio stations all have been donating. People have been so charitable."
The items were collected through a nonprofit organization called the Wish List Foundation, which is run by Pearl Jam fans nationwide. The group picks charities to raise money for in each city the band visits during its tours. Silver was able to convince Wish list members that the Yellow Ribbon Club was worthy of attention.
"The Yellow Ribbon Club does so much for our troops," said Silver, who is a member of the Evesham-based organization. "What they do and what they stand for makes getting up in the morning and living worthwhile. Sending things to troops who are missing their families is the least we can do. There is really no way to repay them for what they do."
The club will be fundraising before each of the remaining two shows this weekend. Silver and other members will be at McFadden's in Citizens Bank Park today from 3 to 7 p.m. and at the Philadelphia Turf Club on Packer Avenue on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday's pre-concert event originally was scheduled for McFadden's but plans changed after it was learned that the Phillies would be playing Game 3 of the World Series at Citizens Bank Park that evening.
"We couldn't get the time we wanted, but we were grateful that the Turf Club was able to get us in there," Silver said.
Flyers and Eagles game tickets, gift cards and autographed jerseys and equipment were some of the top prizes in the raffles and auctions before the band took the stage Wednesday and Thursday. Similar items will be up for grabs the last two nights.
All proceeds will go directly to the Yellow Ribbon Club and the Gift of Life Family House, which benefits patients who need organ transplants. The Wishlist Foundation has raised more than $300,000 since 2004.
Silver hopes to add significantly to that total as he said he is expecting a substantial crowd, especially since the two shows will be the last performed at the Spectrum before it is demolished.
"People have been very good about giving money and donating items, especially in this economy," Silver said. "The response has been great."
To make a donation to the Yellow Ribbon Club, visit http://www.yellowribbonclub.org/
Student Collection Drive Benefits Troops Serving Overseas
Burlington County Times - May 24, 2009 - MEDFORD - A truckload of supplies is on its way to military members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The supplies, including snacks, sunscreen, toothpaste and other essentials, have been accumulating at the 8th Legislative District office on Main Street for several weeks.
The latest round of donations is thanks, in part, to a collection drive held by student council advisers Carolyn Szukics and Cathy MacManiman at Holly Hills Elementary School in Westampton.
A local chapter of the Girl Scouts of America's Girls
Enjoying Membership in Scouting program has also made several donations, said Robbie Kenney, a spokesman for the legislators.
Members of the Yellow Ribbon Club in Evesham packed the donations into a pickup truck Friday. The legislative office on Main Street is the organization's only standing drop-off site.
Leslie Drummond, who founded the club when her son, Michael, was deployed in 2005, said donations previously had been sent to her home in Evesham.
Since the club was founded, more than 5,000 boxes of supplies have been sent to troops overseas through the generosity of a private donor who pays for the shipping, she said.
Drummond said the club has a list of 75 deployed people and sends enough supplies for each one to share with others. The list is growing as new names continue to be submitted to the club.
"We're doing it until they all come home," Drummond said.
Assemblyman Scott Rudder and Senator Dawn Marie Addiego, both Republicans, said they had attended several of the Yellow Ribbon Club's welcome home ceremonies for troops and heard the organization needed a place where donations could be dropped off.
Addiego said that the office provides a convenient location and that the donations have been pouring in.
Since February, when the office started accepting supplies, the club has picked up three truckloads of donations.
Yellow Ribbon Club Hosts Another Successful Visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center
March 5, 2009 - On March 5, 2009, members of the Yellow Ribbon Club, accompanied by members of the Warriors Watch, Nam Knights, Last Patrol, and the American Legion, traveled to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC to deliver items that were collected for our recovering military heroes.
Thanks to the public for once again supporting this event.
Special thanks to the generosity of our supporters, including Evesham Fire-Rescue, Medford Ford, and Federal Express.
Click on the Thumbnail Image below for a full size copy of the thank you letter that was received from Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Yellow Ribbon Club Receives Camden County Veterans Affairs Service Medal
The Yellow Ribbon Club is pleased to announce that we have received the prestigious Camden County Veterans Affairs Service Medal from the Camden County Department of Veterans Affairs during a ceremony that was held at the Kennedy Center at Voorhees on November 6, 2008.
Presented by Lt. Col. Al Bancroft, this prestigious honor is typically presented to Military Personnel and Veterans. Our organization received this award as a civilian organization that is dedicated to supporting our troops abroad and when they return to US soil.
Yellow
Ribbon Club founders Leslie and Mike Drummond, along with members of the club
were on hand during the ceremony to accept the award.
Congratulations
to the Yellow Ribbon Club on receipt of this respected and honored award.
Click here to view photos from the ceremony, courtesy of Birch Wilson - Yellow Ribbon Club photographer.
Yellow Ribbon Club Receives US Army Freedom Team Salute Award
The Yellow Ribbon Club is pleased to announce that we have received the prestigious Freedom Team Salute Award during a ceremony that was held at Ft. Dix on Sunday, October 12, 2008.
Yellow Ribbon Club founders Leslie and
Mike Drummond accepted the award on behalf of the Yellow Ribbon Club.
The
Freedom Team Salute Program exists to recognize the enduring bond between Soldiers,
family, Community, and Veterans.
Congratulations to the Yellow Ribbon Club on receipt of this respected and honored award.
Yellow Ribbon Club Founder Talks About Establishment of the Yellow Ribbon Club
Yellow Ribbon Club founder Leslie Drummond spoke recently during a radio interview on Philadelphia Station WPHT. The interview was conducted during a Lockheed Martin sponsored segment called "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon."
Click here to listen to Leslie's March 20, 2008 interview.
