Blue Star Mothers ofCoastal Carolina An ear that listens...A shoulder to cry on...

Blue Star Mothers of Coastal Carolina
P. O. Box 30307
Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
United States
BSM.CoastalSC@yahoo.com

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Welcome to Blue Star Mothers of Coastal Carolina.

We are parents who have children serving our country in the United States Armed Forces. This non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organization serves to support one another, provide support to our troops, and promote patriotism in our community

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

(4th Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m.)

THE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020, HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE COVID-19 SITUATION!!

Monday, May 18, 2020

(Note: This is the 3rd Monday of the month, due to the

Memorial Day holiday on the 4th Monday of the month)

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Meeting Location:

The Moose Lodge

479 Burcale Road

Myrtle Beach

(near Arrowhead Country Club)

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OUR CHRISTMAS HERO BOXES HAVE STARTED ARRIVING OVERSEAS!!

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HERO BOX ADDRESSES NEEDED, PLEASE!!

WE HAVE GOODIES WE WOULD LOVE TO SEND OUT TO OUR

SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE DEPLOYED AROUND THE

WORLD, BUT WE NEED NAMES AND MAILING ADDRESSES!!

OUR EASTER PACKING, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2020, HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE COVID-19 SITUATION. HOWEVER, HERO BOXES WERE PACKED BY A SMALL GROUP OF OUR MOMS AND DADS AND ARE ON THEIR WAY TO OUR DEPLOYED TROOPS AROUND THE WORLD. THANKS, LADIES AND GENTS, WHO WERE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS SO EFFICIENTLY.

If you know someone in the military who is deployed

(i.e.,stationed outside of the United States), please

send their complete name and address to

proudarmymom@aol.com

Please include their anticipated deployment dates so

we can be sure the boxes will be delivered prior to

their departure from the deployment area.

Please note that we must receive updated addresses for each and every packing event to minimize having boxes that are returned because the recipient is no longer at that location!!

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OUR ANNUAL "CHRISTMAS IN JULY"

DINNER DANCE AND FUNDRAISER FOR

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA WILL WAS A

HUGE SUCCESS. THANKS TO ALL WHO

CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED US...WE

RAISED ENOUGH MONEY TO PURCHASE

160 WREATHS!! WITH OUR "3 FOR 2"

FUNDRAISING PLAN, THAT TRANSLATES

INTO 240 WREATHS TO BE PLACED AT

FLORENCE NATIONAL CEMETERY ON

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH!!

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OUR ANNUAL PIG ROAST FUNDRAISER

FOR WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA WAS

HELD ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019

WE RAISED NEARLY $6,700 FROM THE TICKET SALES, RAFFLES, AUCTIONS, AND CASH DONATIONS!! THANKS SO MUCH TO OUR MYRTLE BEACH COMMUNITY FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR EVENTS!

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BROADWAY AT THE BEACH

MANY THANKS TO BURROUGHS AND CHAPIN AND

THE MANAGEMENT OF BROADWAY AT THE BEACH

FOR HAVING SELECTED BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF

COASTAL CAROLINA TO HONOR AS PART OF THEIR

GREAT AMERICAN SUMMER NIGHTS SERIES.

AS PART OF THIS CELEBRATION, THEY DONATED

$5,000 TO US, CONSISTING OF ALL THE MONEY

COLLECTED FROM COINS TOSSED INTO THE 3

FOUNTAINS ON THE PROPERTYDURING THE SUMMER

OF 2019, AS WELL AS PROCEEDS FROM SELLING

RED/WHITE/BLUE RUBBER BRACELETS FOR

ONLY $1 APIECE

IN ADDITION, THEY SET UP A TABLE WHERE

VISITORS COULD MAKE A CARD TO SEND TO

DEPLOYEDSERVICE MEMBERS. PLEASE STOP BY THE

CUSTOMER RELATIONS OFFICE TO LET THEM KNOW

HOW MUCH WE ALL APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT

FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM!!

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WELCOME HOME TO

SFC COBBY MCDONALD!!

February 23, 2019

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WELCOME HOME TO MARINE LCPL ASHLEY GERRALD

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

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GOLD STAR MOTHERS RECOGNITION

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

The 2019 Gold Star Mothers and Families Recognition

Event will be held on Sunday, September 29, 2019. It

will begin at 2:00 p.m. at The Moose Lodge 1959,

479 Burcale Rd., Myrtle Beach, SC.

If you are a Gold Star Mother, or you know someone in our area who is a Gold Star Mother, please let us know so that we can extend an invitation to this important event.

The above picture is from our Gold Star Mother Recognition Ceremony on September 30, 2018.

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Wreaths Across America

Thanks to all who helped us honor our veterans buried at Florence National Cemetery in 2018...over 5,600!! However, with nearly 13,000 veterans buried there, we have our work cut out for us in 2019. Please check out our Wreaths Across America Page for more information about how to sponsor wreaths. As a registered sponsor, Blue Star Mothers of Coastal Carolina receives one free wreath for every two wreaths ordered through us!

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Thanks to Wild Water and Wheels, whose student employees collected over 3,200 packages of peanut butter crackers to send to our service men and women deployed around the world!!

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Thanks to the Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina for their generous donation of over 1,000 cases of Girl Scout cookies in 2019!!

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We packed up about 100 Summer Hero Boxes on June 23, 2018!!

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Other Upcoming Events -

please check out our "Events - Calendar" page for more details!!

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Presentation of Quilt of Valor to Retired Army Major John Dufresne, son of Blue Star Mother Beverly Dufresne. Thank you for your service, John.

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Oh, how they love those Hero Boxes!!!!

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WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA

For information on how to order wreaths on-line and pay with a credit card or electronic check, please go to our Wreaths Across America page!

For the past 5 years, we have been registered sponsors for Wreaths Across America. We hope to one day raise enough money to sponsor a wreath for every single veteran buried at Florence National Cemetery this December. For every 2 wreaths sponsored through Blue Star Mothers of Coastal Carolina, Wreaths Across America provides a 3rd one for free. Check out our Wreaths Across America page for more information about the program. You can retrieve an order form from that link.

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A special thanks to LIFE STORAGE in Surfside Beach, which has generously provided Blue Star Mothers of Coastal Carolina with a complimentary storage unit for the coming year. This is a tremendous help to us, allowing Blue Star Mothers to collect LOTS OF GOODIES and store them until our next Hero Box packing event.

THANK YOU!!!

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