FRIENDS OF THE SOLDIERS HOME
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Mission Statement
Friends of the Soldiers Home is a 501 (c)(3) organization serving to strengthen the bond between the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington and the surrounding community. Through service, education and engagement, Friends of the Soldiers Home connects citizens and veterans in a relationship that recognizes the sacrifice of military service and enhances quality of life for veteran and citizen alike.
About This Cause
Friends of the Soldiers Home organizes an average of one event each week for more than 400 elderly veterans who live at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. These events include monthly Bowling, Happy Hour, Jingo and Saloon Night activities. Our sponsorship of Saloon Night, in which we supply pizza, drinks and entertainment, has been particularly popular with residents. We organize three festivals each year for the veteran residents that also bring in nearly 5,000 people from the surrounding community. These festivals include Spring Fling, July 4 and Fall Fun Fest. Our activities also include the annual garden program in which we pair residents with local grower volunteers, a bus trip for Home veterans to watch the Washington Kastles tennis team and a trash cleanup of the AFRH-W campus grounds. Nearly 400 different community members volunteer for AFRH-W through Friends of the Soldiers the Home each year.