And the Heroes are.....

Hello Everyone,Welcome back! 
In my last blog I introduced my national platform called "Uplifting Heroes." I left you with the mystery of trying to think of who these people may be and I am excited to tell you all about them but before doing so I would like to first mention what they do because this affects you on a daily basis... probably more then you realize and especially if you reside in the US where "freedom" is something that is held with such a high regard.
This brings me to talk about the quality of life, the opportunities, the peace of mind, and the freedom that we are able to experience and live residing in the US. Everyday when you and I wake up and go about our daily activities - going to school, going to work, or even rising bright eyed and bushy tailed to get a good work out at the gym, all those things that we choose to do or not do without much thought or effort are because these "heros" are protecting you and I to be able to have this freedom. In other words, we are able to have "the option" to do what we choose to do not because we are entitled to do so but simply because there are many men, women, and K-9 teams protecting the freedom that we are so lucky experience on a daily basis.
How do they do this you ask? Well, basically they put their own life at risk; knowing that at any time they could loose it. In my opinion that takes a lot of courage and not anyone can do that, nor are there many that do. So with that mentioned, the "Heros" that I wanted to tell you about are the many men, women, and I know this may come as a surprise for many but lets not forget the K-9 teams that are out there too! Life is life regardless if it's a animal or a human - both are important and when they are willing to risk loosing their own life in order to make others' life better I think it's quite appropriate to call them "Heros." So there you have it, now you know who these heros are.
But...wait, then your asking, so what can we do to uplift them and make them feel appreciated?? That, my friends I'll need to tell you in my next posting where not only will I mention the how we can do this but also introduce you to an amazing organization that I have been working with that does exactly what I'd like to tell you more about, that being "Uplifting Heros."

                                              Uplifting Heros

"A Community outreach program whose mission is to support, show our love, appreciation to the often forgotten heros of our country"

The two main components of Nency's outreach program:

Bringing "Home" To Heros:
"Focuses on bringing awareness to the many ways the community can support our troops."

• Educate community through presentations/handouts of why it is important to support our troops
• Inform community on the various organizations that they can join/team up with to support
  troops
• Inspire and encourage community on supporting our troops/K-9 soldier teams through letter writing, sending care packages, visiting Veteran hospitals, sending a birthday cake to a soldier,and many other ways...
  

Uniting Heros:
"Focuses on bringing awareness to the human/animal bond of pet companionship for soldiers as well as people"

• Educate community through presentations/handouts of why the human animal bond of
  pet companionship is important for a soldier as well as people.
• Bring awareness of compassion for shelter/homeless animals and help them find their
  veteran pet guardian/ their forever home
• Bring awareness to community of supporting troops by becoming a foster pet guardian
  for a deployed soldier /or one going through hardship so pets do not end up abandoned