Soldiers’ Home 4th of July Celebration Details Released

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Fourth of July

The annual Fourth of July Celebration at the Soldiers’ Home just around the corner. See the flier below for information on the 2017 celebration.

Call for Volunteers at Annualy Soldiers’ Home July 4th Celebration

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Fourth of July, Volunteering

Consider giving 90 minutes of your time while you celebrate

Independence Day 

at the Armed Forces Retirement Home – DC!

Great opportunity for young people to rack up some of those needed volunteer service hours!

Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Volunteers needed from 3 pm – 10 pm
Armed Forces Retirement Home
(festival entry through the gate at Randolph Street and Rock Creek Church Road, NW)

Volunteer through SignUp.com! Here’s how, in 3 easy steps:

1 – Click the link highlighted below.
2 – Choose the job(s) you like (hurry, before all the good ones are taken)!

3 – Provide your email address, name and contact number.

Note: SignUp.com does not share your contact information with anyone. 

Click Here  http://signup.com/go/KDtRkjr

Event Set-Up
3-4 pm

Beverage Servers
4-5:30 pm
5:30-7 pm
7-8:30 pm
8:30-9:30 pm

Ticket Seller
4-5:30 pm
5:30-7 pm
7-8:30 pm
8:30-9:30 pm

Kickball Monitor
4-5:30 pm

Trout Fishing Monitor
4-5:30 pm
5:30-7 pm

Moonbounce Monitor
4-5:30 pm
5:30-7 pm
7-8:30 pm

Parachute Game Assistant
6-7:30 pm

Clean Up
8:30-10 pm

Click Here  http://signup.com/go/KDtRkjr

We’ll be in touch to confirm your commitment.

Thank You, and we look forward to seeing you on the 4th!

Enthusiam Was High for June’s Version of ‘Bowling With Friends’

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Bowling, Volunteering

About a dozen Friends of the Soldiers Home volunteers came to the bowling lanes at the Armed Forces Retirement Home-DC on June 20 to help elderly veterans have a great time. Volunteers helped residents use racks to line up the perfect shot or they helped steady the the veterans as they prepared to roll a ball. Bowling With Friends always happens the third Tuesday evening of the month. If you would like to join Friends of the Soldiers Home for an upcoming evening, write volunteerfriendsofsoldiers(at)gmail(dot)com. You won’t be sorry. Bowling is a great way to help elderly veterans — and have fun!

Photos by Rocelia Johnson and Lori Lincoln.

The Happiest Hour Arrives Last Tuesday of Each Month for FOSH

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Happy Hour, Volunteering

We had a great Happy Hour in late May, with residents, Friends of the Soldiers Home volunteers and Nam Nights. Several of us have been coming so long we’ve started sharing photos with the friends we’ve made at the Home. And who would have dreamed cutting a watermelon could be so much fun! We also had a wonderful time at Happy Hour in April, with family members visiting, young college students ready to dance and too much focus on the bad jokes and general hilarity going on. It was a great evening. See the photos from both events. Come and join us for the next Happy Hour on the evening of Tuesday, June 27 and let’s see if we make it to the rooftop – a great place to bring the residents, share a drink and enjoy a social evening! If you would like to participate, drop a line to volunteerfriendsofsoldiers(at)gmail(dot)com.

Story and photos by Liz Cocke.