NYCFC will also host representatives from PepsiCo, Beekman Soccer, and Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation at the match as part of the Rolling Remembrance flag relay in support of our past and present U.S. military.
Campus Cycle and Fly Fishing has donated a bike to the Freedom Bike Ride every year for the past nine years. This year they donated a mountain bike to Kylie Owen, daughter of SSG Kirk Owen, who was killed in 2011 in Afghanistan. Kylie Owen is the enrollment coordinator for Children of Fallen Patriots.
“We have a long history of supporting non-profit organizations, from the United Way to hurricane relief funds. Together with our distributors, we are proud to partner with Fallen Patriots to help fulfill the funding requirements of young people affected by military casualties.” - Ron Vanderslice, director of marketing communications at Crosby
A decorated U.S. Air Force veteran is the latest to throw support behind The Crosby Group’s commitment to raise up to $25,000 for the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation by donating a portion of every wire rope clip sale from April through June, 2019.
Reflect, Memorial Day is more than a three-day weekend or a barbecue with family and neighbors or the beginning of summer. It is a time to decorate at least one military grave marker, consider how you can serve your country in one of the five military branches or how you can be a big brother/big sister to a child(ren) of a gold star family.