9.8.10MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT - Serving the 32nd has decided to keep the price of the book Red Arrow in the Sand at $29.95 + $4.95 for shipping and handling for the next 60 days. We felt that after the long awaited release we wanted everyone to see just how great the book turned out and give as many people as possible the opportunity to purchase a copy. Orders can be mailed directly to us at our PO address in Prescott, WI where we will mail the copies directly from us to you. You can download a pdf order form by clicking on the home page where it says How to Order. Our shipment of books will arrive on Friday September 10th. We still have approximately $4,000.00 yet to raise for this project. Please help us get over the top!
9.8.10Books are beginning to arrive!!We have heard from a few people today that the books that were ordered are beginning to arrive at their homes!!! This is fantastic news for everyone... We now believe that everyone who ordered their books will have them by the end of next week at the latest. Early reports from people who have received their books say that it is awesome!!!!
9.4.10
THE BOOK IS PRINTED!!!
After over a year of hard work by the editor and writers of the Guard and fundraising by our organization, Serving the 32nd is proud to announce that the book, Red Arrow in the Sand is now printed! Books will begin shipping on Tuesday, September 7th and all books ordered will be mailed out no later than September 10th! Soldiers books will be shipped from Topeka, Kansas to Camp Douglas, WI this coming week and should arrive there by the 10th. Once the books arrive the Guard will then begin the distribution process.
We want to thank everyone for their patience and help with this project. We know the wait will definitely be worth it. The soldiers books are still not yet paid for. With the added pages to the book, we have to raise another $4,000.00 before the entire project is completed. That means that we still have to sell some more books and or receive additional donations to complete the project. Once the project is paid for we will then take the additional money that is raised in selling the excess books and use it for future projects for the soldiers and their families.
We will have another major announcement coming in the next couple of days and we are hoping to put excerpts of the book on our website very soon.
8.19.10
BREAKING NEWS - Book Release Date is NOW SET!!
The official date for the release of Red Arrow in the Sand is September 3, 2010.
We know it has been a long journey for this book to become a reality but we feel the wait will be definitely worth it. Everyone who has ordered a book either online or by mail will have their books shipped directly from the Topeka Kansas plant. The rest of the books will be brought to Camp Douglas Wisconsin where the Guard will begin the distribution process to the soldiers. The balance of the books will then be sold through a variety of vendors.
8.18.10
Book Update - We can now release the official page count to the book Red Arrow in the Sand. The book will be 256 pages in full color. This is 16 pages more than we had originally planned for but it was felt the added pages were necessary to properly tell the 32nd IBCT story.
We still need additional orders in order to pay for the soldiers books. Please, if you have not yet ordered your copy of Red Arrow in the Sand please do so now. Once the book is released the price of the book will increase. Each copy of the book that is ordered helps pay for a copy that will go to a soldier. Help us get the soldiers books paid for by the release date.
8.14.10Under 30 books to go!!! Help us out and buy an extra book for the relatives, friends and colleagues. It has been a long journey but the light at the end of the tunnel grows brighter with each order. Help us finish this project off and lets get the soldiers books paid for before they are distributed. Push the Red Arrow fundraising gauge over the top!
8.14.10
Big News to be Announced! Next week we should finally be able to announce a release date for the book. All revisions have been made and the book is going to actual production! It is our hope that we will still be able to begin sending out books by the end of the month. At this point we can tell you that the wait will be worth it. Keep checking back. We will break the news as soon as we get it and will post it on this page.
8.12.10A printable order form will be added to the order the book page in the next fewf days. To order a book, just print the order form, fill it out and mail us payment.
8.3.10
Progress Report on the book. We are now just 35 book orders short of having the book project paid for!! The Red Arrow fund raising bar will be raised in the next day or two to reflect are current status. It is still our goal to have all of the soldiers books completely paid by the time the books ship. Take advantage of the special introductory price before the book is released. Once the book has come out the price will go up immediately. Help us reach our goal and order your copy today!!!
8.3.10Book Update: The book we have all be waiting for - Red Arrow in the Sand is now at the printing company. Final proofs will be completed this week with production beginning next week. Will still feel confident the book will begin going out by the end of August. We will announce an official date very soon so keep checking back for updates.
8.2.10
Ordering for the book Red Arrow in the Sand via online is now officially closed. Books can still be ordered via mail and we will continue to honor the introductory price until the book is officially released. Orders can be sent to:
Serving the 32nd
PO Box 4
Prescott, WI 54021
When ordering please include the postage to have the book directly sent to you. The total will be $34.95. $30.00 for the book plus $4.95 for shipping.
6.23.10
Online ordering is now back up and running! We will have the online book ordering available until August 1st. After that all orders will need to be mailed to us.
6.22.10 UPDATE
The writing of the book Red Arrow in the Sand is nearing completion. Right now it looks like the book will be going to the printer by the beginning part of July. That means the books will begin shipping out in August. We appreciate your patience as the Guard completes its work on the book. The welcome home parade in Stevens Point will be covered in the book. As soon as the book reaches the printer we will update on this site as to a firm distribution date.
6.21.10Our online ordering system with Jostens is down and is not working at this time. We are working to correct the issue and we should have it back up and working in about a day. We will post when it is back up and running. If you would like to order a book right away you can give us a call at 651-779-7084 and we can input your order directly into the system. Thanks for your patience!
6.20.10I hope everyone had a chance to get to Stevens Point for the parade yesterday. What an incredible sight to see! We will have some photos posted shortly. Thanks to all of you who stopped by our booth to make a contribution towards the book project. We are getting close to finishing the book project.
6.16.10
Serving the 32nd will be in Stevens Point, WI this weekend to see the entire 32nd Brigade march in the welcome home parade. Should be quite a site seeing 3,300 troops marching in formation! Make sure you stop by our booth located by the band shell and purchase a book. Time is running to get the book at the pre published price of $30.00. These books will sell for $59.95 once they are published. Our goal to sell 200 books on Saturday. So stop by, order a book and help put us over the top to finish the project! See you on Saturday!
6.6.10
We need to sell just under 200 books until our goal of having each soldier of the 32nd receive a free copy of Red Arrow in the Sand is reached. Please help us reach our goal and buy a book today!
6.4.10
Book continues to be written. The final piece of the book to be added will be the entire Brigade marching in Stevens Point, WI on June 19th. After that event the final touches of the book will be made and then sent to publisher.
5.26.10
Book Project is nearing goal. We are now within reach of seeing to it that every soldier who deployed with the 32nd IBCT will receive a free copy of Red Arrow in the Sand. The $29.95 price will stay in effect until the books are published this Summer. After publication the price of the books will increase to $59.95. Please take advantage of our special price now on the book and help us achieve our goal! Do not wait, order today!!!
5.20.10
Serving the 32nd never forgets those who helped us make our projects special. All of our major contributors are in the process of receiving Thank You presentations for all of their assistance. Thank you sponsors!
Presentations to major contributors of the Red Arrow in the Sand Book Project.
Industrial Sand Corporation
Arrowhead High School, Heartland, WI
5.15.10
Serving the 32nd was proud to say thank you to its major contributors of Tailgating with the Troops last October. We want to thank Col. Steven Bensend, Brigade Commander of the 32nd IBCT for attending these presentations and for each of our sponsors.
Culvers Headquarters, Prairie Du Sac, WI
TDS Telecom, Madison, WI
WKOW Channel 27, Madison, WI
4.24.10
Major Announcement: Distribution of the book will now be August 2010.
As the
soldiers of the 32nd continue to finish their book, it has been decided that the publication and distribution will be pushed back into Summer 2010. The primary reason for the delay is that the soldiers want to include a homecoming parade which will take place in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
on June 19, 2010. The entire brigade will march in a parade on that day. The homecoming parade was added in after the brigade returned from Iraq. This will be the final piece of their journey which began over 19 months ago.
Please understand that Serving the 32nd is strictly the fundraising entity for this project.
We have no control over content or release date of this book but we support this addition to the book. Serving the 32nd is proud to sponsor this very special historical book.
4.22.10
Serving the 32nd will be making presentations to a variety of sponsors today.
This is our way to give back to the individuals and corporate sponsors who have supported us through this project. Stop back and see the photos of those presentations.
4.21.10Serving the 32nd is on the move again this weekend. We will be attending the 60th Annual WINGA convention in Madison, WI. Progress on the fundraising for the books is coming along. We are steadily closing in on our goal of raising the funds necessary to provide each soldier of the brigade a free copy of the book.
4.15.10Congratulations to Arrowhead High School, Hartland, WI for raising $835.00 for the Red Arrow in the Sand books for the soldiers of the 32nd. They have won the state wide school competition. Arrowhead will receive an American flag that was flown in Iraq during the 2009 - 2010 deployment of the 32nd. We want to thank Arrowhead High school for all of their hard work. Presentation of the flag will take place at their school on Friday April 23, 2010.
3.3.10
Our fund for the book project continues to grow! We are now getting close to our goal which will give the soldiers of the 32nd their books. We continue to ask for your support. We have now gone out to a number of middle and high schools in the State of Wisconsin with a fundraiser so they can help us. In doing so we will be donating
a copy of the book to the schools media center.
2.15.10
We want to let everyone know that our eve.nt photos are finally up and ready for viewing. It took some time to sort through over 6,000 photos. We hope to add some videos as well in the near future.
2.1.10We want to thank Dennis Landen, Ladies Auxiliary, and VFW Post 7591 for letting us speak
at the District 2 Meeting in Madison, WI yesterday. We are going around the state meeting with a variety of organizations to help us fund raise for the current book project. Next weekend we will be at the state wide VFW conference in Appleton, WI. If you have any ideas on corporations, organizations or any other party that may be able to assist us with raising the funds we need for the book, please contact us.
1.29.10
Congratulations to Janell Kellett and the rest of the FRG leaders for being named national FRG of the year! If you missed the State of the Union address last night, Janell was invited by the White House to join the First Lady in watching the address from the balcony! Janell sat just three seats down from Mrs. Obama.
1.28.10We want to let everyone know that the problem with ordering books on our website has been fixed! We apologize for the problem and hopefully this will not happen again. We still need your support. We are almost half way there to raising the funds we need to provide every soldier in the Brigade a copy of the book. Remember, lots of small contributions add up to a lot quickly. We need your support!
1.08.10
WELCOME HOME SOLDIERS of the 32nd!!! As units come back home to Wisconsin soil we at Serving the 32nd would like to extend a job well done and WELCOME HOME!!
12.31.09
Happy New Year to everyone from Serving the 32nd! It has been quite a year. Hard to believe the 32nd will all be back home in the next month. Beginning in January we will be starting several fundraising efforts to help pay for the soldiers books. Details will be announced shortly. If you still have not ordered your copy of Red Arrow in the Sand, please do so. Sales of the book have been brisk the last couple of weeks. Remember, there will be only 3,000 books avvailable to the public. Once they are gone, that will be it!
12.24.09
We at Serving the 32nd would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Our thoughts and prayers are with you the soldiers and your families. Please have a safe and joyous New Year! Just a couple of short weeks away until the 32nd is back home in Wisconsin!!
12.24.09
The book ordering section of our website has been upgraded! This will make it easier for everyone to order online. Click on the order book banner at the top of the home page, scroll down the information about the book and then at the bottom click to buy. we have placed step by step instructions for you to make the ordering process much easier. Help us support the soldiers and buy a book today!
12.18.09Help us fill the Red Arrow Red!!! We are making progress on our book project for the soldiers. If you have friends or family that would be interested in having a copy of Red Arrow in the Sand they can be ordered through our website by clicking the link on our main page. Or you can contact us and we will be happy to mail you a form to order directly from us. We will be modifying our link to Jostens to make it less confusing to order. There will be only 3,000 books available to the general public and then they will be gone. Watch for more upcoming fundraisers in January.
12.04.09
Looking for Avon products? Jane Leahy is donating 20% of every dollar spent to Serving the 32nd. Check out her website at: www.youravon.com/janeleahy. Once you reach the site, click on the online event and go to the Serving the 32nd area.
12.03.09
As of today we have sold 72 copies of Red Arrow in the Sand. If you are looking for a unique present for a family member or friend, you can order a book here on the main page of our website. Books will not be distributed until May 2010. Gift certificates are available upon request. Just drop us an e-mail at: carolh@servingthe32nd.org.
11.15.09Serving the 32nd has just launched its donation thermometer on our home page. The funds raised will help us get every soldier in the Brigade a copy of their book: Red Arrow in the Sand which is being written during their deployment. Help us put a copy in each of these brave soldiers hands by donating today. You can donate directly, buy a book or help us around Wisconsin with various fund raisers. More information will be coming shortly on ways you can help us raise the necessary funds. Keep checking back to watch the thermometer raise!
11.4.09
Thank you so much to all of the volunteers who assisted us at all Texas Roadhouse Restaurants. Without your assistance this event would not have not been as successful.
11.3.09A HUGE THANK YOU to all Texas Roadhouse Restaurants in Wisconsin for making tonight a huge success! From all reports all restaurants were extremely busy. We were in Eau Claire and people were still coming in after 9:00 PM. Thank you for this fantastic fundraising opportunity!
10.31.09
We still are in need of volunteers for this coming Tuesday from 4 - 10 PM at Texas Roadhouse. We really need your help on this one! Please read below. This is a very important fundraiser to help raise funds for the soldiers books. We want to see as many people at the Roadhouse on the 3rd helping and eating!! 10% of all food sales goes to Serving the 32nd. If you still do not have a coupon go to the home page on this site and click on the big Texas Roadhouse logo. The coupon will download.
10.28.09HELP...... WE NEED YOU!!! We are looking for family volunteers from the 32nd to help us out with our fundraiser with Texas Roadhouse next Tuesday night from 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM. These funds are helping us to purchase the books for your soldiers. If you can help us out we would really appreciate it! Here are the locations we still need volunteers for next Tuesday:
AppletonGreen BayJanesvilleNew BerlinWaukeshaWausauWest Bend
If you can help, e-mail Brian at: brianh@servingthe32nd.org We have a script ready to go, flyers to hand out and to just say thanks for those coming out to support our cause. So come on out, where your 32nd wear, have some fun, food and be a part of a great time next Tuesday Nov. 3rd.
We have a script ready to go for you. All we really need is someone to man a table, hand out flyers on the books and say thank you from the families of the 32nd for these folks who are helping our cause.
10.26.09Join us on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at all Texas Roadhouse Restaurants in Wisconsin. Texas Roadhouse will be donating 10% of all food sales between 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM on that night to Serving the 32nd. The funds raised will go to help pay for soldiers books called Red Arrow in the Sand. If you have not heard about the book, the 32nd IBCT is in the process of putting together a written record of their historical deployment. This book will be a true keepsake for the soldiers as well as anyone who is a history or military buff. This full color book commemorative book will breakdown the year deployment from beginning to end. This book will be for sale to the general public. In buying a book for $30 you will be giving a soldier one at no cost to them. Jostens has partnered with us to produce a true one of a kind keepsake for all. It is our goal to see to it that every soldier receives a book at no charge. So come on out and help support the cause! See everyone there on November 3rd!!!
10.25.09Serving the 32nd wanted to let everyone know that Military families donated 791 pounds of food and $160.37 at Tailgating with the Troops on October 18th. Second Harvest food bank said that this food drive will provide 1,756 meals for those in need. A huge thank you to all that donated! This does not include all the leftover food Serving the 32nd donated to local food shelves. We all made a difference!
10.19.09
If you took any photos or video yesterday at Tailgating with the troops that you would like to share on our website, please e-mail them to brianh@servingthe32nd.org. We are working to put a photo album up on the site and we are going to also be putting up on our site the Power Point that we had intended to do yesterday. With the technical glitches that came up yesterday it did not allow time for us to complete it. We will get it done and post it on our site. Thanks again to everyone who came and had a great time!
10.19.09Thank you to all who came to Tailgating with the Troops yesterday. We hope everyone had a great time. It was a pleasure serving you all... We will continue on with the next phase of our project. That is seeing to it that every soldier receives a free copy of Red Arrow in the Sand. This book is recording their 2009 deployment. We will continue to work tirelessly so that every soldier will receive a free book upon their return.
10.18.09
Today is our big event in Madison. We want to extend a warm welcome to each and every one of you who are traveling from all corners of the state into Madison. Safe travels and we will see you all at the Coliseum!
10.17.09Tomorrow is our big day! If you did not receive your tickets for any reason, do not worry. Just make sure you have an id and we can print tickets for you at the Coliseum. We are all set for you and your families to have a great day Tailgating with the Troops! We will see everyone tomorrow!
10.14.09Tickets ARE still going out tonight. We were averaging one e-mail per minute today from people trying to get tickets. This slowed the entire process down but tickets will still go out via e-mail tonight. If for some reason you do not receive your tickets, contact Matt at: mjedman@msn.com He will take care of anyone who did not receive theirs. We will see everyone in Madison on Sunday!
10.11.09Registered guests... You will receive your tickets, directions and maps for Tailgating with the Troops on Wednesday 10.14.09.
10.11.09
Volunteers will receive their information packet this week.
10.9.09
Attn. Registered Guests of Tailgating with the Troops: Tonight we sent out a "Game Plan", a list of activities, musical acts and things to do at our event. We want you to plan out your day and make sure you bring your camera! There will be lots to see and do!
10.9.09
Registered Guests for Tailgating with the Troops: Your e-tickets will be e-mailed to you next Wednesday, 5 days prior to the event. We will also at that time include a map of the Alliant Energy Center complex that shows parking and gives directions from around the sate to Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
10.3.09ATTN REGISTERED GUESTS OF TAILGATING WITH THE TROOPS: We will be e-mailing information to you regarding Tailgating with the Troops in the next week. It will contain information regarding schedule of activities, what there is to do, what to see, who will be in attendance, musical groups performing, VTC information in speaking with your soldier and much more. We will also provide you a planning sheet called "Your Game Plan" to help you prioritize what you want to see and do that day. There is that much going on...
Your e-tickets will be e-mailed to you 5 days prior to the event. You will need to print these out and present them upon entering. We will provide on site printing of tickets for those who do not have a computer, printer or those that simply forgot their tickets. However, if you wish to avoid long lines and make this a hassle free admittance
PLEASE remember to bring your tickets on that day.
10.3.09 IMPORTANT VOLUNTEER INFORMATION: This week volunteers will be receiving information regarding the Tailgating
with the troops event on Sunday October 18th. We will provide necessary information you will need to know on where to report, parking, days activities and much more. Watch for that in your e-mail.
10.2.09New sponsor... We would like to welcome
Best Maid Cookie Company of River Falls, WI as our latest sponsor. Thank you for your sweet contribution!
10.1.09New Sponsor... We would like to welcome
Schaefer Soft Water of Watertown, WI as our latest sponsor. Thank you for your thirst quenching contribution!
9.30.09New sponsor... We would like to welcome
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheeses of Waterloo, WI as our latest sponsor. Thank you for your contribution!
9.24.09
New sponsor... We would like to welcome
American Family Insurance for becoming our latest sponsor. Thank you for your generous contribution!
9.21.09
Sign up for Tailgating with the Troops has now ended. We want to thank everyone for signing up. You will be receiving an e-mail this week to confirm your signup. If anyone has a family member missing or needs to be added this is the week we will do that. Instructions will be provided in the e-mail on how to make the modifications. Within the next two or three weeks, you will receive your "e-ticket" to the event. All you will have to do is download and print out your tickets. These tickets will be bar coded for security. If you forget your ticket on the day of the event we will be able to print another but you will need to go to our Guest Services to print another.
To avoid long lines you must bring your tickets so we can get everyone in quickly on that day.
9.21.09We want to say a huge thank you to all of the bars who participated and everyone who went out and supported a Toast to the Troops yesterday during the Packer game. We are hoping that this will have been a great financial success for our organization and will help us pay off the Tailgating with the Troops event.
9.20.09
Make sure you get out to one of our participating bars for Toast to the troops today.
We have a list posted on the site so you can see where the nearest bar is. We want to thank all bars who are participating in helping us raise funds for Tailgating with the Troops!
9.18.09If you still need to sign someone up for Tailgating with the Troops, please contact Brian at brianh@servingthe32nd.org IMMEDIATELY!!!
9.17.09Today is the FINAL day to sign up for Tailgating with the Troops. Please let everyone know that this is it! If someone you know does not have a computer just have them call 651-398-5378 and leave a message. We will call them back and make sure they are a part of this great event!
9.16.09Serving the 32nd on the radio this morning with Madison in the Morning News / Talk
1310 WIBA
9.15.09Serving the 32nd was in the paper!
Check out the article from the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal - http://www.jsonline.com/news/iraq/59269232.html
9.14.09Just three days left to sign up for hotel rooms. All room discounts will no longer apply after Thursday
.
9.14.09 Just three short days left to sign up for Tailgating with the Troops. After 9.17.09, we will be sending out a confirmation to you for the event with additional information to follow.
9.14.09 New Sponsor... We would like to thank Sargento for becoming our latest sponsor of Tailgating with the Troops. Thank you Sargento!
9.11.09
Serving the 32nd is going to have a very busy weekend. This weekend we will be at:9/12 Prescott Daze, Prescott, WI - Close to the No Name Saloon, 8 AM - 4:00 PM9/12 American Hero Music Festival - Beaver Dam, WI Noon - 10:00 PM9/13 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI - 9:00 AM - Game Time (Packers / Bears game) This is Military Appreciation Day at Lambeau. We will be there as guests
of the WI National Guard.
Stop by and sign the banner!
9.11.09New Partner... We want to say a huge Yee Hah!!! to the Texas Roadhouse Restaurants in WI for taking on Serving the 32nd as a state wide fundraiser on Nov. 3rd. This will be at all Texas Roadhouse restaurants in Wisconsin on that day. 10% of all food sales that night will go to Serving the 32nd when you present a coupon. We will provide more details about the coupon and the event coming soon. Thank you Texas Roadhouse!!
9.11.09
New Sponsor... Mike Marek Trucking is our latest silver sponsor. Thank you so much!
9.7.09
A decision
has been made to invite
all deployed families of Wisconsin units to Tailgating with the Troops
. This will include all
units even if they did
not deploy
with the 32nd
. The 115th Fighter Wing that is deploying at the beginning of October their families will also be included
. This will make our event totally inclusive to all.
However the focus will remain on the 32nd for the Tailgating with the Troops event
9.7.09VTC Update, ask your soldiers to sign up in Iraq. If they have not heard about it or a sign up is not available contact Brian at brianh@servingthe32nd.org. We will work with Senior staff to continue to push this out to every base. This is taking time on their side.
9.7.09
Microtel Inn & Suites is being added to our hotel list this week. They have 30 rooms available for Saturday, October 17th. To make a reservation at their hotel you can call 608-242-8700.
9.2.09 Breaking News... The Green Bay Packers are now an official partner with Serving the 32nd! We are extremely excited to have the Packers on board with our project. Thank You Mark Murphy and the entire Packers organization!!! 9.2.09 New Sponsors... We want to welcome
Dairyland Power Cooperative as one of our latest sponsors. We also would like to extend a special thanks to an anonymous donor who has provided all of our paper product needs. You know who you are and a very big Thank You to you and all of your employees!
8.30.09 Major Fundraiser Coming Up: On Sunday, September 20, 2009 (Packers Vs. Bengals) we will be hosting a
Toast to the Troops at 300 bars across the State of Wisconsin. If
you are interested in helping us sign up bars for this event or know of a bar that we should contact, please let Brian know at
brianh@servingthe32nd.org. This is an important fundraiser so we need some help on this. We want bars from all over the State to be a part of this.
We will have all bars listed on our website prior to the event. Help us make this a huge success
!
8.30.09 Breaking News... Family Sign up has now been extended until Thursday, September 17, 2009. Many people have asked if we would extend the sign up for Tailgating with the Troops. We have listened and we are now extending. This will be the absolute last day that we can
extend out to. Our food sponsors need 30 days to prepare the necessary food for our event. Please let everyone know we cannot extend any longer than this date.
8.24.09
Clarification: There is
NO LIMIT as to how many family members / significant others can come for each soldier. We have a
LONG ways to go until the coliseum is full. Our goal is to fill the Coliseum!!!
Remember this is a morale booster for your soldier as well. We want this to be a day they will remember as well. Please sign up and tell your friends in your unit and throughout the Brigade to sign up as well.
There are just two weeks left on the sign up.
8.21.09
Breaking News.... Hotel Information is NOW AVAILABLE!!! Look on the left side of the main page and you will see hotel information. Click on the link to our hotel page. There you will find a wealth of information on the hotels we have blocked rooms with.
Sign up soon these rooms will not last long!
8.21.09
New sponsors! We
want to welcome
our latest sponsors to the project. Frito Lay, Alliant Energy, First National Bank of River Falls and WESTconsin Credit Union. We want to thank you for your generous support!
8.20.09
We want to thank the Wal Mart in Watertown, Wisconsin for their generous contribution! This is a community that puts its money where its mouth is! The sign on the left says it all!
8.19.09
Official Information Site: Serving the 32nd website is the official source for all information related to this event. We are currently having issues with our Facebook site and are working to correct those. Once those issues are corrected we will link our latest news section to our Facebook site. We again apologize for any confusion this may have created.
8.19.09
Tailgating with the Troops hours officially announced:
Doors
open
at 10:30 AM
Event begins at 11:00 AM
Event ends 4:00 PM
Note: Some family members may be coming to the Coliseum as early as 8:00AM that day for private VTC with their soldier. Those families will be notified prior to the event. This schedule will be determined by individual soldier availability.
8.19.09
Hotel Update: All hotel information regarding the blocks of rooms we have reserved in Madison for Saturday October 17th will be released on this website by the end of the week. We have negotiated some great prices along with several other amenities at no additional charge. We are making it simple for those that will be spending the night in Madison to register for their hotel rooms through this site.
Stay Tuned!
8.17.09
Correction - We apologize for any confusion the Facebook site has caused. It was set up by a person who did not get our approval for the additions they made. We did not know she put anything on the site that potentially caused confusion about registration. Facebook and Twitter are simply another means for us to get the word out about our project.
Our official website is the only way to register and communicate with the committee. If you used the Facebook site to sign up, you need to come to this site and officially register for the Tailgating with the Troops event. 8.16.09
We are in need of some specific help for the Tailgating with the Troops event. We are searching for help in public relations, photography and
face painting for the event. If you are interested in volunteering or know of someone with these skills, please contact Brian at brianh@servingthe32nd.org
8.13.09
Serving the 32nd would like the families to know that we have been negotiating with Madison area hotels for substantially reduced room rates for Saturday October 17th. That information will be put up on our web site next week. Families will have until Mid September to book a room for our event.
8.13.09
HELP!! We are asking families who keep coming back to check up on our updates to keep spreading the word to other families. We have heard that not all families have been informed about this free event to you. Help us get the word out today!!!
8.13.09 Breaking News... Jostens becomes Platinum Sponsor for our project. After months of negotiations, we can officially announce that Jostens of Edina, MN makers of school yearbooks, class rings and other memory items has agreed to become our sole platinum sponsor. More details will be coming on this incredibly huge contribution to our project. Jostens will be working with the soldiers of the 32nd to publish their book on their current deployment to Iraq. Jostens will also work with Serving the 32nd to see to it that every soldier will receive a book at
No cost to the soldier or their family. Jostens will also print additional copies of the book that Serving the 32nd will sell to anyone who wishes to purchase a copy. The book will be an affordable full color coffee table style book that will be beautifully printed and bound. More details about pre ordering books will be announced shortly. Jostens will also be providing several other exciting and unique items to the families. Serving the 32nd extends a
HUGE THANK YOU to all at Jostens for their incredibly generous support not only for the book but for their truly genuine concern for our soldiers and families.
8.13.09 Venue Officially Announced! After weeks of working out several details, Serving the 32nd is proud to announce that
Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI will be the site of The Tailgating with the Troops event on Sunday, October 18th!!! The venue provides an excellent indoor facility for everything that we have planned for you. We are ecstatic that Alliant Energy Center is partnering with us for this event.
8.10.09 Breaking news... Another huge announcement will take place this week! We have secured our Platinum sponsor for our project and several other major sponsors! Keep checking back this week!!! These announcements will be huge!!!
8.10.09 Oakhouse Bakery of Madison, WI has agreed to sponsor our event for rolls and pastries for our volunteers the morning of our event. Thank you Oakhouse Bakery.
8.09.09 Venue to be announced this week! Serving the 32nd is heading to Madison this week to sign the contract for our venue! This is a huge step and an expensive one!! We will now be committed and the Tailgating with the Troops will officially be a GO!!! We are so excited!! Now we need every family in the Brigade to do their part and sign up!!
Coming soon will be the entertainment lineup for Tailgating with the Troops. We are working hard to get some first rate acts to come in and make the day truly special.
7.30.09 Serving the 32nd would like its visitors to know about American Hero Music Festival which is being held in Beaver Dam, WI on Saturday September 12, 2009 from Noon - 10:30 PM. There will be a wealth of talented groups performing in what is hoped to be an annual event. The music festival is celebrating our troops, veterans, first responders and gold star families. We have placed their poster under our sponsors on the left side of our page. Click on it and it will take you to a page with more information and a direct link to their website. These folks have created a day free to all. Let us get out and support them so this can become a yearly event!
7.29.09 Johnsonville Sausage of Sheboygan Falls, WI has agreed to become a sponsor of our "Tailgating with the Troops" event. We want to thank Johnsonville Sausage for their generous support in helping us make our event a tremendous success!
7.29.09 Registration is now open to sign up your families for the Tailgating with the Troops" event on Sunday, October 18, 2009 in Madison, WI. The venue will be announced shortly. It is important to have families sign up early for this. Our sponsors must have the necessary lead time to provide just the right amount of food so we do not have much if any waste. We also have 9500 seats available for families, so sign up early and spread the word!
7.28.09 Pepsi Cola of Madison, WI has agreed to become a sponsor of our "Tailgating with the Troops" event. We want to thank Pepsi for their generous support in helping us make our event a tremendous success! Thank you Pepsi!
7.24.09 Photos from the Dane County Fair 7/16 - 18. Despite huge rains on Friday we saw lots of people over the three days at the fair. We want to say thanks for everyone who stopped by to contribute or buy a T-Shirt to support the project. Carol and Leslie lived at the booth over the three days. Thanks for all of the hard work!
7.22.09
Check out this article our project!
http://dma.wi.gov/dma/news/2009News/09070.asp
7.20.09
VFW Post 7591 in Lake Mills to sell Serving the 32nd shirts. Dennis Landen, Post Commander has agreed to have his VFW Post sell our shirts. Thanks Dennis and Post 7591. We need other posts to get involved and keep spreading the word!
7.17.09
Serving the 32nd does first radio interview. Project coordinator Brian Hoag sat down with radio hosts Dan and Kurt from WTDY 1670 Madison to talk about the deployment of the 32nd IBCT and the Tailgating with the Troops Project. Despite a torrential downpour and a tent that almost blew away Serving the 32nd was able to get their message out for the first time to the general public in the Madison area. We want to thank Dan and Kurt for having us on their show and stopping by later to contribute to the project.
7.11.09 Prescott, WI
Serving the 32nd is openly seeking volunteers for a variety of activities. We need some additional support so check out our volunteer section or if you want to volunteer immediately contact Brian at 651-398-5378 or e-mail brianh@servingthe32nd.org.
7.11.09 Madison, WI Serving the 32nd has agreed to take part in the Dane County Fair in Madison next weekend. We will be at the fair from Thursday, July 16 to Saturday, July 18, 2009. Military Appreciation Day will be Thursday
July 16th. Make sure to stop by and say hi, sign the Messages to the Troops banners, make a donation, buy a T-Shirt or see one of us to sponsor our Tailgating with the Troops event.
7.10.09 Bear Creek, WI
Great Lakes Kraut Company, LLC has agreed to sponsor our project. We now have sauerkraut! Thank you Great Lakes!
7.09.09 St. Paul, MN Party Unit a professional DJ service has agreed to participate at our event. DJ Bob is one of the best in the business and guarantees our event will be action packed! Thanks Bob and Party Unit for participating!
7.07.09 Palmyra, WI Wisconsin Corn Growers Association
Have a agreed to sponsor our project. Many thanks to the association and all of its members.
7.04.09 Hudson, WI Booster Days Parade Saturday morning we decorated the pickup and marched in the parade. SPC John Bensend, Company D of the 1-128th from River Falls who was home on leave from Iraq walked with us. It was quite humbling to hear all of the applause and the people who stood up and came out and shook John`s hand. Thanks to everyone including John for taking time from his leave.
7.03.09 - 7.04.09 Prescott, WI A special thanks goes out to Paula, Owner of the No Name Saloon for selling T-Shirts during the weekend. Thanks No Name for all your support!
7.03.09 - 7.04.09 Prescott, WI Muddy Waters of Prescott hosted a Toast to the Troops event as a fundraiser test. We were extremely pleased with the results. We hope to spread the "Toast to the Troops" fundraiser to every bar in Wisconsin over Labor Day weekend. More news will be coming soon on this important event. A special thanks must go out to Steve Mann and his staff at Muddy Waters for all of their help with this test.
7.02.09 - 7.04.09 Our Booth at Hudson Booster Days was a huge success! We want to thank everyone who stopped by to say hi, sign the Messages to the Troops banners, bought T-Shirts and donated to the project. A special thank you to the Hudson Boosters for assisting us with our booth.
7.01.09 St. Paul, MN IC Systems has agreed to sponsor our project. Thank you to IC Systems and their employees!
6.30.09 Midwest Sign and Screen Supply has become a sponsor to provide all signage materials for our project.
6.27.09 Serving the 32nd will participate in Hudson`s Booster Days. We will be both in the parade on the 4th of July, and have a booth near the beer garden, July 2nd-4th. Stop by and sign our Messages to the Troops banner. T-Shirts will be available for sale and donations will be accepted. Hours will be: Thursday and Friday 7/2 - 7/3 5:00PM - 9:00PM, Saturday 7/4 after the parade. Stop in and say hi!
6.26.09 Culver`s has agreed to participate in the Tailgating with the Troops project on October 18, 2009. Culver`s will provide their world famous custard for the event.
6.24.09 BAE Systems has agreed to partner with Serving the 32nd. Providing marketing and public relation services, BAE will assist in getting the word out to a variety of media outlets throughout Wisconsin.
6.15.09 Help spread the word! Now that our web site is up and running, we need everyone to know in Wisconsin that this project is a go and we need everyone`s help in getting the word out.
6.14.09 Fundraiser a Success! Saturday June 13th, Hastings, MN Serving the 32nd setup a booth at the annual Amber Alert Motorcycle Rally. People signed our Messages to the Troops banner and bought T-Shirts and made several contributions. We want to thank everyone who donated and our project is off to a great start!
6.13.09 T-Shirts Now Available! Project shirts are now available. You can contact us for more information.
Cost on the shirts will be:
$10 for Small - XL
$12 for 2XL & 3XL
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