American Battle Monuments Foundation

Past is prologue essay contest- received 723 applications. Students aged 11-18 competed within their age group with essays about one of two topics related to wwii d-day. Awards for 1st, 2nd, 3rd prize ranged from $1,500-$10,000. Boeing gifted abmf $100k in 2023 for the 2024 contest. Expenses were about $158k, which included staff time to manage the project.

Honoring gold star mothers & families- was held at the abmc east coast memorial in battery park in september. Approximately 40 people attended. The event included speeches, wreaths-laying, and a reception at a near-by historic tavern. The budget for this was included in the overall corporate partners program budget and some funding from each corporate partner was dedicated to it.

Salute to service- was hosted by jpmorgan chase at their headquarters offices in washington, dc. About 50 people attended. It included a panel discussion with a four-star retired general, a three-star retired general, and the former secretary of veterans affairs. It also included presentations about veterans day from an abmc historian, as well as the story of a "soldiers journey" the public art bronze recently installed in pershing plaza. As well as other programs promoting public awareness.