B2H Recap and What's Next: Answering Your Questions
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Thank you all so much for all the feedback about our recent Bridge to History trip! I have been really encouraged by the messages and comments about our kids and their experience and also really excited about your questions.
I thought I’d answer a few of the most common questions here.
THE PROGRAM.
There are 2 parts to the Bridge to History program. The first is the international trip. The second is stateside community involvement and follow up. The kids who earn the scholarships for the London and Normandy trip are then expected to come back and pour into their own communities, taking what they have learned and applying it to their every day life.
This is the ambassador role and we are really proud of how seriously the kids take it. Right now the students that we took in October are writing and giving talks in their classrooms, at their schools, and in their local Lions clubs and VFWs. They are finding and meeting local veterans to learn their histories.
We also have several group stateside events planned in the coming months, and we are excited to announce them shortly.
HOW DO WE FIND OUR STUDENTS?
Word of mouth! News stories! Friends of friends! Instagram and Facebook! You can help us! If you know a 9- to 12-year-old that you think should become a Bridge to History ambassador, have them fill out an application on the website! (www.bridge2history.com/apply)
My favorite question:
HOW CAN I HELP?
First, SPREAD THE WORD! Share our social media posts. Recommend students for our programs. Talk to your kids or your nieces and nephews or your grandkids and get them connected!
Second: HELP US WITH SPONSORSHIPS!
Operation Meatball: Bridge to History is a NONPROFIT organization and runs solely on the generous donations of sponsors and our grassroots community. I cannot emphasize the significance the grassroots community has played in supporting and making B2H happen. We do not currently have a corporate sponsor and our last two programs have been funded entirely on individual and private donations. This is incredible.
No one who works for B2H receives a salary; we all have multiple jobs we run so that we can devote as much time as we possibly can to making these programs a success.
With stateside programs in the works, we are on the lookout for small businesses or individuals willing to partner with us and invest in our youth! Invest in the children of America and you invest in the future of America.
We just can’t do it without you. And it’s actually really important to us that there’s a connection between the donors and the students. It’s part of building the community. We want to see the students reporting back to the donors. We want the donors to care about the kids’ growth and community involvement.
All donations go directly to making these programs happen so that we can continue to make these trips FREE OF COST to the students.
We run an incredibly tight budget and stretch every dollar. If you or a business would like to help support Operation Meatball: Bridge to History and our stateside programs, you can donate here: www.Bridge2history.com/donate or contact me: liberty@bridge2history.com for more information.
