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Aurora Veterans Advisory Council Memorial Brick Campaign

aurora_veterans_advisory.jpgThank you for supporting the Memorial Brick Campaign.  Proceeds will support the Aurora Veterans Advisory Council Community Scholarship Fund that provides five $1,000.00 scholarships annually to family members of Aurora veterans.

 

Next Steps

  • When you click Buy a Brick, you will begin the checkout process by entering the number of bricks you would like to customize.
    • Please note, the system will describe the brick customization as tickets rather than items.
    • Please disregard the system generated option to add guests to the tickets.
  • Continue the checkout process and enter contact and payment information.
  • Within the business day following receipt of payment confirmation, a message will be sent to the email address provided with information on how to submit the brick customization details.

Frequently Asked Questions:

  • How much does it cost to customize a brick?
    • A donation of $125.00 per brick.
  • Is customizing a brick tax-deductible?
    • Yes.
  • How do I customize the brick(s)?
    • After payment information is received, a message will be sent to the email address provided during checkout with additional information within the next business day.
  • How often are bricks installed?
    • Once a year there will be a dedication service of new bricks during Memorial Day weekend at the Phillips Park Veterans Memorial.  Visit vetsweekaurora.org for more information.
  • Do you have a poster or other material?

I Have Other Questions or Would Like Additional Information

Do you have another question regarding the Memorial Brick Campaign?  Email the Council.

 

Aurora Veterans Advisory Council Mission Statement

  • We are advocates for all veterans of all generations and all conflicts.
  • We shall ensure our citizens, our city, and our nation remember the sacrifices of those gone and those who remain.
  • We shall work on their behalf to enlighten the city of veteran situations and likewise inform the citizens about the city’s efforts for veterans.

Give your gift of time and see what it means to the people you impact. Helping others is what life is all about.

Neal Ormond

Donor & Fund Advisor

Being a part of the Community Foundation scholarship committee is the highlight of my year. For many, a scholarship from the CFFRV is the reason they are able to continue reaching for their dreams and changing the future of our world. I hope each recipients knows just how inspirational they are to those of us who are lucky enough to read their stories.

Jessica Breugelmans

Scholarship Committee Member and Board Member

YEP has made me realize the importance of being involved in my community, and how to make a difference. There are a lot of problems in the world but if we can do everything that we can to help the world will become a better place. YEP has helped me realize this and encouraged me to help more people in the future.

Madi Porter

YEP Member

YEP was a great experience to have in high school. I became a more confident person, someone with a lot more perspective. Coming from a small school, YEP allowed me to branch out into my community, meet students from other schools, and learn about their backgrounds. I made some great friends and still keep in touch with them today.

Abby Vagnoni

YEP Alumni

Grant funds from the Community Foundation helped provide updated technology. These upgrades were transformative. By creating new time saving processes, it turned us into a more efficient organization.

Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

Grantee

Education is important to us. We support causes that touch our lives and align with our values. We believe in paying it forward. We are here for a short time,, and it is the next generation that will take on what we leave behind.

Michelle Emanuel

Donor and Past Scholarship Recipient

I am incredibly grateful for the generosity of the Zari Foundation Scholarship and the Community Foundation in supporting my education. I am majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in aerospace engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology. In my spare time, I volunteer on campus, in the community and I’m also the principal violist in the symphony orchestra. I hope to make an impact on the next chapter of space exploration by eventually working at a groundbreaking aerospace company such as SpaceX or NASA.

Taytum Newell

Albert M. Zari Scholarship Recipient

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