Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/21/2012

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Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Q & A that come into DCS Oct 27, 2011 last updated Q: 1 want the address of a Servicemember to send a care package to? We cannot give out names/ addresses of Minnesota Servicemembers at home or deployed. If you'd like to support the troops, go to www.BeyondTheYellowRibbon.org, and click on the Make a Difference banner on the home page. Click the flyer to get several ideas of how you can help military families here in Minnesota, as well as those deployed. Q: How can I support the deployed troops? Ask a Servicemember what he /she needs while deployed, they'll tell you take care of my family. Go to www. BeyondTheYellowRibbon.org, and click on the Make a Difference banner on the home page. Click the flyer to get several ideas of how you can help military families here in Minnesota, as well as those deployed. You can also contact your local Family Assistance Center to get networked with your local Yellow Ribbon network. Q: How do 1 learn about events & deals for military families? Go to www.BeyondTheYellowRibbon.org and click on the big yellow "join our mailing list" button. Sign up to receive updates on events & deals, and mid week, each week you'll be emailed what is coming up for military families that weekend. To see a complete list of all events & deals schedule for the next several months visit: www.BeyondTheYellowRibbon.org/ events -a- deals. Q: Can I place an event or deal on the events & deals page? If your event or deal is for military families or veterans, and is for a specific date or time frame, email a flyer or website link with all the details and contact information to patrick.loch@ us.army.mil or dajon.schafer@us.army.mil. If your discount is general, and long lasting (for example 1 0% off all tickets all year), register your discount on the Military Family Care Initiative website. Go to www.BeyondTheYellowRibbon.org and click on the Military Family Care Initiative on the home page. Q: How can 1 volunteer my services? Go to www.BeyondTheYellowRibbon.org and you'll see the "Make a Difference" banner on the home page, click the flyer. The flyer will instruct you in signing up for the Military Family Care Initiative and how to let your area Family Assistance Center know that you are willing to volunteer. 0: How can 1 find my local Yellow Ribbon Network? Go to www.BeyondTheYellowRibbon.org and you'll see the "Join a Yellow Ribbon network in your area button." You can also contact your local Family Assistant Center, which will be well aware of networks as they emerge throughout the state. Q: What is the Yellow Ribbon Community Campaign? Yellow Ribbon Community Campaign is designed to increase the awareness of the challenges Servicemembers and families face as a result of deployments. The campaign calls for Counties, Cities and Companies to ask themselves, "What can I do to support military families in my immediate community ? ", and then to create a sustainable Action Plan. As Yellow Ribbon entities are proclaimed across the state, we are building `Fort Minnesota' By the end of the year more than one hundred entities will be proclaimed Yellow Ribbon, recognizing their support to Servicemembers and their families. Q: How come I don't qualify for a deal on your events & deals page? Is Beyond the Yellow Ribbon just for Guard members? While Beyond the Yellow Ribbon is funded primarily by the National Guard, BTYR is inclusive organization and works very hard to invite all branches to our reintegration events and share events and deals from hundreds of supporters for all military families in MN. Occasionally, some of the organizations that we share information on have their own set of eligibility criteria they need to follow.