05/26/2026
Update from Don Timmons :
INVITATIONS TO "TRIBUTE TO WOMEN VETERANS"
AND OTHER UPCOMING VETERAN EVENTS
Good afternoon to all. See below major upcoming events in the triad. Please join us and share this information with other veterans and families. Read all the way to the bottom. Thanks for your support. Don
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THIS Monday, May 25. Rain or Shine. Memorial Day Ceremony at the Carolina Field of Honor, 9652 W. Market St, Kernersville, NC. Monday, May 25, 2026, beginning at 11:00 am. Honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Guest speaker will be Kris Rystrom Emmert, award-winning author, speaker, and Gold Star Wife, inspiring others with messages of hope, healing and purpose after loss. The event is family friendly and wheelchair accessible. Bring a lawn chair for seating. Bring family and friends with you. Backup for inclement weather, the event will be moved into one of the shelters. Hosted by Veterans Bridge Home in partnership with the War Memorial Foundation.
Click here to view flyer: pdf icon Memorial Day 2026 Flyer, bio.pdf
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Wednesday, June 10. Veterans Bridge Home and Richard Childress Racing will be hosting our annual Tribute to Women Veterans. . Women veterans and family members, join us for this special morning of recognition, information, camaraderie and a full breakfast. All veterans, please forward this email and invite women veterans to join us for this special morning. Richard Childress Racing Event Center, 421 Industrial Drive, Welcome, NC.
Registering for this event is not required, but if you do, it will help us plan for food and seating.
Please RSVP at: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/4hp4wnm
FLYER ATTACHED with RSVP QR code.
Sponsored by Bennett Transportation & Logistics. www.bennettig.com
Special Guest: Mr. Lee Abersold, Director of Veterans Services, NC Division of Military and Veterans Affairs
Keynote Speaker: Haley Uthlaut is a West Point graduate, Army veteran, Gold Star spouse, mother of four, and advocate for the military and veteran community. She served as an Army Combat Engineer with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and earned the Sapper Tab and Senior Jumpmaster Wings. After leaving the Army, Haley earned her MBA and co-founded a nonprofit supporting military spouse employment, work that later became part of Hiring Our Heroes. Today, she serves as the M85 Project Lead at Veterans Bridge Home and as Co-President of The Strong Gray Line, continuing her work to strengthen systems of care, connection, and support for veterans and their families.
Visit with our 20 Community Partners who are there to provide information and services to Veterans, including the VA and the NC Division of Veterans and Military Affairs. Veterans, they are there for you.
Enjoy seeing a museum quality memorabilia and artifact display of women in the armed services. Presented by Command Sgt. Maj., US Army (Retired), Robert Good
The Richard Childress Racing Museum will be open for our attendees to visit at no charge after the event.
Doors open and breakfast service begin at 7:30 am, the program begins at 9:00.
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Wednesday, July 8. Veterans Bridge Home and Richard Childress Racing will be hosting a special 250th Anniversary of the United States of America “LUNCH”, (NOT BREAKFAST). This will be a casual gathering for veterans, family members and friends to enjoy time, entertainment and good food together.
LUNCH 250th Anniversary of the USA!! LUNCH
Burgers, Dogs & Apple Pie!
Doors open at 11:00 am
Erinn and Letters from Home will be there with a special 250th anniversary program.
The Richard Childress Racing Museum will be open for our attendees to visit at no charge after the event.
And…..More to Come!
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Sunday, June 7. A personal (to celebrate my 80th birthday) invitation to join the community and me to raise money to send Ft. Bragg and Camp Lejeune military family kids to YMCA Camp Hanes for a week of summer camp.
The YMCA & Camp Hanes organizations and I are co-hosting a special fundraiser to fund bringing military family kids from Camp Lejeune Ft. Bragg to Camp Hanes for a week of summer camp. This will be a life enhancing experience for these young boys and girls and a big thank you to their parents who are serving our country.
The event will be held on Sunday afternoon, June 7 at Incendiary Brewing in downtown Winston-Salem. We will have live Oldies music by “Penny Candy”, a raffle and silent auction as part of the effort. 100% of the money raised goes directly to the Y and Camp Hanes to support the children of military families. For each $500 raised we help can change the life of a military family child.
Our goal is to enhance the lives of 20 children. Flyer attached.
Click to donate: http://bit.ly/3PCZY3Y Thank You! Don Timmons
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Saturday, June 6. The 16th Annual Marine Corps League MUD RUN at the Jomeokee Campground and Park, 1140 Paces Pl Rd, Pinnacle, NC. The Mud Run is ALWAYS held the first Saturday in June, each year. Proceeds benefit numerous charities, including Semper Fi & America’s Fund, with specific support to Wounded Warrior Bn. East, Camp Lejeune, and local charities in the Winston Salem and adjacent counties. A special race is for the kids, age 12 and under, called the Pollywogs Race. For more information or to register, visit: http://usmcmudrunnc.com OR write to: [email protected]
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Sunday, May 24, (TOMORROW) Annual Memorial Day Commemoration and Guilford County Veterans’ Memorial Re-Opening GREENSBORO, NC. As communities across the nation gather to honor America’s fallen veterans this Memorial Day weekend, it will also mark a powerful new chapter in the history of the Guilford Cunty Veterans Memorial. On Sunday, May 24, at 2:00 p.m. in Country Park, the site is host to a ceremony that will serve not only as a tribute to those who gave their lives in service to the nation, but also as the public reopening of the newly renovated and modernized memorial — a revitalized space dedicated to preserving the legacy of military service for generations to come. The community is invited to gather in remembrance and gratitude to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the nation. The event will feature a color guard by the 18th Field Artillery Brigade Color Guard, and guest speaker Dr. Kevin O’Callaghan, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force and former educator at the United States Air Force Academy and Center for Creative Leadership. Information: Contact: Susan Danielsen 336-255-9921
Don Timmons
Veteran & Community Engagement Manager
The Joel Fund and veteran artist Bernie Donato are excited to announce that the Call for Art for the 5th annual North Carolina Veteran Art Show is now open!
This exhibit will be held on October 2nd - 16th at the Durham Art Guild’s Golden Belt Gallery and will contain original pieces created by North Carolina Veterans of the United States Armed Forces. This family-friendly event will showcase art from North Carolina veterans of all backgrounds, art levels, and branches of service.
The deadline to submit artwork is September 14th, 2026, at 5 pm.
Direct: 336 403-1964
[email protected]
