NASA Education Corporation

Thank You!

On behalf of John Blanchard, Executive Director of NASA Education we would like to thank you for your support of the Fall Veterans Conference, NASA Education.s programs, and your kindness and generosity to the veterans.

Impressive numbers turned out for the 13th event sponsored by NASA Education Corporation.

We couldn.t do all we do for U.S. veterans if it weren.t for our wonderful service providers, donors, collaborators and volunteers who continue to assist us with the Veterans Conference which NASA Education sponsored on April 30th and May 1st, 2012 at Harvest Bible Chapel and Country Inn & Suites.

Over 200 U.S. veterans, who were newly returned, displaced, disabled, homeless, unemployed or otherwise in transition, registered for services and were offered meals and overnight accommodations for the two days. Many of the attendees were provided with train tickets to return and were coming from as far away as Crown Point, Indiana.

NASA Education is a Crystal Lake-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with three major projects:

Project Fresh Start, a workforce and community reintegration program for U.S. veterans who are displaced, disabled, homeless, unemployed or otherwise in transition
the Stand Down for Veterans, which takes place in spring and fall of each year
transitional housing for homeless veterans who need a hand up to obtain skills that will eventually lead to fulltime employment and self sufficiency.

NASA Education welcomes donations of cash, vehicles, appliances, household goods such as furniture, dishes and kitchen equipment, nonperishable food, and new or gently used clothing for the veterans.

Please check back frequently as we are in the process of scheduling the Spring Veterans Conference which will take place in Fall, 2012.

It takes many hands and hearts to make an event of this magnitude come together for the veterans. We would like to recognize some of them here:

Service Providers

NASA Education Corporation
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Hines VA Veteran Outreach
Capt James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
Consumer Credit Counseling Services 0f McHenry and Lake County’
McHenry County Mental Health
Vet-Teks Trucking
Vets Total Car Care

A special thank you goes out to our loyal volunteers and their countless hours of serving the veterans.

We could not do this without our volunteers. Since our very first Stand Down event in the fall of 2006, we've had very loyal and dedicated volunteers, some who have assisted in every stand down. We couldn't do this without our loyal friends. This event is a huge undertaking and everyone who is willing to give their time, no matter whether it's five minutes or five hours, is very much appreciated. Thank you again for your continued support and dedication to such a great cause. I'd like to extend a special thank you to the NASA staff, families and participants.

John Blanchard
Executive Director

Contributors
	This event would not be possible without the generosity of our local sponsors. Thank You!!

Koyoto's Japanese Steak House Crystal Lake, IL	Crystal Lake Food Pantry Crystal Lake, IL	Famous Dave's Algonquin, IL
Country Inn Crystal Lake, IL	Harvest Bible Chapel Crystal Lake, IL	Starbucks Hainesville, IL
Sideout's Island Lake, IL	Old Country Buffet Vernon Hills, IL	Golden Coral Algonquin, IL
Island Lake Cafe Island Lake, IL	Bagel Bin Deerfield, IL	Jimmy Johns Deerfield, IL
Country Donuts Elgin, IL	The ReStore-Habitat for Humanity Elgin, IL	Sandra's Hair Salon Crystal Lake, IL
Cosmetology School Crystal Lake, IL	Algonquin Township Road District	Nunda Township Road District
NASA, Incorporated Crystal Lake, IL	PRISM Center of Crystal Lake Crystal Lake, IL	C’Ville Thrift and ReSale Carpentersville, IL
Liberating Solutions Crystal Lake, IL	Vets Total Car Care Crystal Lake, IL	Anchor Solutions Crystal Lake, IL

For more information about NASA Education, contact Amy Johnson, Program Director, at 866-EDU-4YOU (866-338-4968) or send an email to Amy_Johnson@nasaeducation.org