A HUGE Thank You to all who made our 9/9/17 and 9/11/17 International STAND Events a success! For our 9/9/17 Event, thank you to our Honor Guard, Piper, Bugler, Chaplain, Gold Star Mom Kay Castner, and attendees for making the event a meaningful tribute to our fallen firefighters, law enforcement, and military heroes! Our volunteers packed 10 Morale Builder Packages to … [Read more...]
9/9/17 STAND Care Package & Appreciation Event
We are thrilled to announce our 9/9/17 STAND Care Package & Appreciation Event! We are honored and proud to be receiving donations from amazing sponsors and donors to help us fill and ship care packages overseas to our troops, as we have a firefighter/Marine/Seabees platoon currently deployed. We are grateful for the incredible support so we can send Morale Builder Care … [Read more...]
Adapt and Overcome 9-11 Tribute Events
Adapt and Overcome! On Purpose Journey Inc. had to make some unexpected changes to our 9/11 Tribute Events this year, so we will not be hosting BOOKS FOR BRAVERY or STANDING FOR THE FALLEN Tribute Events as we did in the past with various fire/law enforcement/military departments! However, we will not forget! We will deliver 9/11 messages of awareness, unity, and gratitude … [Read more...]
Cream City Swing Dance 9-11 & Care Package Fundraiser Thank You!
A HUGE THANK YOU to Cream City Swing for hosting a fundraiser for On Purpose Journey (and the Milwaukee Fire Dept's) 9/11 Tribute Events, Care Packages for some of our deployed service buddies, and a memorial tribute for our beloved friend who got her wings on 4/1/17...Lynn Simmers. To all who planned, donated, attended, and supported the event--you all are amazing!! A … [Read more...]
Lynn Simmers Received Her Wings
Heart is broken. Yesterday, Lynn Simmers, got her wings. She was similar to the things she loved--a safe haven lighthouse for friends, an adventure-seeking sea turtle, cat-shoes swing dancer, musical chairs custard companion, dolphin-bragging beach photos beauty, Florida sunshine generous heart, and the only person I know who can sell one hot dog for $30 to raise funds for the … [Read more...]
STAND
To our Partners, Donors, Sponsors, Friends, and Family around the world...Thank You For Changing Lives with On Purpose Journey Inc. in 2016!! We could not accomplish our mission of supporting, honoring, and remembering our firefighters, law enforcement, military, and veterans without YOU! We look forward to spreading awareness, education, and unity of purpose in 2017!! … [Read more...]
Beautiful Tribute To Our Heroes
On 9-9-16, through BOOKS FOR BRAVERY our fire/police/military teams delivered hundreds of THE LITTLE WHITE TRUCK WITH THE BIG MISSION books to 5th grade students in Milwaukee. Our heroes were in the schools, talking about what took place on 9/11/01 when these students were not yet born--both the tragedy, and about what took place after--the hope and unity. Bringing that … [Read more...]
Will You Help Us Remember Them For One Day?
Excitement is building and our STANDING FOR THE FALLEN 9/11/16 Tribute Events are almost here! Some of the event delights taking place on 9/11/16 are: -Protective Services Mobile 9/11 Story Parade (The 1st in Milwaukee!): 2-3:30pm -Frog-X Parachute Team (Special Forces with over 60,000 jumps!): 4pm -Silent Auction 4:30-7:30pm with items such as a Friday Fish Fry at the … [Read more...]
Lights For The Fallen 9-11 Display
Happy Thursday!! First of all, thank you to Lakefront Brewery and all those who attended our BEER FOR BRAVERY Event on 5/22/16 to help raise funds for our 9/11 Tribute Events!! And thank you to the Marcus Center for hosting a "Hero Night" for a group of our service members to enjoy appetizers and beverages along with the performance of "The Accidental Hero"--what an incredible … [Read more...]
BEER FOR BRAVERY 5-22-16 FUNdraiser for 9-11 Memorial Events!
Join us for our BEER FOR BRAVERY FUNdraiser!!! On Purpose Journey Inc. is partnering with the Milwaukee Fire Department to host BEER FOR BRAVERY, an event to raise funds to support our 2nd Annual Books for Bravery and Standing for the Fallen events. Importantly, this year's events will mark the 15th Anniversary of the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. We would really … [Read more...]