I didn't have to think long to come up with my favorite. It is a local organization that desperately needs financial help. The name is Honor America Inc. And the web site is http://honoramerica.org
Honor America's unique mission statement is: To honor America by remembering, educating, and celebrating her heritage
and her history. To this end, they have provided a place and the means for this called the Liberty Bell Memorial Museum. Since October 1974. In a building that was formerly a ground water storage tank, they created a museum to house an exact replica of the Liberty Bell that people could see, touch and ring. Today the bell is at the center of the museum, where the major milestones in American history are depicted in a timeline fashion. This portion of the museum also has displays of Florida history and local Melbourne and Brevard History, a display of the history of the American Flag and a rotating exhibit that spotlights “Brevard Heroes and Patriots.
Freedom Hall, an annex to the museum, was added in 2005 through the efforts of many volunteer individuals, business and financial organizations. Freedom Hall is a tribute to the men and women of America's armed services. It contains an area that displays Military Awards and Decorations, a display of each of the major wars in which America has been involved, and a display honoring each branch of the serivce. These displays include artifacts, photos, uniforms, weapons and models representing the various time periods.
The organization is supported almost entirely by volunteers, and as those volunteers (mostly military veterans) have aged and passed over, the Museum has had to reduce their open hours drastically. I am hoping that our veterans, now returning from the middle east, will remember their school days visits to the museum and pitch in to support it. In the meantime, a $250 donation would be a tremendous help.
Thank you for the opportunity to present this noble organization.
