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Your July 4th Event Guide

03 Tuesday Jul 2018

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Armed Forces Retirement Home-DC, July 4, 4pm-9:30pm

Sponsors: Anheuser Busch, DCCX

Location: Enter Armed Forces Retirement Home at Randolph Road and Rock Creek Church Road in Washington, D.C. For navigation, use 340 Rock Creek Church Road N.W., Washington, D.C.

Performance Times:
4pm: Waymon Lucas Jr. aka Kool (Guitar Hand) Luke
5pm: DJ Billy White aka The Music Man
7:30pm: Hortonville, Wis., High School Marching Band
9:09pm: National Mall Fireworks

Attractions:
4pm-8:30pm: bounce house, corn hole, tug o’ war, ring toss, water games
4pm-6:30pm: facepainting
4pm-7pm: catch-and-release pond fishing (bring your own bait, gear)
6pm: patriotic bike decoration contest judging

Food/Drink: Rosie’s Pizza & Subs, Ooo Dat Chicken, Quick Bite, Hardy’s BBQ, Dog Tag Bakery, Captain Cookie, Sly’s Sucker Punch, Anheuser Busch
Weather: Partly cloudy, 86 degrees

Cost: Free if you walk or bike in. Friends of the Soldiers Home requests a $10 donation per carload for drivers

Volunteer: To volunteer for part of the event: http://signup.com/go/KrxYHUy

Pets: Sorry, you must leave pets at home

A Very Special Thanks to the staff and residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home for making this event possible, and to the Capital Chapter of the Nam Knights of America for volunteer support

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Your guide for enjoying Friends of the Soldiers Home Spring Fling this Saturday, May 5, noon to 5pm!

02 Wednesday May 2018

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Sponsors: Anheuser Busch, CollEDGEucation, DCCX, Music Celebrations

Location: Enter Armed Forces Retirement Home at Randolph Road and Rock Creek Church Road in Washington, D.C. For navigation, use 340 Rock Creek Church Road N.W., Washington, D.C.

Performance Times:
12:30-1:30: Julia Kasdorf
2-5: Nobody’s Business

Attractions:
Games: Bounce House, Jumbo Connect Four, Face Painting
Food: Captain Cookie, Ooh Dat Chicken, Quize Quzeen, Dog Tag
Beer: Delightful draft choices courtesy of Anheuser Busch

Weather: High of 77, partly cloudy. Event happens rain or shine, with a big tent to keep you dry!

Cost: Free if you walk or bike in. Friends of the Soldiers Home requests a $10 donation per carload for drivers
Volunteer: If you would like to volunteer for part of the event, go here: http://signup.com/go/TkupVCf

Pets: Please leave them at home

FOSH Puts Out Call For May 5 Spring Fling Volunteers

23 Monday Apr 2018

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Calling All Friends of the Soldiers Home!  Our annual Spring Fling is a few weeks away and we need your support to make it happen!  If you’re interested in volunteering on May 5th at the Armed Forces Retirement Home during our Spring Fling, please  register here: https://airtable.com/shrJqKFuxIjICw6W3  For more info, please reach out to Betsy Eves at betsy(at)becreativeconsulting(dot)com. We look forward to seeing you at the Spring Fling!

More Than 1,000 People Attend Fall Fun Fest 2017 at Soldiers Home

04 Wednesday Oct 2017

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On a perfect, sunny day at the Armed Forces Retirement Home golf course driving range, more than 1,000 people joined Friends of the Soldiers Home in a gala celebration of music, games and camaraderie at Fall Fun Fest on Oct. 1.

The bluegrass band Fretnauts and classic rock group The Loose Ends entertained visitors and Soldiers Home residents under the big tent, while scores of children roamed the green grass of the driving range and played games. An obstacle course moon bounce proved particularly possible with young ones, as many climbed through the attraction multiple times.

In the early part of the day, on the upper part of the Home’s campus, visitors and residents enjoyed an antique car show, military medical displays and military drill team demonstrations.

Friends of the Soldiers Home would like to thank the staff and residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home for making Fall Fun Fest 2017 possible. In addition, FOSH thanks all the volunteers and is grateful for the financial support from the following: Anheuser-Busch, ANC1A, Annie’s Hardware and CollEDGEucation.

Photos by Lauren Kessler

Record Crowd Joins Veterans for Friends of the Soldiers Home July 4 Celebration

07 Friday Jul 2017

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More than 3,000 people came to the Armed Forces Retirement Home on July 4 for a gala event that connected the community with veterans in celebrating America’s independence. The sixth annual gathering was the first one since 2014 that didn’t have significant rain — and hence, it was a record turnout. Large numbers of children loved roaming on the green expanse of the golf driving range.

Many kids played in the bounce house while others competed in the contest for most patriotic outfit. Families enjoyed fishing at the well-stocked Soldiers Home pond. Adults mingled and enjoyed food and drink while listening to the Home’s resident DJ, Billy White, spin top tunes. Best of all, a record number of residents of the Soldiers Home joined in the celebration!

Friends of the Soldiers Home is grateful to residents and staff of the Home, the Nam Knights Capital Chapter, Anheuser Busch and DCCX bike group for helping to make the event so successful.

Photos by Lou Avenilla and Isabelle Hughes.

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Here is your guide for enjoying Spring Fling this Saturday, May 6, noon to 5pm. What an event!

04 Thursday May 2017

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Marine Color Guard (March on the Colors)

Sponsors: Anheuser Busch, DCCX, Annie’s Hardware and Capital Park Realty

Performance Times:
12:15: St. Michael’s High School Concert Band/Chamber Choir
1:15: Marine Color Guard (March on the Colors)
1:30: Daka 2 Martial Arts Academy Karate Demonstration
2:00: Ari Jacobson
3:00: Suspicious Package

Attractions:
Old Line Garrison, 501st Legion, Darth Vader’s Army!
Games: Double Hoops, Soccer, Ring Toss, Alien Pinball
Food Trucks: Tender Rib, OooDatChicken, DC Ballers
Beer: Delightful draft choices courtesy of Anheuser Busch

St. Michael’s High School Concert Band/Chamber Choir

Weather: Breezy, cloudy, chance of scattered showers, highs in the low- to mid-60s. Event happens rain or shine, with a tent to keep you dry!

Location: Enter Armed Forces Retirement Home at Randolph Road and Rock Creek Church Road in Washington, D.C. For navigation, use 340 Rock Creek Church Road N.W., Washington, D.C.

Ari Jacobson

Cost: Free if you walk or bike in. Friends of the Soldiers Home requests a $10 donation per carload for parking

Volunteer: If you would like to volunteer for part of the event, go here: http://signup.com/go/QK3n1t

See you at the Fling!

Suspicious Package

Daka 2 Martial Arts Academy Karate Demonstration

Star Ward Storm Trooper