The Foundation offers peer support groups, crisis intervention, veteran counseling referrals, and career seminars to assist veterans and their families with emotional support, community connection, and employment transition.
You can volunteer by participating in community events, remembrance initiatives, fundraising campaigns, park maintenance, and educational program support. Contact the Foundation via phone or email to express your interest.
The Legacy Park is being developed in Somers, Connecticut, serving North Central Connecticut and surrounding areas as a community space for remembrance, education, and gathering.
The Foundation provides historical research support to verify veteran stories and ensure accurate inscriptions, interpretive signs, and exhibits within the Legacy Park.
Yes, the Foundation offers military history workshops, veteran storytelling sessions, youth leadership training, and civic education programs designed for students and educators.
Donors receive updates on the Legacy Park development, educational programs, and community events. Contributions are tied to specific projects and stories, ensuring transparency and visible impact.
Yes, the Foundation coordinates annual remembrance ceremonies, monument dedications, honor guard presentations, and tribute exhibits to honor veterans and their families.
The Foundation facilitates crisis intervention, providing immediate support and referrals to appropriate mental health resources for veterans in urgent situations.
Through community input facilitation, the Foundation organizes forums and feedback sessions to ensure local residents, veterans, and families help shape the park's design and features.
Legacy of Service integrates remembrance, education, and direct support into one mission, develops a living, evolving Legacy Park with community collaboration, and operates with personal investment from its leadership, ensuring focused stewardship and local impact.
Donations can be made through the Foundation's website using an easy online form. You may also contact them directly via phone or email for other giving options or sponsorship opportunities.
The Foundation's leadership includes the Board of Directors and Vice-President/Director Sherri A. Marquis, who personally underwrite many initial operating costs to support the nonprofit's growth.
The Foundation organizes community fundraising campaigns, sponsorship opportunities, and special events that support ongoing projects like the Legacy Park and veterans' programs.
Yes, the Foundation collaborates with educators and schools to provide workshops, storytelling sessions, and youth leadership training that enrich curricula and foster civic engagement.
The park functions as a living space for healing, education, ceremonies, quiet reflection, school visits, and community gatherings that build connections across generations.