The Flathead Valley Exchange Club is holding a Field of Honor® from Friday May 23rd at 10:30am to Monday May 26th at 1:00pm.
The free event will be held at Glacier High School, 375 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, MT 59901.
The event will officially kick off on Friday May 23rd, with an opening ceremony from 10:30 to 11:30am on the high school grounds. Matt Hegstad, owner of Patriotic American Brewery will be the guest speaker. Matt is a US Army combat vet and a veteran of law enforcement.
The event will include opening and closing prayers, a color guard from Civil Air Patrol, the National Anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance, an overview of the event, introduction of distinguished guests and sponsors and Matt's speech. The ceremony will close with a playing of Taps.
The Kalispell Field of Honor® will include a display of 1,000 American Flags. Community members can dedicate a flag to a hero of their choice, living or deceased. The fully lit field will be open from 10:30am to 11pm on Friday, 7am to 11pm on both Saturday and Sunday, and from 7am to 1pm on Memorial Day. Net proceeds will be provided to local veteran non-profit organizations. Some of the veteran groups receiving funding from past events include: NW Veterans Stand Down & Food Pantry, Veterans Community Response, Vietnam Veterans of America NW Chapter 1087, The Frozen Chosen, Valor Equine Therapy Services, Veterans Coalition of NW Montana and Montana Veterans Home Memorial Foundation.
The Field of Honor® and Healing Field® events are held nationwide, and are programs of the Colonial Flag Foundation. The Colonial Flag Foundation established the Healing Field® after September 11th, 2001 as a way to commemorate those we lost. Hundreds of communities across America have since hosted a Healing Field® or Field of Honor® to raise money and awareness for various charitable causes.
The Flathead Valley Exchange Club is the local chapter (established in 2020) of the National Exchange Club, established in 1911. There are 630 chapters nationwide, all with the mission to focus on helping community non-profits in the areas of Americanism, Community Service and Youth Programs. The club also has a national project to prevent child abuse. The Flathead Valley Exchange Club provides both volunteer hours and fundraising to help the community become a better place to live.
We need your help! To dedicate a flag or sponsor the event, check out the official Kalispell Field of Honor® site. You do not need to be a resident of the valley to participate.
Hope to see you at our event! If you have any questions, feel free to call me (Kat Palmiotti, Chair of the event) at 406-270-3667.
Thank you!
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