October 28 -Today the Army Heritage Center Foundation (AHCF or “the Foundation”) announced the roll out of its 1775 Fund–a fundraising and awareness initiative designed to commemorate 250 years of the United States Army’s impact on American history.
The United States Army was created by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1775. The name “1775 Fund” honors that important date.
“The concept of the 1775 Fund is simple,” said Julie Germany, President of the Foundation. “For just $17.75, supporters can help us connect 250 years of soldier stories to the American public and enrich the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center’s (USAHEC) facilities.”
The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, located in historic Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is Cumberland Valley’s leading tourist attraction. It includes a multi-gallery museum that allows visitors to experience the Army through the eyes of the men and women who lived its history. The campus also includes a mile-long outdoor Army Heritage Trail, archives, library, and both indoor and outdoor event facilities.
“The history of our nation is directly tied to the history of the Army, and the Army Heritage and Education Center allows the public to immerse themselves in every stage of Army–and American–history,” said Robert J. DeSousa, Chair of the Army Heritage Center Foundation Board of Directors and Counsel at Eckert Seamans. “The 1775 Fund is specifically designed to help us reach more people with that message and drive more visitors to both the Center and the area.”
The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center is free and open to the public and is also child and pet friendly. Outreach programs include field trips, family events, author book talks, opportunities for home school and cyber school visits, a commemorative Soldiers Walk and memorial garden, leadership-building programs, and concerts.
“It is critically important to document the stories of our U.S. Army service men and women – to ensure that their memories, and their lessons for us all, are never ever forgotten, but live on in the legacy that is the United States Army, the United States Army Heritage and Education Center, and the Army Heritage Center Foundation,” said Lee James Woolley, an Army Heritage Center Foundation Board Member and a U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador for the State of Montana.
The Army Heritage Center Foundation helps the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center realize its full potential as a hub of knowledge and expertise for the military, government, academia, and American public.
More information about the 1775 Fund can be found at armyheritage.org/1775.