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April 13, 2012

White House Recognizes Operation Honor Cards and 21 Million Pledged Hours of Community Service

Posted 12:56PM on April 13 2012 by Stephanie Himel-Nelson | User Comments (0) Categories: press releases | Tags: Blue star families, First lady, Joining forces, Operation honor cards, White house

Happy Anniversary to Joining Forces and bravo to all the folks who've pledged service in honor of our military through Operation Honor Cards.  Read on for deets! >>>

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April 10, 2012

Bringing the Jobs to US

Posted 12:16PM on April 10 2012 by Anna Maria White | User Comments (1) Categories: Guest Contributor | Tags: Blue star families, Joining forces, Military spouse employment partnership, Milspouse jobs

PCS season is upon us!  That means thousands of milspouses are on the hunt for jobs in new cities.  Guess what?  The First Lady is going to help you land that kickin' job. Check out how >>>>

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March 23, 2012

"Heroes Work Here. Employ excellence. Hire veterans."

Posted 06:05AM on March 23 2012 by Stephanie Himel-Nelson | User Comments (1) Tags: Disney, Heroes work here, Joining forces

Bravo to the Disney Corporation who are committed to hiring thousands of military vets, and spouses.  Read about their new initiative and get on the bandwagon! 

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February 21, 2012

Joining Forces with Blue Star Families

Posted 06:20AM on February 21 2012 by Sheri Robey-Lapan | User Comments (0) Categories: Operation Honor Cards | Tags: Blue star families, Joining forces, Operation honor cards

Read what happens when a group of military spouses has a goal of three million service hours.  Hint:  they surpass that goal by about 12 million ... 

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January 19, 2012

MOAA Spouse Symposium: Hurry Registration is ending soon!

Posted 08:55AM on January 19 2012 by Stephanie Himel-Nelson | User Comments (0) Categories: Spouse Issues | Tags: Career fair, Jobs for spouses, Joining forces, Moaa, Spouse symposium

Register for the MOAA Spouse Symposium and meet with employers from national and local companies.  

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December 17, 2011

The Scientific Study of the Military Child

Posted 10:57AM on December 17 2011 by Kathy Roth-Douquet | User Comments (2) Categories: Kathy Roth-Douquet | Tags: Deployments, Joining forces, Kathy roth-douquet, Military children

Kathy Roth-Douquet, BSF CEO, has a guest blog post on the Joining Forces site.  We've re-posted this important piece here.  Read on about how our military children are faring through this time of war. 

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November 08, 2011

Rosie the Riveter would be proud...

Find out how a small group of spouses in New River is taking Operation Honor Cards by storm! 

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October 14, 2011

BIG-Time Celebs Support MilFams!

Posted 17:30PM on October 14 2011 by Molly Blake | User Comments (0) Categories: Operation Honor Cards | Tags: Joining forces, Operation honor cards, Oprah, Tom hanks

Operation Honor Cards is getting a giant Hollywood boost thanks to some amazing public service announcements that feature some incredible milfams ... oh, and a few uber-cool celebs! 

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August 23, 2011

Museum of American Jewish History to Host Blue Star Museums Joining Forces Initiative

Posted 12:28PM on August 23 2011 by Stephanie Himel-Nelson | User Comments (0) Categories: Blue Star Museums | Tags: Blue star museums, Joining forces, Museum of american jewish history, Philadelphia

The Museum of American Jewish History hosts historic Blue Star Museums Joining Forces initiative. 

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August 17, 2011

Bishop Supports Blue Star Museums Joining Forces Initiative

Posted 13:47PM on August 17 2011 by Stephanie Himel-Nelson | User Comments (0) Tags: Blue star families, Blue star museums, Joining forces, Sanford bishop

Congressman Sanford Bishop delivers remarks at the Blue Star Museums Joining Forces Initiative Event at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.

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