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PIKES PEAK #293, MAJ Peter F. Czarnowski, Secretary. Pikes Peak #293 laid a wreath at the Colorado
Springs Memorial Park Air Force Monument on November 11, 2021 in a Veterans Day commemoration to
honor all veterans who served in the US Air Force and US Space Force. Shown in the picture during the cere-
mony is Col Paul Bailey, USAF (Ret), Past President of the Chapter. The ceremony was planned and conducted
by the Special Forces Association Chapter XXIV in Colorado Springs.

FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Brethren
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At the 2022 ANC we will begin the 100 Birthday year of the Heroes of 76. The 2022 FFVF-YLC
dates are 14-17 July.
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What a great accomplishment it would be in Honor of our Heroes of 76 100 birthday to have 100 stu-
dents attend this FFVF-YLC. You can do this. All you must do is contact / visit your local Job’s Daugh-
ters; DeMolay; Rainbow for Girls chapters; Eagle and Gold Star Scouts. Additionally, contact / visit
your local JROTC units and do not forget your local church youth groups; neighbors and Sojourner
grandchildren. Tuition again will be $475.00 per student plus any transportation to and from Valley
Forge for the student.
There is help for the tuition costs. We have the SAEF funds for which struggling chapters can apply.
Plus, there are numerous ways a chapter can raise the funds by visiting local lodges for donations, local
business for donations keeping in mind that the SAEF is a 501.C3 charity and the donations are tax de-
ductible. Additionally, chapters can go together to fund a student.
Unfortunately, there is no help from SAEF for the transportation costs of the students. However, at
the, ANC for example, a chapter can request donations from the HQ chapters (Expeditionary; Past Mas-
ters; Mustang; etc.) for the transportation costs.
As indicated above there are several avenues for the chapters to obtain the funding for the students.
Our problem, in the past, has not been the funding but the LACK of students. So PLEASE start beating
the bushes early so we can obtain the GOAL of 100 students at the 2022 FFVF-YLC.

Thank you for your support
Paul Pennybacker, Chairman, Americanism Committee
National Commander, Heroes of 76