Lace up your boots, make up the hedge and
stand in the gap!
Welcome to Warrior Wives!
We believe life's
daily battles challenge us physically, mentally and spiritually. Neglecting any one of these areas will cause us to
lose our direction, so every month we focus on a topic that encourages and strengthens us in at least one of these areas.
Follow us online as we meet new challenges each month and help you become better equipped to meet yours.
May 17, 2012
Local Resource Sharing
One of our main
goals in Warrior Wives is to help provide resources to military families in our area.Not every needed
resource is military related, but many times it is difficult to find the information you need-when you need it.Our May outreach topic is Local Resource Sharing and we are asking that you come with a list of your top 3
favorite resources as a military wife.While you may not believe you have much to offer, imagine meeting
a military wife going through her very first deployment and she does not live near an installation or her husband’s
unit.You would likely have one resource that helped you through your own deployment and that may very
well be the one that keeps her from letting go of the end of her rope! Your resource may not be deployment related at all,
but chances are you have a favorite shop that offers military discounts or a trusted mechanic that you found reliable during
one of your previous military assignments.Whatever your resource is, there is someone that can use it.More than anything, military wives need time to share life with one another because there are just some things a family
won’t understand!If you have nothing to share, you likely need to come and obtain some new resources,
so don’t let that keep you away.We look forward to seeing you this Friday night and at the 5K on
Memorial Day Monday, May 28, 2012!
Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2012 Warrior Wives Military Appreciation Night our best event yet!
With a turn out of over 200 people and over 20 military friendly vendors and organizations, this outreach has far surpassed
our original hope to bring a "few" needed resources to local military families. Below is a list of businesses and
organizations that helped support this event. Please remember them when you do business in the future.
Warrior Wives is excited to announce our 4th Annual Military Appreciation Night on Friday, April 20th from 6-8pm at the
Pat Jones YMCA, Springfield, MO. This event, free to military families, has grown each year and this will be no exception!
The YMCA has graciously increased our area for the event, giving us double the play and resource space to make this event
the best yet.
Some of the fun will include: Science Labs for 10-15 year olds from Operation Military
Kids, Inflatables, Crafts, Balloon Animals and of course free giveaways! Each child will receive a free backpack and
each registration guarantees a gift at the door and a bonus door prize ticket for adults.
Military and Community
resources will include Childcare Aware of Southwest MO, The Vet Center, Springfield Family Assistant Center, Christian County
CERT, Missouri University 4H and many more. Local retail vendors will include: Miche purses, Pampered Chef, 31
Products and many others.
As always, this event is FREE for all area military families and includes pizza
and lots of fun. We hope you will join us and remember... pre-register to guarantee your free gift!
