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Normandale Community College Yellow Ribbon Proclamation
Nov. 14, 2013
Normandale Community College, Bloomington
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A Yellow Ribbon Company!
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City of Eden Prairie Yellow Ribbon Proclamation
Nov. 16, 2013
Grace Church,
Eden Prairie
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A Yellow Ribbon City!
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34th MPs FRA
Nov. 16, 2013
Metro Area
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Family Readiness Academy.
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City of Minneapolis
Yellow Ribbon Proclamation
Dec. 1, 2013
TBD
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A Yellow Ribbon City!
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City of Anoka
Yellow Ribbon Proclamation
Dec. 14, 2013
Anoka County Fairgrounds
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A Yellow Ribbon City!
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850th HEC 30-Day
Jan. 18, 2013
TBD
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Reintegration event.
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Home Depot crew rebuilds SM's deck
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 While deployed to Shindand Airbase, Afghanistan, in 2012, Sgt. Maj. Juan Esquivel's wife, Julie, was coordinating a one-of-a-kind welcome home present with the help of a few volunteers from two local Home Depot stores.
That present, the complete reconstruction of the couple's deck at their home in Oakdale, was intended to be ready for Juan's homecoming in June 2013. After Julie heard through her local Family Assistance Center that Home Depot was looking for homes to work on, she immediately applied. Representatives from the Woodbury and Hudson Home Depot stores contacted her back right away. However, the homecoming present wouldn't come to fruition until Juan, now a production control non-commissioned officer at Army Aviation Support Facility #1, returned home.
"One day, volunteers from Home Depot contacted me to say, 'Hey, we're back on track to do this deck build,'" Juan said. "Then they just showed up one day, took some measurements, got the permits through the city and said, 'tomorrow we're going to make this happen.'"
As promised, the next day 10 volunteers with Home Depot, all of them veterans, showed up to rebuild the family's deck as a show of appreciation for Juan's service.
 "It was hard for me to stand there and watch them work," Juan said. "So I went the extra mile and cooked them all steaks, made some salsa and treated them pretty good.
"The time and effort is what got me," Juan said. "And my wife putting in the work to make it happen."
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Refurbished Home Is A Thank You For MN Soldier & His Family
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 By: Bill Hudson, WCCO
The former resident at 136 Shadywood Lane in Delano, Minn., was a victim of the nation's housing collapse.
Now, this once bank-owned property is a proud symbol of recovery, as it was the first Minnesota home donated to Operation Homefront's Homes for Veterans program.
The program is designed to help America's most deserving and needy veterans with home ownership.
Sgt. Jeremy Aebly spent five years in active duty and deployment to Kuwait during Operation Iraqi Freedom. When the couple signed up for the "Homes on the Homefront" program, they never dreamed of a mortgage-free home.
"It's such a huge blessing," he said ...
Read the entire story at WCCO.com.
Hear from Wells Fargo and Operation Homefront during the Minnesota Military Radio Hour's show on Nov. 10.
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Not in range of 1130AM? listen to the show on one of the program's many affiliates by clicking here.
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This holiday season Beyond the Yellow Ribbon will proclaim several cities and one company as the newest Yellow Ribbon entities!
Check our Events and Deals page often for the most
up-to-date information on these proclamation ceremonies:
- Nov. 14, Normandale Community College
- Nov. 16, City of Eden Prairie
- Dec 1, City of Minneapolis
- Dec. 14, City of Anoka
Congratulations to our soon-to-be Yellow Ribbon Cities and Company, and thank you for your support of Servicemembers and military families!
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Increase in holiday spending significant
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More consumers plan to spend more than last year, and fewer consumers less than last year, according to the 13th annual holiday spending survey conducted by the Consumer Federation of America and the Credit Union National Association.
In the past year, the percentage who said they would spend more than last year rose from 8 to 12, and the percentage who said they would spend less declined from 41 to 38. These differences are statistically significant ...
In light of this study, the CUNA and CFA have compiled several tips to keep holiday debt under control.
Find the entire article by clicking the link below:
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Holiday package how to
Officials at MPSA, an extension of the U.S. Postal Service, have published a chart online that shows deadlines for various mailing options, broken down by the APO/FPO/DPO numbers of various destinations.
USPS is offering a discount on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate box at $14.85. The price incudes a $2 per box discount for military mail being sent to APO/FPO/DPO destinations worldwide.
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