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Kansas Military Bill of Rights |
Care Packages for the Troops(pdf) | Event Calendar |
| Rolling Thunder is coming to the Kansas Expocentre, Topeka, on July 8-10, 2010. Come see the huge historic military vehicle display and swap meet. Hosted by the Military Vehicle Preservataion Association and Rolling Thunder. An auction will be held on Friday night with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kansas National Guard Foundation. | ||
| Kid's Camp 2010 - July 6-10 | ||
| The Kansas City Chiefs - The Kansas City Chiefs are offering a limited number of $250 and $390 full season tickets for all Kansas National Guard Members as well as their friends and family for the grand opening of the new Arrowhead Stadium in 2010. | ||
| Great
Plains Running Co. - A specialty running and walking store with a comprehensive
assortment of shoes for running, walking and trail as well as technical
clothing, insoles, gear and a complete assortment of nutritional products. 10
percent military discount with ID. Be sure and check out their clearance sales as well. |
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| Home improvement retailer Lowe's has expanded its 10 percent military discount to all day, everyday, for active-duty, National Guard and reserve, retiree and disabled service members, and their families. Those who want to receive the discount must present a valid military ID card. | ||
| Old Navy - Military Appreciation Day - take 10% off the 1st and 4th of every month. Must show valid military ID when checking out. | ||
The Title Boxing Club, located in Overland Park, Kan., and Lee's Summit, Mo., are offering military discounts for membership. |
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| MilitaryConnection.com is offering Microsoft Office 2007 for only $49.99 ($300 value) to all U.S. military members and their families, including Guard, Reserve and veterans. Click here for details. | ||
| Hearts of America - A not-for-profit organization collecting and shipping items for U.S. service members deployed overseas. www.heartsofamerica.com | ||
| Baker University - Military tuition discount | ||
| FREE SAT/ACT Standard Power Prep program - $199 value | ||
| NEW
College-Bound Students Website
College Circle
has announced the launch of its new Website - CollegeCircle.com - and
the release of its latest 10 free Handbooks for College-Bound Students
and their Federal and Military families. |
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| Free One-Year Membership to Boys and Girls Clubs of America for children of military families. Click on link for information. | ||
| America
Supports You - Links to non-profit organizations that want to help meet
the needs of deployed service members and their families. These groups send
care packages, donate airline miles to help reunite returning military men
and women with their families, support scholarship funds or send support
to wounded service members. |
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Military
Banking |
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| Military Discounts - Go to www.military.com and click on the tab that says "Discounts" | ||
| CD Tradepost Discount (Topeka) - 10% off Monday-Thursday. www.cdtradepost.com | ||
| TRICARE benefits information | ||
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Child Care for Military Families Mobilized National Guard members are now eligible for the DoD child care programs. The new Defense Department initiative gives all mobilized or deployed military parents access to government-subsidized, high-quality child care - including members of the reserve components. |
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| Our Military Kids - Grant money for children's education, activities | ||
| Free
Magazines for Troops
Primedia Inc. is making 47 of its magazines available for free to any active-duty servicemember, regardless of where they are serving. The magazines include Guns & Ammo, Soap Opera Digest, Hunting, ATV Rider, Skateboarder and The Shooting Times, among other titles. Troops looking for more information on how to sign up for the free subscriptions can e-mail information@subscriptionsforsoldiers.com. |
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