{"id":578025,"date":"2021-06-30T19:20:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T23:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=578025"},"modified":"2021-06-30T19:20:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T23:20:55","slug":"watch-gary-sinise-foundation-celebrates-10-years-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gary-sinise-foundation-celebrates-10-years-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Gary Sinise Foundation Celebrates 10 Years Of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-gary-sinise-foundation-celebrates-10-years-of-service%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=578025&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DA83B63B-6499-4850-9260-1D42B60D1A82_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Gary Sinise Foundation is celebrating its ten year anniversary, marking a time filled with helping first responders, military service members, and their families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The group\u2019s website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.garysinisefoundation.org\/blog\/2021-06-30-gary-sinise-foundation-celebrates-10-years-of-service\/\"><span class=\"s1\">noted<\/span><\/a> its achievements over the last decade, writing, \u201cWe have been fortunate enough to grow the Gary Sinise Foundation into one of the country\u2019s top-rated military, veteran, and first responder support organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Over the years, the foundation has launched events, trips, and even created a center to facilitate conversations. The group has helped military service members, veterans, and their families feel supported and encouraged as they carry out their missions. \u201cThe support of our mission and efforts to serve our nation\u2019s heroes and their loved ones has made it possible for us to continue to positively impact the lives of so many,\u201d the site added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 2011, award-winning actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise announced the start of the Gary Sinise Foundation. \u201cGary\u2019s lifelong work supporting our nation\u2019s heroes began in the early \u201880s with his creation of the Steppenwolf Theatre, where he supported Vietnam veterans in Chicago and continued in the \u201890s when his portrayal of Lt. Dan formed an enduring connection with service members across the country,\u201d the foundation stated.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>\u201cGary\u2019s dedication to our nation\u2019s active-duty service members, veterans, first responders, and their families inspired him to launch the Gary Sinise Foundation,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Over the past several years, Gary and the foundation held several events honoring military service members. Gary notably did so in Hollywood and the entertainment world, an environment where traditional American values and military service are not always applauded. In 2014, Gary and the foundation \u201crolled out the red carpet for wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and their guests from across the country for \u2018Hollywood Salutes Heroes\u2019 \u2014 a multiday celebration and expression of thanks to those who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.\u201d Among other activities, guests were surprised by Gary, other celebrities, and over 100 local veterans on the Paramount lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Gary Sinise Foundation also \u201cput together a multi-day \u2018Hollywood Adventure\u2019 from October 12-14, 2016, to pay tribute to surviving spouses of fallen service members.\u201d For the three-day trip, 23 spouses from all over the nation came to Los Angeles for the event. \u201cFor the Gold Star spouses who attend \u2018Hollywood Adventure\u2019 each year, sharing their experiences and reminding one another they are not alone, helps them find joy in the present once again,\u201d the foundation noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 2017, the foundation opened its Education and Outreach Center, a place that \u201cbrings civilians and defenders together for constructive dialogues and inspiring events.\u201d The center has speaker series, summits, and workshop events that leave \u201cvisitors with a new respect for our defenders, raise awareness about the heroes living among them, and focus on educating communities about the importance of service over self.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The year of 2020 saw changes for the foundation as it responded to the coronavirus pandemic. The foundation started its \u201cEmergency COVID-19 Combat Service campaign in April 2020,\u201d delivering over 60,000 meals to 313 locations in the United States and other countries. The foundation also helped first responder groups who needed personal protective equipment and financially aided \u201cservice members, veterans, first responders, healthcare professionals, and their families.\u201d In all, the foundation\u2019s campaign gave \u201cover $485,000 in grants to 64 first responder departments nationwide and more than $500,000 in financial aid distributed to those in need.\u201d The group also started its first Gary Sinise Foundation chapter in Central Florida last year in order to help people on a regional level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-gary-sinise-launches-new-initiative-with-home-depot-founders\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> in February, the foundation began a whole new initiative with The Home Depot co-founders Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank. The new initiative will offer care to veterans and first responders who suffer \u201cfrom post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAs reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com\/blank-marcus-and-lt-dan-to-aid-veterans\/\"><span class=\"s1\">The Atlanta Jewish Times<\/span><\/a>, both of Sinise\u2019s new partners&nbsp;are donating $20 million from their personal foundations in order to provide support to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.garysinisefoundation.org\/avalon-network\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Gary Sinise Foundation Avalon Network<\/span><\/a>. The program will add onto the work that has been completed by the Marcus Institute for Brain Health and the Boulder Crest Foundation\u2019s Warrior PATHH (Progressive and Alternative Training for Healing Heroes) program,\u201d The Daily Wire reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BYEqHKdmChY&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><span class=\"s1\">video<\/span><\/a> announcing the network earlier this year, Sinise discussed the \u201cepidemic of invisible wounds\u201d that veterans and first responders experience. He added that these \u201cinvisible wounds\u201d have \u201cvisible manifestations like depression, anxiety, and substance abuse which affect not only the veterans and first responders themselves, but their families, as well\u2026these invisible wounds too often can lead to suicide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with his foundation\u2019s mission, Sinise has said, \u201cWhile we can never do enough to show gratitude to our nation\u2019s defenders, we can always do a little more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donate to the foundation\u2019s 10th anniversary campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.garysinisefoundation.org\/campaign\/10th-anniversary\/c343922\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the 10-year anniversary video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OF2hGQFclQc\">below<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=OF2hGQFclQc&#038;feature=oembed\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=OF2hGQFclQc&amp;feature=oembed<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gary Sinise Foundation is celebrating its ten year anniversary, marking a time filled with helping first responders, military service members, and their families.The group\u2019s website noted its achievements over &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313799,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DA83B63B-6499-4850-9260-1D42B60D1A82_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: Gary Sinise Foundation Celebrates 10 Years Of Service","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-578025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DA83B63B-6499-4850-9260-1D42B60D1A82_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: Gary Sinise Foundation Celebrates 10 Years Of Service","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}