Embrace Independence Day: Welcoming New Neighbors and Exploring with Blue Star Families
Summer is in full swing and the Fourth of July is here! Independence Day is a day of profound significance for military families, intertwining the celebration of national freedom with personal experiences of service and sacrifice.
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Make That New House a Home with The Home Depot!
Was your family one of the 600,000 other military families that picked up all of their household belongings this year to move to a new duty station? You’re in the home stretch now — you’ve gotten from point A to point B, now it’s time to make that house a home! You might be feeling…
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Making Memories Outdoors: A Military Family’s Experience at ABQ BioPark
At Blue Star Families, we strive to create unforgettable experiences for all of our members, but there’s something truly special about hosting military families in our Blue Star Connect Outdoors program. Recently, we had the privilege of welcoming the Sovern family and several others for a day filled with exploration, discovery, and joy at ABQ…
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The Home Depot’s Transfer Policy: Ensuring Stability for Military Families
Dream with us for a minute, friend. Imagine a company that offers a transfer policy, guaranteeing you’ll keep your job when new orders arrive in your spouse’s inbox. Mind-blowing, right? But here’s the kicker: this is really happening at The Home Depot, and military spouses like Ember Martin have benefited from it. The Home Depot…
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Connecting Military Families to Their Communities After a PCS
As PCS season kicks off, the streets in military communities become a parade of moving trucks, signaling the arrival of new families to their new duty stations. It’s a time when military families bid farewell to familiar surroundings and start settling into new communities.
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Let The Home Depot Do the Heavy Lifting & Calculate Your Moving Supplies!
Is your family packing up and moving to a new location like 600,000 other military families this year? Tackling a Personally Procured Move (PPM)? There’s a lot to think about when it comes to tackling a move yourself, like what kind of packing materials you need AND how many boxes it’ll take to pack…
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Honoring Our Heroes: Remembering the Reason for Memorial Day
As we go into this holiday weekend, let us pause and remember the true meaning of this sacred holiday. Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor those brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in their service to our country.
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T-Mobile Hits Huge Milestone in Hiring Military Spouses: Meet SanGae
T-Mobile understands that military life is tough, and that employment is a big issue for military spouses and Veterans. That’s why T-Mobile is leading the way in hiring military spouses and Veterans through initiatives like the Blue Star Families 4 + 1 Commitment, partnership with Hiring Our Heroes. T-Mobile committed to hiring 10,000(!) military spouses…
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Building Community One Cup at a Time
Military Appreciation Month kicks off today, Wednesday, May 1st! Do you know what that means? Starbucks Military Appreciation eGifts are finally here! And as a military family you should know this because Starbucks designed these appreciation cards specifically to support you. Starbucks is committed to building community — just like we are — which is…
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