2022-11-10T14:20:57-05:00 2021-12-31 200221868 BARNES BROCK CORNWELL & PAINTER PLC 908 EDEN WAY N STE 201 CHESAPEAKE VA 233202640 990 2021-01-01 412277283 HONOR AND REMEMBER INC HONO 7575044722 PO BOX 16834 CHESAPEAKE VA 23328 GEORGE LUTZ CHAIRMAN 7575044722 2022-11-10 true GEORGE LUTZ 888008888 KIMBERLY C PAINTER CPA P00294115 7579615017 2022-11-10 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z GEORGE LUTZ PO BOX 16834 CHESAPEAKE VA 23328 556413 false X WWW.HONORANDREMEMBER.ORG X 2008 VA IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION AND PRIMARY GOALS, WE CONTINUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THIS NATION WITH THE MESSAGE OF PERPETUALLY RECOGNIZING OUR MILITARY FALLEN HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR OBJECTIVES CAN BE SUMMARIZED IN FOUR WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT AND COMFORT. IN THIS REPORT YOU WILL READ ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EACH OF THESE AREAS. 11 9 4 300 0 266474 331010 42440 44075 6 7506 99776 117178 408696 499769 0 0 210263 212593 0 1341 221449 238092 431712 450685 -23016 49084 453556 572686 232193 271376 221363 301310 X IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION AND PRIMARY GOALS, WE CONTINUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THIS NATION WITH THE MESSAGE OF PERPETUALLY RECOGNIZING OUR MILITARY FALLEN HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR OBJECTIVES CAN BE SUMMARIZED IN FOUR WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT AND COMFORT. IN THIS REPORT YOU WILL READ ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EACH OF THESE AREAS. false false 399467 GENERAL SUMMARY THE HONOR AND REMEMBER ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON THE MINDSET OF OUR NATION AND OUR WORLD. MANY OF YOU HAVE SUPPORTED US FROM OUR INCEPTION AND WATCHED OUR IMPACT GROW, WHILE OTHERS OF YOU HAVE RECENTLY COME ON BOARD. MANY OF THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH HONOR AND REMEMBER MAY NOT REALIZE THE FULL BREADTH OF WHAT WE DO WITH SO FEW RESOURCES TO LEAVE A LASTING AND PERPETUAL LEGACY OF PUBLIC REMEMBRANCE. ADDITIONALLY, HONOR AND REMEMBER ENABLES CITIZENS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE BY HONORING FAMILIES AND MAKING PRESENTATIONS BASED IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. OUR MISSION IS UNWAVERING AND DOES NOT DEPEND ON WHAT THE LATEST RELEVANT HOT BUTTON MAY BE. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS ARE VERY CLEAR AND CONCISE AND CAN BE ARTICULATED IN FOUR SIMPLE WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT, COMFORT. THESE CONCEPTS FORM THE BASIS FOR THE ENTIRE VISION AND ARE CORNERSTONES OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE. CURRENTLY THERE ARE FIFTEEN ALL-VOLUNTEER HONOR AND REMEMBER STATE CHAPTERS THAT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE MISSION, AS WELL AS MANY VOLUNTEER "AMBASSADORS" WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE AWARENESS AND PRESENTATION PROCESS. EVERY DAY IS SPENT DILIGENTLY WORKING TO FURTHER DEVELOP A BROADER NATIONAL SCOPE IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL AREAS. ESTABLISH - THE LAST TWO STATE ADOPTIONS, GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, HAD OFFICIALLY ENDORSED THE HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG AS THEIR STATE SYMBOL IN 2019, BRINGING OUR CURRENT TOTAL TO 26. SEVERAL STATES ARE STILL IN POSITION TO ADOPT, INCLUDING KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, OHIO, AND MASSACHUSETTS. UNFORTUNATELY, ADOPTION EFFORTS IN THOSE STATES HAVE BEEN DELAYED. MORE STATES ARE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION FOR 2023 SESSIONS AND WE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ALL 50 ARE IN PLACE. ADDITIONALLY, MANY MORE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES ARE DISPLAYING THE FLAG AND SUPPORTING THE MISSION. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS STILL CONGRESSIONAL ADOPTION AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATURE WILL EVENTUALLY EMBRACE THE FLAG. STILL ACTIVELY VALID IS CONGRESSIONAL BILLS HB2331 INTRODUCED BY REP DONALD MCEACHIN. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT WE MOVE CLOSER TOWARD NATIONAL ADOPTION. ONCE THIS SESSION HAS EXPIRED WE WILL RE-INTRODUCE. WE ARE CONTINUALLY PURSUING AND RECEIVING ENDORSEMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPALITIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND CORPORATIONS, PROMOTING THE FLAG'S IDENTITY EVERYWHERE. WE ARE WORKING TO ESTABLISH THE TRADITION THAT EVERY TIME THERE IS A REPORTED MILITARY CASUALTY, HR FLAGS ARE FLOWN EVERYWHERE IN TRIBUTE. EDUCATE - WE CONTINUE OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER. MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN LATELY TO THESE FAMILIES THROUGH PERIODIC POLITICAL NEWS. EDUCATION IS KEY TO BRINGING ABOUT AN UNDERSTANDING THAT WILL ULTIMATELY CHANGE MINDSETS AND BRING NEEDED RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR THE PRICE OF OUR LIBERTY. MUCH OF THE EDUCATION COMES FROM FLAG PRESENTATIONS AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATION AND COMPANIES DEDICATED TO FLYING THE HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG AND SHARING THE MESSAGE. RELATIONSHIPS CONTINUE TO GROW WITH NASCAR, SARGENTO, GEICO, SPARTANNASH, GOODYEAR AND MANY OTHERS. CONTINUING TO BUILD CORPORATE RELATIONSHIPS. OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE OCCUR AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL. ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS SUCH AS SETTING UP LITERATURE AND PRODUCT TABLES, SPEAKING AT MAJOR VENUES, DOING INTERVIEWS FOR RADIO, TELEVISION, ETC. ALL HELP TO GET THE WORD OUT. ALSO, CREATING SPECIFIC EVENTS, SUCH AS ORGANIZED RUNS, BANQUETS, CONCERTS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES HELP TO RAISE BOTH AWARENESS AND MUCH-NEEDED FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE WORK. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PART OF WHAT WE DO. SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES FOR EDUCATION INCLUDE THE NASCAR CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL WEEKEND AND THE 30 SEC MOMENT OF SILENCE, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MONTH OF MAY AS HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH, THE MAY MEMORIAL MARATHON AND SIGNAGE ON MORE THAN 2000 NATIONWIDE SPARTANNASH TRANSPORT TRUCKS. SINCE THE START OF 2021, WE HAVE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TWELVE STATE RUN FOR THE FALLEN EVENTS FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL AMERICA'S RUN FOR THE FALLEN. WE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING THESE RUNS SINCE 2012. PRESENT - WITH EDUCATION COMES AWARENESS AND WITH AWARENESS WE ARE ABLE TO REACH GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN. ONE SIGNIFICANT MISSION OBJECTIVE IS THE PRESENTATION OF ONE PERSONALIZED HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG TO EVERY FAMILY OF A MILITARY FALLEN HERO. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS INTENDED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL MAN OR WOMAN WHO LOST HIS OR HER LIFE FOR AMERICA. SINCE THE WAR ON TERROR BEGAN WE HAVE SUFFERED NEARLY SEVEN THOUSAND MILITARY CASUALTIES, NOT INCLUDING HEALTH-RELATED DEATHS OR ACCIDENTS. THE HONOR AND REMEMBER ORGANIZATION HAS PRESENTED OVER 4,000 PERSONALIZED FLAGS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. CURRENTLY, WE ARE RESPONDING TO OUR GROWING REQUEST LIST BY ACCOMPLISHING AN AVERAGE OF ONE PRESENTATION PER DAY. STILL IT IS NOT ENOUGH. SOME FAMILIES WHO HAVE REQUESTED PERSONALIZED FLAGS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AND WE CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO OTHERS WHO DO NOT YET KNOW WE EXIST. OUR MANDATE INCLUDES EVERY GENERATION OF HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. SINCE THE START OF 2021, 397 PERSONALIZED FLAGS HAVE BEEN MADE TO PRESENT. THESE FLAGS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AT VARIOUS EVENTS AND VENUES. SOMETIMES INDIVIDUALLY IN THE QUIET OF A LIVING ROOM OR IN GROUPS ONSTAGE AT A MUSICAL CONCERT. OVER THE YEAR, 365 NEW FLAG REQUESTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, BRINGING THE CURRENT WAITING TOTAL TO ALMOST 500. NEARLY EVERY DAY AT LEAST ONE NEW REQUEST IS RECEIVED. COMFORT - PRESENTING THE PERSONALIZED HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF A RELATIONSHIP WE SEEK TO BUILD WITH EACH RECIPIENT FAMILY. COMMUNICATING WITH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND ENGAGING THEM IN THE MISSION TO RECOGNIZE OTHER WOUNDED FAMILIES PROMOTES EMOTIONAL HEALING AND BUILDS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG ALL FAMILIES WHO HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TO AMERICA. OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE COMFORT HAVE INCLUDED HOSTING HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AT ANNUAL BANQUETS, ORGANIZED RUNNING EVENTS AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS VENUES, SUCH AS NASCAR, MLB, CONCERTS AND MORE. WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OTHER VIABLE PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOSTER AN ATMOSPHERE OF HEALTHY COMMUNICATION, HEALING AND COMFORT. THIS SHORT BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS JUST A SAMPLING OF ALL THAT IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED. WE HAVE HAD AN AMAZING 2021, OUR BEST YEAR SO FAR MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS TOWARD OUR GOALS. THANKS TO THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR VERY SMALL STAFF, THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEER TEAM MEMBERS OF STATE CHAPTERS AND FAITHFUL SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CONTINUE TO GROW. IN ORDER FOR THE WORK OF HONOR AND REMEMBER TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND, WE NEED MORE MANPOWER AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES. MORE STATE CHAPTERS ARE VITAL TO OUR FUTURE, AS ARE AMBASSADORS WHO ARE WILLING TO CARRY THE VISION TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, FLAG SPONSORS ARE IMPORTANT TO ENABLING US TO RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF FAMILIES YET TO BE REACHED. WE ARE EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE TO INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNERS FOR THE SUPPORT AND BELIEF IN BUILDING THIS LEGACY FOR OUR NATION AND LEAVING THIS PERMANENT GIFT FOR ALL GOLD STAR FAMILIES. THE VISIBILITY AND IMPACT IS BECOMING MORE EVIDENT. WE CAN ONLY CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH PERSISTENCE AND PERSEVERANCE.PLEASE CONSIDER HOW YOU CAN BECOME EVEN MORE ACTIVE IN THE HONOR AND REMEMBER MISSION. THIS YEAR WITH AMERICA'S RUN FOR THE FALLEN BEHIND US WE CONTINUED OUR INDIVIDUAL STATE RUNS, ALTHOUGH MODIFIED. THESE RUNS WERE HELD IN FL, VA, AZ, NY, IN, GA, CO, KY, AND SC. WE CONTINUE TO BUILD TRIBUTE TRAILS THROUGH EACH STATE WITH THE ONGOING MISSION TO "SAY THEIR NAMES". HELD OUR TWELFTH ANNUAL GOLD STAR FAMILY EVENING. WITH MORE THAN 300 FAMILY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE, THIS EVENT WAS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL FAMILIES OF FALLEN MILITARY REGARDLESS OF GENERATION. IT IS A FIRST-CLASS EVENING WITH ENTERTAINMENT, SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS AND IT IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR THE FAMILIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. NEXT 6-12 MONTH-PLUS FOCUS: 1.THIRTEENTH ANNUAL BANQUET, VIRGINIA BEACH - DEC 5TH 2.RUN FOR THE FALLEN STATE RUNS - TWO ADDITIONAL EACH YEAR 3.ELEVENTH ANNUAL STATE CHAPTERS' CONFERENCE IN JANUARY, VIRGINIA BEACH. 4.NASCAR GOLD STAR FAMILY INITIATIVE AND CHAMPIONSHIP BANQUETS 5.FUNERAL INDUSTRY INITIATIVE. SUCCESSFUL TRADE SHOW - MAGAZINE EXPOSURE. 6.STRATEGIC SALES INITIATIVE -FOCUSING ON ORGANIZATIONS WITH MULTIPLE FLAGPOLES AND INDUSTRIES SUCH AS VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS, FUNERAL HOMES AND CEMETERIES. 7.HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH OF MAY STRATEGY 8.FOURTH ANNUAL MAY MEMORIAL MARATHON 9.MEMORIAL WEEKEND EXPANSION 10.NFL VETERANS DAY/WEEKEND INITIATIVE 11.POLICE AND FIRE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES. 12.SECOND ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER 399467 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 1 0 4 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 9 true false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true false false true false false VA X X X JACQUELYNN COOK 7576090505 PO BOX 16834 CHESAPEAKE VA 23328 GEORGE LUTZ CHAIRMAN 40.00 X X 70800 0 16200 MARK FULTON VICE CHAIRMA 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWARD L BRUNOT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MCCLELLAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR PATRICIA LUTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN MCDONNELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL QUINN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM WEIGL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE ROSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SISK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE PETRO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 70800 16200 false false false 37897 293113 33500 331010 GOLD STAR BANQUET 44075 44075 44075 6 6 7500 7500 7500 7500 33683 13427 20256 130769 43217 87552 87552 ROYALTIES 9370 9370 9370 499769 139127 9376 87000 87000 104988 66860 38128 4412 3071 1341 2295 2295 13898 11118 2780 2693 2693 6910 6910 19000 19000 6168 5243 925 14370 13330 624 416 5923 5923 18484 18484 4040 4040 344 344 188 94 94 1268 1268 FLAGS FOR FALLEN SERVICE 86121 86121 EVENTS 67613 67613 TELEPHONE 3557 3557 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 1259 1259 154 154 450685 399467 49877 1341 309883 362765 4035 18388 29076 27946 16188 12600 1426 3588 109136 159999 453556 572686 19584 23976 53847 72438 10000 10000 148762 164962 232193 271376 X 140022 209197 81341 92113 221363 301310 453556 572686 49084 30863 X false true X true false X 309695 400891 270157 266474 331010 1578227 309695 400891 270157 266474 331010 1578227 1578227 5121 2624 8756 6416 6 22923 9370 9370 1610520 1330454 0.97990 0.98290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 16188 12600 3588 3588 ACCRUED SALARIES 164962 164962 X 530632 30863 30863 499769 499769 450685 450685 450685 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, WITH NO CUMULATIVE EFFECT ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED. INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE- LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN ITS FILINGS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT ITS INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES, OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2021. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) FOR 2021, 2020, AND 2019 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. RUN FOR THE FAL 19791 19791 OTHER FUNDRAISI 13892 13892 13427 33683 33683 13427 13427 20256 X FAMILY HOSTING 1 24000 FMV X GOODS AND SERV. 1 9500 FMV false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION AND PRIMARY GOALS, WE CONTINUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THIS NATION WITH THE MESSAGE OF PERPETUALLY RECOGNIZING OUR MILITARY FALLEN HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR OBJECTIVES CAN BE SUMMARIZED IN FOUR WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT AND COMFORT. IN THIS REPORT YOU WILL READ ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EACH OF THESE AREAS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A GENERAL SUMMARY THE HONOR AND REMEMBER ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON THE MINDSET OF OUR NATION AND OUR WORLD. MANY OF YOU HAVE SUPPORTED US FROM OUR INCEPTION AND WATCHED OUR IMPACT GROW, WHILE OTHERS OF YOU HAVE RECENTLY COME ON BOARD. MANY OF THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH HONOR AND REMEMBER MAY NOT REALIZE THE FULL BREADTH OF WHAT WE DO WITH SO FEW RESOURCES TO LEAVE A LASTING AND PERPETUAL LEGACY OF PUBLIC REMEMBRANCE. ADDITIONALLY, HONOR AND REMEMBER ENABLES CITIZENS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE BY HONORING FAMILIES AND MAKING PRESENTATIONS BASED IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. OUR MISSION IS UNWAVERING AND DOES NOT DEPEND ON WHAT THE LATEST RELEVANT HOT BUTTON MAY BE. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS ARE VERY CLEAR AND CONCISE AND CAN BE ARTICULATED IN FOUR SIMPLE WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT, COMFORT. THESE CONCEPTS FORM THE BASIS FOR THE ENTIRE VISION AND ARE CORNERSTONES OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE. CURRENTLY THERE ARE FIFTEEN ALL-VOLUNTEER HONOR AND REMEMBER STATE CHAPTERS THAT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE MISSION, AS WELL AS MANY VOLUNTEER "AMBASSADORS" WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE AWARENESS AND PRESENTATION PROCESS. EVERY DAY IS SPENT DILIGENTLY WORKING TO FURTHER DEVELOP A BROADER NATIONAL SCOPE IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL AREAS. ESTABLISH - THE LAST TWO STATE ADOPTIONS, GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, HAD OFFICIALLY ENDORSED THE HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG AS THEIR STATE SYMBOL IN 2019, BRINGING OUR CURRENT TOTAL TO 26. SEVERAL STATES ARE STILL IN POSITION TO ADOPT, INCLUDING KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, OHIO, AND MASSACHUSETTS. UNFORTUNATELY, ADOPTION EFFORTS IN THOSE STATES HAVE BEEN DELAYED. MORE STATES ARE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION FOR 2023 SESSIONS AND WE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ALL 50 ARE IN PLACE. ADDITIONALLY, MANY MORE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES ARE DISPLAYING THE FLAG AND SUPPORTING THE MISSION. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS STILL CONGRESSIONAL ADOPTION AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATURE WILL EVENTUALLY EMBRACE THE FLAG. STILL ACTIVELY VALID IS CONGRESSIONAL BILLS HB2331 INTRODUCED BY REP DONALD MCEACHIN. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT WE MOVE CLOSER TOWARD NATIONAL ADOPTION. ONCE THIS SESSION HAS EXPIRED WE WILL RE-INTRODUCE. WE ARE CONTINUALLY PURSUING AND RECEIVING ENDORSEMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPALITIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND CORPORATIONS, PROMOTING THE FLAG'S IDENTITY EVERYWHERE. WE ARE WORKING TO ESTABLISH THE TRADITION THAT EVERY TIME THERE IS A REPORTED MILITARY CASUALTY, HR FLAGS ARE FLOWN EVERYWHERE IN TRIBUTE. EDUCATE - WE CONTINUE OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER. MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN LATELY TO THESE FAMILIES THROUGH PERIODIC POLITICAL NEWS. EDUCATION IS KEY TO BRINGING ABOUT AN UNDERSTANDING THAT WILL ULTIMATELY CHANGE MINDSETS AND BRING NEEDED RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR THE PRICE OF OUR LIBERTY. MUCH OF THE EDUCATION COMES FROM FLAG PRESENTATIONS AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATION AND COMPANIES DEDICATED TO FLYING THE HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG AND SHARING THE MESSAGE. RELATIONSHIPS CONTINUE TO GROW WITH NASCAR, SARGENTO, GEICO, SPARTANNASH, GOODYEAR AND MANY OTHERS. CONTINUING TO BUILD CORPORATE RELATIONSHIPS. OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE OCCUR AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL. ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS SUCH AS SETTING UP LITERATURE AND PRODUCT TABLES, SPEAKING AT MAJOR VENUES, DOING INTERVIEWS FOR RADIO, TELEVISION, ETC. ALL HELP TO GET THE WORD OUT. ALSO, CREATING SPECIFIC EVENTS, SUCH AS ORGANIZED RUNS, BANQUETS, CONCERTS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES HELP TO RAISE BOTH AWARENESS AND MUCH-NEEDED FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE WORK. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PART OF WHAT WE DO. SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES FOR EDUCATION INCLUDE THE NASCAR CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL WEEKEND AND THE 30 SEC MOMENT OF SILENCE, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MONTH OF MAY AS HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH, THE MAY MEMORIAL MARATHON AND SIGNAGE ON MORE THAN 2000 NATIONWIDE SPARTANNASH TRANSPORT TRUCKS. SINCE THE START OF 2021, WE HAVE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TWELVE STATE RUN FOR THE FALLEN EVENTS FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL AMERICA'S RUN FOR THE FALLEN. WE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING THESE RUNS SINCE 2012. PRESENT - WITH EDUCATION COMES AWARENESS AND WITH AWARENESS WE ARE ABLE TO REACH GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN. ONE SIGNIFICANT MISSION OBJECTIVE IS THE PRESENTATION OF ONE PERSONALIZED HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG TO EVERY FAMILY OF A MILITARY FALLEN HERO. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS INTENDED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL MAN OR WOMAN WHO LOST HIS OR HER LIFE FOR AMERICA. SINCE THE WAR ON TERROR BEGAN WE HAVE SUFFERED NEARLY SEVEN THOUSAND MILITARY CASUALTIES, NOT INCLUDING HEALTH-RELATED DEATHS OR ACCIDENTS. THE HONOR AND REMEMBER ORGANIZATION HAS PRESENTED OVER 4,000 PERSONALIZED FLAGS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. CURRENTLY, WE ARE RESPONDING TO OUR GROWING REQUEST LIST BY ACCOMPLISHING AN AVERAGE OF ONE PRESENTATION PER DAY. STILL IT IS NOT ENOUGH. SOME FAMILIES WHO HAVE REQUESTED PERSONALIZED FLAGS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AND WE CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO OTHERS WHO DO NOT YET KNOW WE EXIST. OUR MANDATE INCLUDES EVERY GENERATION OF HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. SINCE THE START OF 2021, 397 PERSONALIZED FLAGS HAVE BEEN MADE TO PRESENT. THESE FLAGS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AT VARIOUS EVENTS AND VENUES. SOMETIMES INDIVIDUALLY IN THE QUIET OF A LIVING ROOM OR IN GROUPS ONSTAGE AT A MUSICAL CONCERT. OVER THE YEAR, 365 NEW FLAG REQUESTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, BRINGING THE CURRENT WAITING TOTAL TO ALMOST 500. NEARLY EVERY DAY AT LEAST ONE NEW REQUEST IS RECEIVED. COMFORT - PRESENTING THE PERSONALIZED HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF A RELATIONSHIP WE SEEK TO BUILD WITH EACH RECIPIENT FAMILY. COMMUNICATING WITH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND ENGAGING THEM IN THE MISSION TO RECOGNIZE OTHER WOUNDED FAMILIES PROMOTES EMOTIONAL HEALING AND BUILDS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG ALL FAMILIES WHO HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TO AMERICA. OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE COMFORT HAVE INCLUDED HOSTING HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AT ANNUAL BANQUETS, ORGANIZED RUNNING EVENTS AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS VENUES, SUCH AS NASCAR, MLB, CONCERTS AND MORE. WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OTHER VIABLE PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOSTER AN ATMOSPHERE OF HEALTHY COMMUNICATION, HEALING AND COMFORT. THIS SHORT BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS JUST A SAMPLING OF ALL THAT IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED. WE HAVE HAD AN AMAZING 2021, OUR BEST YEAR SO FAR MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS TOWARD OUR GOALS. THANKS TO THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR VERY SMALL STAFF, THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEER TEAM MEMBERS OF STATE CHAPTERS AND FAITHFUL SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CONTINUE TO GROW. IN ORDER FOR THE WORK OF HONOR AND REMEMBER TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND, WE NEED MORE MANPOWER AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES. MORE STATE CHAPTERS ARE VITAL TO OUR FUTURE, AS ARE AMBASSADORS WHO ARE WILLING TO CARRY THE VISION TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, FLAG SPONSORS ARE IMPORTANT TO ENABLING US TO RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF FAMILIES YET TO BE REACHED. WE ARE EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE TO INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNERS FOR THE SUPPORT AND BELIEF IN BUILDING THIS LEGACY FOR OUR NATION AND LEAVING THIS PERMANENT GIFT FOR ALL GOLD STAR FAMILIES. THE VISIBILITY AND IMPACT IS BECOMING MORE EVIDENT. WE CAN ONLY CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH PERSISTENCE AND PERSEVERANCE.PLEASE CONSIDER HOW YOU CAN BECOME EVEN MORE ACTIVE IN THE HONOR AND REMEMBER MISSION. THIS YEAR WITH AMERICA'S RUN FOR THE FALLEN BEHIND US WE CONTINUED OUR INDIVIDUAL STATE RUNS, ALTHOUGH MODIFIED. THESE RUNS WERE HELD IN FL, VA, AZ, NY, IN, GA, CO, KY, AND SC. WE CONTINUE TO BUILD TRIBUTE TRAILS THROUGH EACH STATE WITH THE ONGOING MISSION TO "SAY THEIR NAMES". HELD OUR TWELFTH ANNUAL GOLD STAR FAMILY EVENING. WITH MORE THAN 300 FAMILY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE, THIS EVENT WAS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL FAMILIES OF FALLEN MILITARY REGARDLESS OF GENERATION. IT IS A FIRST-CLASS EVENING WITH ENTERTAINMENT, SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS AND IT IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR THE FAMILIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. NEXT 6-12 MONTH-PLUS FOCUS: 1.THIRTEENTH ANNUAL BANQUET, VIRGINIA BEACH - DEC 5TH 2.RUN FOR THE FALLEN STATE RUNS - TWO ADDITIONAL EACH YEAR 3.ELEVENTH ANNUAL STATE CHAPTERS' CONFERENCE IN JANUARY, VIRGINIA BEACH. 4.NASCAR GOLD STAR FAMILY INITIATIVE AND CHAMPIONSHIP BANQUETS 5.FUNERAL INDUSTRY INITIATIVE. SUCCESSFUL TRADE SHOW - MAGAZINE EXPOSURE. 6.STRATEGIC SALES INITIATIVE -FOCUSING ON ORGANIZATIONS WITH MULTIPLE FLAGPOLES AND INDUSTRIES SUCH AS VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS, FUNERAL HOMES AND CEMETERIES. 7.HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH OF MAY STRATEGY 8.FOURTH ANNUAL MAY MEMORIAL MARATHON 9.MEMORIAL WEEKEND EXPANSION 10.NFL VETERANS DAY/WEEKEND INITIATIVE 11.POLICE AND FIRE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES. 12.SECOND ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 GEORGE LUTZ PATRICIA LUTZ CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR HUSBAND AND WIFE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHAIRMAN. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUALLY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A IN SETTING COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMPARABILITY DATA USED AND INPUT FROM INDEPENDENT PERSONS. THE BYLAWS STATE HOW THE SALARIES ARE SET BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.