Texas, Washington DC students show their support for a national World War I Memorial

On March 6-7, the Foundation hosted a very special event for students from Houston, TX and Washington, DC. Students from Creekwood Middle School outside Houston and from Capital City Public Charter School in Washington independently adopted the DC War Memorial as a cause, and both groups undertook "service-learning" projects to learn about World War I and to raise funds for the memorial. A delegation of three students and about a dozen teachers and parents traveled from Houston to Washington last week, and met the students from Capital City at the Memorial for a "sweep and greet" to call attention to the poor condition of the memorial. Media from WAMU 88.5 (the local NPR station), WTOP 105.3 (local news radio), Fox 5 News, the Associated Press, and the Washington Times attended. The next day, the Creekwood contingent drove to the Charles Town, WV home of our honorary chairman and last surviving American veteran of World War I, Frank Buckles, to present him with a check for $13,500.

Here is the news report on Channel 5