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Corporate Partners
There are several ways for your Business or Organization to join our mission... From helping to promote our mission, to working with us on our special events and including your customers and clients, to donating your time or even your products and/or services.

These are amazing local Corporate Partners, who help us in granting Wishes For Heroes and their families. 

Anna Maria Oyster Bar
Basils Flame Broiled Chicken & Ribs
Begley Auto Repair
Budweiser/Gold Coast Eagle Distributing   
Capris Furniture                                                                                                                      Centerstate Bank
                                          Half Price Mattress 

                                          Home Depot
                                          Lakewood Ranch Community Activities 
                                                                      Manatee Apparel Graphics
                                          Mister Sparky Florida
                                          Morton's Market
                                          Nancy's BBQ
                                          New Age Technology Solutions 
                                          Precision Garage Door 

                                                                      Sean McCutcheon's Air Conditioning & Heating 
                                          
Stottlemeyer's Smokehouse                                 
                                          Terra Ceia Bay Golf Club 
                                          Zumba Sarasota 



           Community & Non-Profit Organization Partners

     We are proud to partner and collaborate on serving our local veterans and their families with these amazing local organizations...

                                                   American Legion Post 30 - Sarasota, FL 

                                AM Vets Post 941 (Denis V. Cooper) - Palmetto, FL

     The organization includes AMVETS, Sons of AMVETS, Ladies Auxiliary and Riders. We meet the 2nd Monday of every month at 7pm. Meetings are
     held at Loyal Order of the Moose, 203 9th St Dr W, Palmetto FL 34221. Every Veteran is invited to attend. Guests are most welcome! Contact them            for further information on our meeting times, calendar of our Volunteer events, and happenings.
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                                                 Goodwill Manasota
      Goodwill Manasota has created a Veterans Task Force. Mission is to: “Provide a leadership role in addressing strategic issues and providing      
      community-supported solutions facing veterans and their families on employment and transitioning into civilian life.” The Veterans Task Force sent a
      survey to numerous organizations that focus on veteran’s issues, as well as individual veterans and asked them to provide input as to the main issue f
      facing veterans – from their perspectives. For more information, please call us at 941.355.2721 ext. 451.


                                              Heroes Welcome Home
      Heroes Welcome Home is a Non-Profit organization that raises money to reward our veterans by helping them with their dream of being a
     homeowner! They believe in honoring those who give service to our society by assisting in their pursuit of the American Dream, home
     ownership. Heroes Welcome Home is a charity that raises money to assist Veterans with down payment/closing cost assistance. The Heroes Welcome
     Home team partners with community foundations, business and individuals alike in order to raise money and awareness for this amazing cause. Our
     Heroes have sacrificed for us, now we want to give back to them!


                                        Jewish Family & Children Services 
      Mission: To support veterans and their families who reside in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte or DeSoto Counties who are confronting life's challenges.
    Operation Military Assistance Program (OMAP) offers case management and financial assistance to very low income veterans and their families who
     are literally homeless or who are about to become homeless to enable them to obtain or maintain stable, permanent housing.


                                       Manasota Operation Troop Support
     A non profit organization serving military Troops deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait with ties to Manatee and Sarasota County and their families.

                                                    Manatee County Veterans Council
     We are a not-for-profit 501 c (19) Veteran Organization made up of all volunteers serving our 40,000 plus Veteran community as their advocate. While
     not all inclusive, our membership includes the local American Legion posts, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), American Veterans (AMVETS), Military
     Officers Association of America (MOAA), KWVA, DAV, Desoto Marine Corps League, Goodwill Manasota, Turning Points, Merchant Marines, Ladies
     Auxiliary, Riders, Sons, USFSM, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Manasota Elks, Sarasota County Veterans Commission and the list goes
     on...We help articulate and champion our Veterans' needs with our government officials at all levels, Veteran friendly businesses, support to include a
    more direct benefits referral process.  In many cases, we discovered that many public school students, business and non-veteran 501c3 organizations
    are not aware of what we do and can do as Veterans once we no longer wear the uniform. We are not just advocates for Veterans; we advocate for their
    families and all youth, Veteran related or not.


                                  Marine Corps League - Detachment #588
   The Marines Corps Ball, Toys for Tots in Manatee County and Young Marines, are just a few of our roles locally. 

                               Operation Outdoor Freedom - State of Florida
    Sponsored by Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam, “Operation Outdoor Freedom” provides wounded veterans with the outdoor                 activities that they enjoy at no cost. Designated state and agricultural lands throughout Florida grant these veterans unique opportunities for recreation
    and rehabilitation. The Florida Forest Service, within the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, has provided hundreds of veterans
    with the “Operation Outdoor Freedom” experience, and Commissioner Putnam encourages veterans who qualify to register for upcoming events.


                                                                          Paws and Warriors
   
In towns everywhere shelters are full of animals at risk of euthanasia, that have great potential to serve a purpose given the opportunity. Veterans can
    relate to the their anxiety and hidden scars. They can see how the animals have overcome hardships and adapted to survive and thrive. The animal is a
   reminder to keep fighting and moving forward. LaVonne L. Bower, Founder - saw this effect firsthand after she fostered and adopted her dog Oz who was
   saved by a local rescue organization from the local kill shelter. 
LaVonne fostered Oz with the intent to adopt him. She noticed very quickly that people
   were drawn to Oz and his gentle, no-quit demeanor. After getting him certified as a pet therapy dog, the two of them volunteered at Blake hospital,
   Baypines VA and, eventually becoming part of the Sarasota Association for Equine Therapy’s (SMART) 
Warriors in Transition (WIT) program.

                                                             Sarasota County Veterans Commission
    The Commission is a non-profit federation of veterans’ organizations, military and patriotic associations and their auxiliaries serving Sarasota County.  
    The purpose of the Commission is to unify veterans’ organizations by providing solidarity in communicating veterans’ viewpoints on issues before local,       state and national legislative bodies. The Commission disseminates information on issues of interest to veterans. The Commission plans, cooperates         and coordinates with local authorities, government officials and other interested parties on matters of patriotic commemorations. The Commission plans,     coordinates and implements other programs to serve the best interests of veterans, active, National Guard and reserve military personnel, their families,
    surviving spouses and orphaned children. The Commission cooperates with local, state and national social services and welfare agencies in programs       related to the welfare of veterans, active and reserve military personnel and their dependents.


                                                                                            SRQ Vets
     SRQ Vets is a locally based 501(c)(3) non-profit founded and led by volunteers who are all veterans serving veterans in the SRQ area. We offer a
      broad range of assistance to local vets in need, including helping in the Veterans Court, the Veterans Filmmaking Academy, Operation Rubix, aiding           veterans in need of transportation, home modifications for disabled vets, and much more. Our scope is broad, but focuses entirely on local vets,                   helping make a local impact. We work on a 100% volunteer basis where the we take resources donated or raised locally and use those resources to           help our local veterans or donate to veteran organizations that will specifically use those resources to help our local veterans. We have worked hard to       become a network of doers and not talkers.


                                                                                 Vietnam Brotherhood
       Alpha Co is a member of the Vietnam Brotherhood Florida, Alpha Co. is located in Sarasota Florida and works with the Sarasota County Veterans              Commission, Sarasota National Cemetery, MOTS and many other county services to promote the Vietnam Veterans and all Veterans. Alpha Co. Honor
      Guard has provided Honor Guard service to many of the Indigent Funerals at the National Cemetery, Parades, Sand Sculpting Ceremony's, ROTC
       programs, The Vietnam Traveling Wall, Stand-Down Program to help the homeless and many more. Alpha Co. helps local services like MOTS which
      sends packages to our service man, we host booths at events to provide information to Veterans regarding VA benefits, we meet our returning soldiers
      to honor them and welcome them home, we do Flag Burning Ceremony's, we do Relay for Life a cancer fund raising event and so many more.
      During the year Alpha Co. presents Awards for Outstanding ROTC Members, we judge ROTC Team competitions, and we visit schools to speak to
      students about the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Brotherhood is an in-country, fraternal association of Vietnam Veterans. 
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    If you would like to partner with the Denis V. Cooper Foundation in some capacity, in the granting of 'Wishes for Heroes"
    please contact us:



                    Annual Sponsorship Opportunities 
     You and/or Your company can become one of our "Annual  Heroes"... with a Tax-Deductible contribution...    
     Each of the below annual giving amounts entitles you to different levels of inclusion within each of our annual events...

    Colonel Hero - $15,000
    Major Hero - $10,000
    Captain Hero -  &7,500 
    Lieutenant Hero - $5,000      
    Sergeant Hero - $2,500


     To learn more about becoming a "Annual Hero" with a Tax-Deductible Contribution. Simply Contact us:            

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