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Blue Star Families kicks off Welcome Week Sept. 28

Susan Malandrino
by Susan Malandrino
September 25, 2020
Military Families Magazine. BSF Welcome Week
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Military families know how to pick up and start again. With the added stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, this PCS season was unlike any other in terms of unique challenges. In response to the difficulties military families face, Blue Star Families (BSF) will kick off its inaugural Welcome Week Sept. 28.

The week is designed to help military families adapt to new duty stations, homes, schools and communities across the country. With this event, BSF hopes to support families as they integrate into their new locations.

“We want families who serve our country to know that they have support from their communities during this historically difficult year,” Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of BSF, stated in a press release.

Throughout the week, BSF will provide fun and creative opportunities for military families to help ease their transition. Recent data from BSF’s 2019 annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey showed that 40% of military family member respondents do not feel a sense of belonging to their local civilian community.

Welcome Week is designed to build community engagement by bringing together community supporters, everyday civilian neighbors and military families to help build stronger, integrated connections that help ease the stress of frequent moves.

Related: BSF kicks off 11th annual survey. 

“Fall is a time when thousands of service members receive their new duty assignments, and families work to overcome the many challenges that come with moving to a new home. Welcome Week is an opportunity for military families to start off right – to connect with people, places and experiences in new communities, to get to know your neighbors, and to have some fun,” Roth-Douquet said.

During Welcome Week, participants will receive messages of support from Blue Star Families across the country, information about their local area from Blue Star neighbors and be able to participate in giveaways.

The event is supported by partners including CSX, CJM Foundation, Leonardo DRS, Tramiel Charitable Trust, Humana, dozens of community small businesses and nonprofit partner organizations. Support from corporate sponsors, private foundations and individual donors sustains Blue Star Families and their mission of strengthening America’s military families through communities by offering programs and services at 11 chapter locations across the country.

More information about BSF’s Welcome Week can be found here.

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Susan Malandrino

Susan Malandrino

Susan Malandrino is the assistant editor of Ameriforce Media, publisher of Military Families, Reserve & National Guard, and Military Influencer magazines. With nearly two decades of public relations, communications and editing experience, Susan has previously worked in higher education and with a variety of nonprofits. Her expertise is in both print and digital media. Based in Washington, D.C., she is married to an active-duty Naval aviator and is a twin mom. She and her family have completed seven PCS moves, three of them international. When she’s not unpacking boxes, she loves travel and particularly enjoys dragging her family to historical sites and museums. A long-time volunteer, Susan has served in a variety of mentorship roles at different duty stations with Family Readiness Groups and Navy Officers’ Spouses’ Clubs. Most recently, she served as a charity runner for the London Marathon, spearheading a team that raised more than $20,000 for premature children and their families. Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts in media arts from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Arts in communications from Old Dominion University.

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