2017
05/27/17 – Memorial Unveiling at Jefferson Barracks Park
04/10/17 – Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony
2016
10/08/16 – 6th Annual 5k Walk/Run for the Heroes
The MMMF would like to thank the following people, companies and organizations for supporting our 6th Annual 5k Walk/Run for the Heroes. Without them, it would not be such a huge success.
Our emcee: Favazz (as well as KSHE 95 – Real Rock Radio and Sweetmeat).
Our sponsors: Ella’s Fearless Leaders Lemonade Stand, Truck Centers, Inc., American Legion Post 162 (Lemay, MO), Westover Farms & the Missouri Gateway Chapter, 101st Airborne.
Fredbird™ of the St. Louis Cardinals, Louie Blues of the St. Louis Blues, the St. Louis Chapter of the Patriot Guard Riders, Gateway Blue Star Mothers of Missouri & Illinois, Gateway Superfriends and Once Upon an Occasion for being there and getting everyone ready for the walk/run.
Warren Sign Company for donating the 5k Heroes Signs and the Sponsor Banners.
KJ TOMA – M&T Productions for supplying our sound system & services during the event.
Matt Wiegand for the t-shirt design.
Lemay Fire Department for bringing the ambulance and having First Aid on standby.
Every single volunteer who donated their time and passion in honoring our fallen. We may be a small grassroots non-profit, but we are mighty!
And last, but never least…thanks to each & every one of you who registered or donated to this years teams. You are a huge part of our success in honoring those who gave all for each of us. Thank you so very much for your continued support!
01/16/16 – 6th Annual Trivia Night
VFW Post 2593, 2301 Church Road, Arnold, Missouri 63010
2015
10/10/15 – 5th Annual 5K Walk/Run for the Heroes:
The MMMF would like to thank the following people, companies and organizations for supporting our 5th Annual 5K Walk/Run for the Heroes because without them it would not be such a huge success.
Our emcee: Favazz (as well as KSHE 95 – Real Rock Radio and Sweetmeat).
Vinson Mortgage for helping us spread the word by being their Charity of the Month. They helped us bring media attention to not only the 5K, but also to the MMMF.
Our sponsors: American Legion Post 162 (Lemay, MO), Scott Credit Union (Edwardsville, IL) & Missouri Gateway Chapter, 101st Airborne.
Fredbird™ of the St. Louis Cardinals, Louie Blues of the St. Louis Blues, and the St. Louis Rams Cheerleaders for being there and getting everyone ready for the walk/run.
GoJet Airlines for their $5000 donation in memory of SGT Amanda Pinson Memorial to the MMMF yesterday.
Special thanks to Ella for raising $3003 with her lemonade stand in memory of SGT Zachary Fisher and all of our fallen military personnel. She is proof that one person can truly make a difference!
Warren Sign Company for donating the 5K Heroes Signs and the Sponsor Banners.
The Patriot Guard Riders for continually showing their support of our fallen and their families. What these men & women have done for this generation of Veterans, the fallen and their families is something incredibly special.
The Gateway Blue Star Mothers who have been there to help us and volunteer their time and service. Their sons or daughters are still serving and we have no doubt that they’re making them proud!
KJ TOMA – M&T Productions for supplying our sound system & services during the event.
Matt Wiegand for the t-shirt design (it was a huge hit this year!)
Dave Barbarick of Red Cloud Allied Enterprises, LLC for coming in to take pictures while working on very little sleep.
Lemay Fire Department for bringing the ambulance and having First Aid on standby.
Jason Harris and Walgreens for the water donation.
Every single volunteer who donated their time and passion in honoring our fallen. We may be a small grassroots non-profit, but we are mighty!
And last, but never least…thanks to each & every one of you who registered or donated to this years teams. To honor & remember those who gave all truly touches our hearts. It is our ultimate goal to have them honored & remembered for generations to come and without your support, it would not happen.
04/25/15 – Bowling for Heroes:
Thanks to all of those who participated and to the sponsors. What a fun evening had by all.
01/17/15 – 5th Annual Trivia for Heroes:
As always this event proves to be our more fun one of the year. Thanks to each of you who celebrated with us and sponsored tables.
2014
10/11/14 – 4th Annual 5K Walk/Run for the Heroes:
Thanks to all of those who participated and our fantastic sponsors. It was truly an incredible time had by all in honoring our fallen military personnel.
6/30/14 – 07/11/14 – Crushed Red:
Thanks to Favazz, Crushed Red and to all of you who tried Favazz’s Sweetmeat Green Eggs & Ham Pizza to help raise money for the MMMF.
4/26/14 – 4th Annual Trivia Night:
Our 4th Annual Trivia Night was a lot of fun & a great success- as always! We appreciate everyones continued support. Special thanks to the Arnold VFW Hall Post 2593 for donating their room to us once again. It is truly appreciated!
2013
10/23/13 – 3rd Annual 5K Walk/Run for the Heroes:
Our 3rd Annual 5K Walk/Run for the Heroes was a great success. Not even the rain could damper the spirits of over 800 participating. Many thanks to everyone for their support and to our sponsors: Ameren, American Legion Post 162 (Lemay), Heroes Way and A Soldier’s Wish List.
06/07/13 – 3rd Annual Golfing for Heroes:
We had a very successful fundraising event! The weather couldn’t have been more perfect and the course was beautiful! The staff at Quail Creek Golf Club were phenomenal and extremely accommodating. We are sincerely grateful to our sponsors, each of you who participated, our volunteers, those who donated items for our auction, and our auctioneer for the evening…Mr. Jamie Allman. Special thanks to our red sponsor Vinson Mortgage; White Sponsors: Dobbs, 97.1FM, Truck Centers Inc., Arrowhead Building Supply Inc./Tamko Building Products, Assisted Recovery Centers of America & Gulf Shores Restaurant; those who supplied food, auction items, the golfers, our volunteers. We are so grateful for everyone who helped make it such a great success; you are each truly appreciated.
03/30/13 – 3rd Annual Trivia Night:
What a fun, fun night had by all who attended. Special thanks to those who purchased tables, those who contributed items for our silent auction, the Arnold VFW Hall and of course our volunteers.
2012
10/20/12 – 2nd Annual 5K Walk for the Heroes:
Over 750 supporters showed up to walk (or run) in honor of our fallen military personnel! Special thanks to everyone who participated, Warrior BBQ, 97.1FM, Louie Blue from the St. Louis Blues and all of our volunteers for making this event a true success. We’ll see you next year!
06/29/12 – 2nd Annual Golfing for Heroes:
Amidst the temperatures soaring above 100 degrees we had an especially huge turnout for this event. We truly appreciate everyone who attended and helped contribute to such a wonderful event.
03/24/12 – Pub Crawl:
Special thanks to the St. Pat’s Charity Pub Crawl for selecting the Missouri Military Memorial Foundation as their 11th annual recipient. This particular event proved to be extremely successful to the organization on various levels; it is greatly appreciated!
02/18/12 – 2nd Annual Trivia Night:
Our 2nd Annual Trivia Night ended up being a rather successful evening full of fun, pride and patriotism. Thank you to all of you who attended and supported this years trivia night – we couldn’t do this without you!
2011
10/06/11 – 1st Annual Golfing for Heroes:
We had our first annual Golfing for Heroes event at Norman K. Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park (St. Louis, MO). The event proved to be extremely successful and lots of fun. Special thanks to Jamie Allman for co-hosting this event & to all of you who particpated. See you next year!
09/15/11 – 09/18/11 – Patriot Guard’s Gathering of the Guard 2011:
We had an information booth set up at the 2011 Gathering of the Guard hosted by the Patriot Guard. It was a great event & an honor discussing our mission and about our fallen military personnel with everyone who visited.
09/04/11 – 5K Walk for the Heroes:
This event took place at Forest Park. We had over 500 registrants! The patriotism & pride was on full display so others would learn the story of our fallen military heroes. The response was incredible and we’ve been asked to do it again next year. Stay tuned to see if
the Board approves another similar event next year!
01/29/11 – Trivia Night:
Our host was Genesis Banquet Center, located at 2651 Telegraph Road in St. Louis, Missouri.
The night proved to be even better than we had anticipated and we are eternally grateful for those of you who showed such immense amounts of support for our fallen military personnel.
2010
11/6/10 – Bowling for Heroes:
Our host was Shrewsbury Lanes located at 7202 Weil Avenue in Shrewsbury, Missouri. We had an extremely successful turnout and raised a great deal of
profits for the MMMF. Thank you to everyone who attended (players & watchers)! Without you this would not be possible!
9/11/10 Benefit:
Our host was Some Other Place Bar & Grill at 1500 Lemay Ferry Road. With food & drink specials; live entertainment such as Night Owl, Tempered & Isaac James; games such as the sledge hammer, duck pond, dunking booth, cake walk, etc.; 50/50 raffles; raffles for items donated by various companies & individuals such as an hot air balloon ride, $1700 diamond tennis bracelet, air flight simulator package & much more!
Dierberg’s Solicitation:
Volunteers of the Missouri Military Memorial Foundation wre allowed to stand outside of Dierberg’s in Fenton, Missouri to solicit donations.
Dooney & Burke Purse Raffle:
Founder & President Chris Andrews donated a Dooney & Burke black hobo purse in which we sold raffle tickets for. The winner was M. Kruger.
Gold Driver Fundraiser:
Rick Andrews, Husband of Founder & President Chris Andrews, donated a golf driver to be auctioned on ebay.com.