The Unquiet Professional

“In 2019 The Unquiet Professional continued to serve Gold Star & Surviving Families, Veterans and their families through programs, services and awareness. Under our Veteran program we provided travel, accomodations and race entry for Kathleen M to run the Disney Dopey Challenge. Kathleen is an Air Force Veteran who continues to heal from the wounds brought on by war. This event brought her peace and courage as she moved forward with her family. TUP was also able to send 10 Veterans on a healthy, healing trip to the Bob Marshall in Montana. There they were able to connect with each other, realize they are not alone in their struggles and bring peace moving forward. One testimony from this trip came from Adam's spouse. She said "My husband came home last night and he talked about his trip and how life changing it was. I sat listening and crying as this huge weight lifted off my chest... I'm still hurt and I don't know if that will ever go away or heal. It still breaks my heart to think about what I saw and what he saw. But I woke up today with a new hope and a lighter heart. I needed that. He needed that. Thank you for your generosity." We were also able to support an event through the Special Forces Association of RI who serves hundreds of Veterans every year. Under TUP's Gold Star and Surviving Family program we had the continued opportunity to support the wear blue: run to remember Gold Star Race Program for two marathons. The Seattle Rock & Roll Marathon in June had 10 Gold Star and Surviving Family athletes run the marathon in honor of their loved ones with the support of their family. We hosted the dinner two nights before the marathon and the race program itself. Later in the year was the Marine Corps Marathon which also had 10 Gold Star and Surviving Family athletes running in honor of their fallen service members. We provided funding to support the weekend. This program gives these families an opportunity to honor their service members in a very meaningful way and come together as a community with others that experience similar loss. The summer of 2019 we supported the Gold Star Sailing camp that brings in 25 Gold Star and Surviving children between the ages of 14 and 18 to provide a meaningful way to connect, learn leadership skills and heal. This is a "Life camp, not a grief camp". TUP hosted a dinner for 30 Gold Star family members to honor and remember their loved ones leading up to Memorial Day. We donated to Legacies Alive who brings in 75 Gold Star families for the Army/Navy game to connect, honor and remember. We also covered the cost for another 10 Gold Star family members to attend a unit ball for 1st Special Forces Group. Both of these events provided community and healing for all. We continue to provide Children's Museum Memberships through our "Hands On!" program. In 2019 The Unquiet Professional was able to spread awareness about Gold Star and Surviving Families and Veterans through many opportunities the board has to connect with the military and civilian community. We share testimonies and educate on the struggles and blessings that come with being a military family. We feel 2019 was a very successful year and we met our mission to provide healthy and empowering opportunities for Gold Star and Surviving Families, Veterans and their families to heal from the wounds brought on by war while bringing awareness to our community. We certainly did make noise for those who serve and feel very honored to do so. Thank you to all of our donors and supporters for believing in our mission and allowing us to make a difference.”

“Miscellanous 465.”

“Charitable contributions 4000.”

“Gold Star Families program 6533.”

“Veterans Transition program 6449.”

“Advertising & marketing 863.”

“Interest and bank fees 838.”

“Dues and licenses 275.”

“Office supplies, website, & technology 3006.”

“Insurance 103.”

“Fundraising - general 3041.”

“Credit card 168. 159.”