Our Heroes' Tree Guidelines for 2009 are now available! You are invited...to host...the 5th annual... OUR HEROES' TREE  Our Heroes' Tree honors Veterans; Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve families; and deceased U.S. service members. Click on the documents on the right to begin planning your event! Our Heroes' Tree Guidelines 2009 Our Heroes' Tree Invitation 2009 (Modify to your info) Our Heroes' Tree has a brand new logo! Courtesy of designer Nick Francis franchise studios inc / http://www.nicholasfrancis.com Three brothers and two of their brothers-in-law all served in WWII. Ornament placed on the Rhode Island Governor's Heroes' Tree. Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University developed a living history kit for Our Heroes' Tree. Click on the link to become inspired as MFRI plants its second year hosting Our Heroes' Tree! http://www.mfri.purdue.edu/content/events/OHT_2009_web.pdf   In 2008, MFRI hosted 2,000 ornaments on their Virtual Heroes' Tree and engaged 124 libraries to host OUR HEROES' TREE throughout the STATE of INDIANA Library System How many libraries and schools will MFRI inspire in 2009? Check back soon! Creativity in Currituck, NC -- Currituck BBQ Restaurant hosted Our Heroes' Tree and expanded their hometown heroes to include police and firefighters. Currituck BBQ Restaurant   A HUGE thanks to all of the people, especially the children, who created ornaments for Our Heroes' Tree in the State House of Rhode Island in 2007 and again in 2008. We enjoyed hearing and reading each and every one of your stories. Thank you to Princeton (WV) Public Library for hosting Our Heroes' Tree and for making a difference in your community! Who hosted Our Heroes' Tree first in 2005? The United States Military Academy West Point, New York Curritcuck BBQ Restaurant   Our Heroes' Tree Guidelines (.pdf file) Includes program format, schedule, easy-to-use checklists, and helpful information about organizing and sharing Our Heroes' Tree. Our Heroes' Tree Invitation (.doc file) The invitation poem is already written for you -- all you need to do is change the invite information specific to your date, time, and RSVP information, and it's ready to be mailed! Stephanie Pickup, author of The Soldier's Tree, and Marlene Lee, author of The Hero in My Pocket, combined the themes of their books for military families and developed Our Heroes' Tree to honor the service and sacrifice of U.S. service members and their families. Start a Tradition. Our Heroes' Tree recognizes families whose loved ones are currently serving, Veterans, and deceased U.S. service members. Share Community Spirit. Our Heroes' Tree shares the bonds of military family service, separation, or loss during the holiday season. Together in Patriotic Pride. Our Heroes' Tree promotes patriotic pride among families, organizations, and communities. *Our Heroes' Tree is servicemarked by Early Light Press and TAO Army Kids Publishing. The very first Our Heroes' Tree in 2005 Click on book cover image above to learn more about The Soldier's Tree Get inspired! Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick, Rhode Island (image to the right) warmly hosted OUR HEROES' TREE in 2006. Ornaments were dedicated to veterans of many ages and service branches. Get creative! In December 2006, Armed Forces Network interviewed the organizer of OUR HEROES' TREE in Friedberg, Germany for 1AD's (1st Armored Division) deployed units. Many families made ornaments for Our Heroes' Trees standing tall outdoors at Ray Barracks! (c) Copyright 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Early Light Press, LLC. All rights reserved.