11/04/2024
This weekend finalists for the 2024 Ms. Veteran America cohort touched down in Orlando to celebrate and uplift women veterans and bring awareness to homelessness among the women veteran population. Final Salute’s mission to provide safe and suitable housing has brought together a dynamic cohort of women warriors who stood up to lead the charge in our communities.
This campaign and weekend has not been without challenges. From historic natural disaster to logistics, to personal unexpected hurdles, the 2024 cohort finalists and our leadership have navigated it all with grace, poise, beauty, and a commitment to serving our sisters-in-arms. We are here.
The unwavering support of our families, friends, and sponsors have gotten us all to tonight’s culminating event. We have been cheered on, nourished, engaged with love and honor, and uplifted. This work requires endurance. No one has more than the Founder, Maj. Jas Boothe. She has endured first and the longest, and our campaign is but a stitch in time.
My sincere wish is that the queen selected to champion will continue to receive the collective love and support from every single space our cohort has engaged over this last year.
In the meantime, if you’re in Orlando and looking for a fun night of celebration, service, and empowerment come to the show. Message me for complimentary tickets. 🎫
You can ALWAYS support the mission by visiting www.finalsaluteinc.org and donating directly to a 501 (c) 3 non-profit with a track record of effectiveness, transparency, and measurable impact.
With Gratitude
Chiquita Peña
Finalist for 2024 Ms. Veteran America 2024
MVA 2016 Alum
❤️🤍💙
