Purpose: Engage our community by:
• Organize family support
• Provide community education
• Recognizing military members/families You may wonder what kind of impact you can have, how can I add another thing in my life? Well, like you, all of our FYRN volunteers are moms, dads, sons, daughters, full-time employees, some are retired, others own businesses...we are just like you. And together, we can
accomplish much more than we ever could on our own. Hence the last part of our name, “Network!”
If you can be a good neighbor, be kind, make calls, mow grass, rake leaves, remove snow, bake cookies, or give a ride, you can partner with FYRN to carry out our mission. Formerly the Farmington Warrior to Citizen Yellow Ribbon Network (W2C). Created from a Chaplin’s dream on paper to reality by a mother of a soldier would make it her passion. Through her energy, patriotism, and desire to serve those who serve, Annette Kuyper drove Farmington into being the first-ever “Yellow Ribbon” entity anywhere! She has gone on to inspire other communities, churches, businesses, and individuals to commit to serving our military personnel and making the Yellow Ribbon network a reality. The Steering Committee that meets monthly to ensure that active US Military Service-members, Veterans, and Military Families are supported, honored, and recognized. They volunteer to assist military families, such as arranging immediate hands-on support to a local family of a wounded warrior’s family within hours of the notification, insures projects like the Dakota County Annual Military Picnic, the Annual Military Mother and Grandmother luncheon, the Monthly Free Dinner for Veterans, the annual Christmas Cookies for Vets, and group participation in observation of Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Patriotic Day, Guard Weekend BBQs, Community Expos, HS Senior Enlistee recognition dinners, and many other events. If it supports a military member or their family, we want to be part of it! There you have it. Our steering Committee meets most 4th Tuesday evenings of the month, 6 PM, Farmington City Hall. If you have any questions please feel free to reply to this email. Hope to see you soon.
