It’s fall again and Blue Star Families is working to ensure that military families are ready to head back to school. The non-profit organization, where Connie Milstein is on the Board of Directors, oversaw the distribution of free school supplies to military families in the Murrieta (California) Unified School District last week. Students in military [...]
Jun
21
Blue Star Families Partners with the Military Channel to Promote Suicide Prevention
Connie Milstein serves Blue Star Families as a member of the Board of Directors. She was drawn to the organization by her concern for military families and she continues to support veterans and means of empowerment as a way to better people’s lives. This week, in a partnership with Blue Star Families and The Creative [...]
Mar
09
The White House Showing Support for Soldiers
Blue Star Families, where Connie Milstein is on the Board of Directors, applauds The White House for its recent show of support. Recently, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden spoke to the National Governors’ Association at The White House about military families. While Mrs. Obama and Dr. Biden have both traveled a great [...]
Feb
22
Recent News at the BSF
Last month, First Lady Michelle Obama and Tom Brokaw were hosted on an Oprah show, discussing the work of the Blue Star Families and the issue many military families face of being isolated. At the same time, it appears that a large majority of Americans are totally oblivious to the plight of these courageous soldiers [...]
Dec
31
Connie Milstein and Blue Star Families
One of Connie Milstein’s philanthropic interests is the organization that supports men in uniform and their families, Blue Star Families. Ms. Milstein joined the board of directors at Blue Star Families, which was a logical step after supporting this organization and others which believe in empowerment as a way to improve lives.
Nov
06
Blue Star Families Survey of Military Family Concerns
In May, Blue Star Families, with director Connie Milstein, did an online survey of 3,634 members of military families to discover the major issues that they deal with on a regular basis. The main concerns were identified as: pay and benefits, operational pace of the time, effects of deployments on children, spouse employment and education. [...]
Sep
23
Connie Milstein and Blue Star Families Projects
Some of the important projects undertaken by BSF, of which Connie Milstein is a supporter.