Recent news about important happenings and upcoming events

O'Toole's Pub Hosts Fundraiser Honoring PFC Nicholas Madaras

12 November 2011

The building that is now the newly-opened O’Tooles Pub served for decades as New Haven’s military recruiting center. In memory of that history, O'Toole's will be holding a fundraiser on Saturday November 12.

Documentary Featuring Female Soldiers: Forgotten Heroes to air on CPTV

8 November 2011

The Struggle for Veterans’ Rights

War Zone/Comfort Zone to Premiere on CPTV on Tuesday, November 8 at 9 p.m

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for PFC Nicholas Madaras Home for Female Veterans

21 October 2011

October 21, 2011 will be a landmark day in the State of Connecticut. On that day

Homes for the Brave/ABRI will hold the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Connecticut’s very first transitional, supportive housing facility exclusively for Female Veterans who are homeless.

Middle Schoolers Collect Soccer Equipment For Afghanistan And Iraq

2 June 2011

From the Hartford Courant:

Seventh-grade students at Irving A. Robbins Middle School in Farmington have been working on a service project in conjunction with Memorial Day and their study of the Middle East. Students are collecting soccer balls for an organization called Kick For Nick. Nick Madaras was a soldier from Wilton who was killed while on active duty in Iraq.

Hundreds of college students "Kick for Nick"

9 April 2011

From Fox 34 News, Lubbock, Texas

Many don't consider a soccer ball to be a luxury, but for some children in third world countries, it's unfathomable.

Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity's World Cup is in it's second year, drawing a total of about 450 people.