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Upcoming & Future Events
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Stay tuned for exciting upcoming events at MISSION: Boots to Briefcases! From career fairs to networking opportunities and special events, we’re dedicated to connecting veterans, their families, and employers. Don’t miss your chance to engage with top talent and industry leaders at our next event!
9-11 memorial Event
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The City of Warwick will hold its annual remembrance ceremony Thursday, September 11, 2025 at the 9/11 Memorial Garden in Oakland Beach to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
The ceremony will begin at 10:28 a.m. with a moment of silence to observe the exact time when the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed.
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Among our Guest Speakers is former Warwick School Committee President and 9-11 Ground Zero Survivor Ms. Judy Cobden. Despite reliiving the horrific details of that day, Ms. Cobden shares her experiences and prayers for a peaceful future, offering considerable solace to the 9-11 families who join us annually in Warwick.
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Each year we incorporate members of the Warwick Police and Fire Departments, veterans and local school children into our ceremony. This community event is open to the public and is disability inclusive. Seating is limited so please consider bringing a camp chair. This is a local memorial event. Please be respectful of our mourners in attendance.
SAVE THE DATE:
March 26, 2026, Women Warriors Luncheon, Quonset Point Officers' Club 11:30 - 1:00pm
Details to be announced.
events hosted/supported by MISSION: boots to briefcases
Veterans' Monthly Coffee Break
MISSION: Boots to Briefcases sponsors a Veterans Coffee Break the second Monday of each month at the Pilgrim Senior Center, at 27 Pilgrim Parkway, Warwick RI from 10:30 - 11:45. This is a great opportunity to network with other veterans, have your questions answered or register for healthcare benefits through the Veterans Administration.
The next Veterans Coffee Break is July 14 2025. Our Guest Speaker will address veterans' burials at the State, private and Arlington National Cemeteries. Veterans Coffee Break, 10:30 - 11:45, Pilgrim Senior Center. Also, please join us as we dedicate the City of Warwick MIA Table at 12:00 lunch.
Please help us raise some clams!
VETS CHILL AT CHELO'S.!! You can support us by taking your family out for a delicious snack, meal or by ordering takeout. Just print MISSION BOOTS TO BRIEFCASES on your receipt before paying your bill or tell your server you are there to support "Mission Boots to Briefcases." A portion of your cost will be donated to our organization. 100% of the proceeds will be used to assist veterans and military families transition to the civilian sector. You're going to eat anyway. Please go to Chelo's Family Restaurant, where veterans and military families are a priority! Our next "Vets Chill at Chelo's" is Wednesday July 9th 2025.
Honor, Support, and Serve Our Veterans
JULY 2025: DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH
- 7/2, Mission Boots to Briefcases Fundraiser: "Chill Out at Chelo's", all day, 2225 Post Road, Warwick, across from TF Green International Airport.
- 7/3, POW-MIA Table installation/dedication ceremony, 12 - 12:30, Pilgrim Senior Center, 27 Pilgrim Pkwy, Warwick, RI. They are not forgotten!
- 7/12, BOOT CAMP BREAKFAST & Resource Fair, 8 - 12, Pilgrim Senior Center, 27 Pilgrim Pkwy, Warwick, RI
- 7/14, Veterans Coffee Break, 10:30 - 11:45 Pilgrim Senior Center, Warwick, RI
- 7/27, National PTSD Awareness Day
AUGUST 2025: WORLD CANCER SUPPORT MONTH
: NATIONAL DOG MONTH
- 8/4 - 8/11, OFFICE CLOSED
- 8/4, USCG Birthday
- 8/5: National Night Out, 3 - 7 p.m., Rocky Point Park
- 8/6, Mission: Boots to Briefcases Fundraiser: "Chill Out at Chelo's," all day, 2225 Post Road, Warwick, across from TF Green International Airport
- 8/7, Purple Heart Day
- 8/7, Victory (VJ) Day
- 8/9, International Day of World's Indigenous People
- 8/11, Veterans Coffee Break, 10:30 - 11:45 Pilgrim Senior Center, Warwick, RI
- 8/14, Washington County Fair, MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY
- 8/19, US 19th Amendment Ratified
SEPTEMBER 2025: NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH
- 9/1, Labor Day
- 9/3, Mission: Boots to Briefcases Fundraiser: "Chill Out at Chelo's," all day, 2225 Post Road, Warwick, across from TF Green International Airport
- 9/8, Veterans Coffee Break, 10:30 - 11:45 Pilgrim Senior Center, Warwick, RI
- 9/11, PATRIOT DAY, City of Warwick Annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony, 10:28, 9-11 Memorial Garden, Oakland Beach Warwick RI
- 9/18, USAF Birthday
- 9/19, POW/MIA Recognition Day
- 9/29, Gold Star Mothers & Families Day