Snell Gets An Early Start on Marine Corps Career
The Ben Jackson Foundation is excited to introduce it’s newest travel award recipient, Jaden Snell. Snell is an early 2020 graduate of Edgerton High School. Snell has enlisted in the Marine Corps and has a tentative leave date of February 10th. Basic Training will be at Camp Pendleton in San Diego and will last 13…
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Varney Prepares for Next Step
The Ben Jackson Foundation is pleased to introduce Travel Award Recipient Ty Varney. Varney is a 2017 graduate of Belleville High School and has been working towards a Criminal Justice degree from Madison Area Technical College. He enrolled in college after graduation to pursue his degree, and is a member of the Belleville Fire Department.…
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Schiro Receives Travel Award
The Ben Jackson Foundation is excited to introduce our first Air National Guard Travel Award recipient, Nina Schiro! Nina is a 2019 graduate of New Glarus High School. Schiro chose the Air National Guard in part because it allows her to serve her country while attending college. Schiro is currently attending Loras College in Dubuque,…
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Garvoille Receives Travel Award
The Ben Jackson Foundation recently awarded a Travel Award to Harmon Garvoille, a 2018 graduate of Albany High School. After joining the Army, Garvoille left for Fort Jackson, South Carolina on January 15, 2019. From Basic Training he went to Fort Eustice, Virginia for Advanced Individual Training (AIT) to become a Chinook helicopter mechanic. Upon…
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Travel Award for O’Connell
The Ben Jackson Foundation recently awarded a Travel Award to Jackson O’Connell, a 2018 graduate of Wisconsin Heights High School. After graduation, O’Connell enlisted in the Marine Corps. He left for San Diego, CA to go to basic training on October 15, 2018. Upon graduation, prior to going to infantry training, he was able to…
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Winkers Enlists in Air Force, Receives Travel Award
The Ben Jackson Foundation is pleased to introduce our newest award recipient, Coltyn Winkers. Brittany Kiefer, his girlfriend, nominated him for this award. Coltyn is a 2018 graduate of Belleville High School and has enlisted in the Air Force. He will be going to San Antonio, Texas for basic training. This will be is first…
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Baraboo and Sauk Prairie Now Eligible for Travel Awards in 2020
We just added two more communities to our list, bringing the total up to fifteen! Baraboo and Sauk Prairie join the list, becoming the second and third high schools in Sauk County, Wisconsin to be included. Student graduating from these two schools, or living in these areas are able to receive financial benefits to help…
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Are Reservists or Members of the National Guard Eligible to Receive Travel Awards? Yes!
You might be wondering if our Travel Awards can be given to those not entering the active duty military. The answer is that they can! While these service members will typically find themselves in different circumstances than their active duty counterparts, they have also committed to serving our county in the military. A core part…
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Military Travel Award Eligibility Expands to Cover 13 Communities for 2020
The Ben Jackson Foundation is growing! For the past 8 months, we have supported new military men and women from 9 Wisconsin communities, and today we are pleased to add the following to the list of communities and schools we are proud to support, bringing the total up to 13! Barneveld Mount Horeb River Valley…
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Ben Kraemer Travels Home from King’s Bay Georgia, Receives Check and Challenge Coin
Ben Kraemer, a 2018 Travel Award recipient, made his first trip home since arriving at his first permanent duty station in King’s Bay, Georgia. We got to meet up with him and present him with a $500 check for his travel expenses and a Ben Jackson Foundation challenge coin Welcome home, Ben!
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