Our Community Salutes
Our Community Salutes 2019 Event
The Our Community Salutes event allows grateful citizens to publicly recognize, honor and thank the over 500 courageous and patriotic young men and women from Northeast Ohio who will enlist to serve our nation in uniform following graduation this year.
MAY 5th, 2019
PROGRESSIVE FIELD | 2401 ONTARIO ST., CLEVELAND, OH 44115 | 11:00 AM
11:00-11:30 AM Check-In at Gateway Plaza
(Between Quicken Loans Arena and Progressive Field)
All guests that have RSVP’d must check in here.
11:30-11:50 AM Parade Line Up
12:10 PM On-Field Parade
(Guests are invited to walk down close to the field to see the parade)
12:25 PM Picnic Lunch hosted by NEOPAT in the Carnegie Tent
Here you will receive a wristband for picnic entry.
1:10 Game Time – Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners
Free parking is available at Tri-C Jerry Sue Thornton Center located at 2500 East 22nd St. Cleveland. It is a 15 minute walk to the ball park from here.
Recruiters
The young men and women you recruit deserve to be recognized and thanked for their willingness to volunteer to serve our Nation in Arms.
Click Here for Recruiter Guide
Contact Us
If you have questions or would like to be a part of future Our Community Salutes events, please feel free to contact Lindsay Busch, 330-283-4897, lindsay_busch@sbcglobal.net or Debra Sherman, 330-256-8704, debra@debrasherman.com
Our Community Salutes Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for making Our Community Salutes of Northeast Ohio a huge success.
Special Recognition
Service Recruiters
We would like to give thanks to the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiters who do such excellent work each and every day of the year.
Cleveland Indians
We would like to give a special thank you to the Cleveland Indians Commissioner for supporting this event.
Tri-C
We would like to give thanks to Tri-C for their donation of a parking lot for our students and their families.
Donate Now
Online Donations
If you’d like to make a donation, use this secure, online donation form to make your tax deductible contribution.
Donations By Mail
If you prefer to make your donation by mail, please make your check payable to NEOPAT/OCS and send it to:
The Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism (NEOPAT)
c/o Our Community Salutes (OCS)
9321 Oxford Trail
Cleveland, Ohio 44141-2586
Please be sure to include your return address and email so we can send you a tax receipt for your donation. The Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism is a 501(c)(3) organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.