Bountiful Veterans Park

www.BountifulVeteransPark.org 12-10-19 Davis County Commission

What is a Veteran?

For the Bountiful Veterans Park, a “Veteran” is a person who writes a blank check made payable to the United States of America for an amount up to and including their life.

This includes all service in the U.S. Armed Forces whether on active duty, in the Reserves or in the National Guard. We also recognize service in the Merchant Marine.

Purposes of the Park

• Honor the service of residents of Bountiful, West Bountiful, Centerville, Woods Cross and North Salt Lake who have served, who are now serving and who will serve in the Armed Forces of the United States

• Recognize the sacrifices and the contributions

of veterans’ families.

LONG TRADITION OF SERVICE

Who is Leading this Project?

• Bountiful City Veterans Park Foundation – Volunteer Board of Directors and Foundation Staff

– Some Board and Foundation members here today

The Bountiful City Veterans Park Foundation is dedicated to recognizing and honoring veterans with ties to Bountiful and to ensuring that all generations understand the sacrifices that they and their families make in order to preserve and maintain the freedoms that all Americans enjoy.

Funding

• The land for the Park has been donated by the City of Bountiful.

• Funding for the construction of the park will be by private donations of cash and in-kind services.

• No taxpayer funds requested or accepted. – Veterans do not want to force anyone to recognize

them. • There may be some taxpayers who object to their tax

money being used to recognize veterans.

Land Provided by the City of Bountiful

Key Dates and Notional Timelines

• Bountiful City Veterans Park Foundation created in 2018.

• Tax Exempt Status approved on October 22, 2019.

• Construction: Hope to Begin Spring 2020.

• Dedicated: Ideally on Veterans Day 2020.

Eligibility Criteria for Recognition on Veterans Wall

• Two Basic criteria: – All those who served, are serving or who will serve in

the Armed Forces of the United States either on Active Duty, in the Reserves, in the National Guard or who served in the Merchant Marine

And

– Currently reside in or previously resided in Bountiful, North Salt Lake, Woods Cross, West Bountiful or Centerville or who are buried in one of those cities cemeteries.

• No cost for name to be put on the wall.

Recognition on the Wall

• Veterans Relations Committee is tasked with ensuring that all eligible veterans are recognized on the Wall. – Encourage veterans and everyone else to submit

names online.

– Collect names for those buried in the Bountiful and other cemeteries.

– Need help spreading the word.

• Names will be place randomly on the wall.

Recognition of Military Families

• Veterans Relations Committee tasked with developing ways to recognize military families.

– Need your help for this.

Each warrior who fights for our nation, along with their families has earned our eternal gratitude and I ask that all Americans thank and support them. President Donald J. Trump

Military Families

• Military families know what it means to serve. They know the risks, but they accept this life of service anyway. They are the backbone of our military.

• Every day, they get up and support their service member, standing by them during long trainings and deployments. They are the quiet, but steady fuel at home that keeps the fire burning.

• And when their time serving as a military family comes to an end, they support their veterans for the rest of their lives.

Additional Means of Recognition Recognition Items for Certain Cash

Donations

Trees Flag Poles Statues

What Now?

• Bountiful City has provided the land for the Park.

• Need to raise roughly $1 million from those in the community in order to fund the first phase of the Park.

• Need to get names of all veterans for the Wall. – Around 600 submitted online to date.

• Need to develop the appropriate way to recognize military families.

Questions? BountifulVeteransPark.org