26 December 2018

From: Commander, Division #2To: National Director, Young Marines

Subj: DIVISION 2 UNIT OF THE YEAR; CASE OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY YOUNG MARINES

1. Despite their geographical location from the rest of Division 2, The Northern Kentucky Young Marines have achieved a lot during 2018. They not only met all the requirements established by National Young Marine Headquarters, but Division 2 As well. Specifics are as follows:

a. Number of Adult Volunteers / Young Marines: 9 / 23b. Adult Volunteer Community Service Hours: 3,636c. Young Marine Community Service Hours: 1,568d. Adult Volunteer DDR Hours: 68.75e. Young Marine DDR Hours: 255f. DDR Dash participants: 22g. Adult Volunteer / Young Marine Project Alert Certified: 3 / 7h. Young Marines who attended the National Leadership Academy: 4i. Participated in Memorial Day activitiesj. Participated in Veteran’s Day activitiesk. Participated in Red Ribbon Weekl. Adult Volunteers who took the initial RAM Test: 3

2. ENCAMPMENTS: Held one encampment during Recruit Training (just for Recruits and Recruit Instructors), which we held May 2018

Attended the Division 5 Ohio Regimental Games in July (where Northern Kentucky Young Marines took 2nd place in Senior and Junior competitions overall)

Had one Young Marine participate in the Division 5 encampment during August 2018

3. RECRUITS: Graduated one recruit class, Class 1-18:

4. ADULT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (MAY 2018): 3 Adult Volunteers attended

5. 2018 SPACES: One Young Marine attended Drill & Ceremonies One Young Marine attended the Cowboy Experience One Young Marine attended GAHA One Young Marine attended NFLA One Young Marine attended NOLS Three Young Marines attended National SLS:

6. Community service and veteran support activities have included:Date Event Activity

01/10/18 Good Shepard Lutheran Church

Volunteered to help paint at church

01/26/18 VFW Post 6095 members Pearl Harbor Presentation to VFW Post 6095

Date Event Activity

02/17/18 Special Olympics

Fundraising #2. Raised $865 for Special Olympics and then participated in the

Polar Plunge

03/10/18 Community CPR/AED Certification Class

05/11/18 Ohio Valley Woodturner's Guild

Volunteering at Appalachian Festival

05/12/18 Crossroads Church

Worked at Ann's House for women doing various

tasks- weeding, landscaping, trash removal, re-established hiking trail

for serenity prayers. Installed insulation in the new Tudor cabin at Camp Lebanon with conjunction with Crossroads Church

and their Go Local campaign

05/18/18 Party at the Fort for Fort Mitchell KY

Volunteering at prize booth

05/26/12

Grave Decorating and Memorial Day Ceremony at St. Johns cemetery with the Sons of the American

Legion.

05/28/18 Bellevue Dayton community

Memorial Day Parade #3

06/02/18 GLOCK Shooting Sports Foundation and Young

Marines

GSSF Match - Rockcastle

06/03/18 GLOCK Shooting Sports Foundation and Young

Marines

GSSF Match - Rockcastle #2

06/14/18

Flag Day and Flag Disposal Ceremony at

Florence Elks. With Elks, Marine Riders and Boy

Scouts.

06/30/18 Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Community

Color Guard at Cincinnati Reds vs Brewers game

07/04/18 Fort Thomas Community Fort Thomas Independence

Date Event ActivityDay Parade

07/26/18 Immanuel United Methodist Church

Southgate Food Pantry

Volunteered to sort food and clothing

07/27/18 Immanuel United Methodist Church

Southgate Food Pantry

Volunteered to sort food and did landscaping work

09/22/18 Northern KY Tunnel to Towers 5k - honoring

Stephen Stiller

Presenting the colors

09/22/18 Combat Veterans Fall Finish ride

Presenting the colors and describing the program

10/13/18 12th Annual Sayler Park Harvest Festival

Time and service. Helped uload, load vehicles, set up booths, break down booths,

worked a booth selling water colors

10/20/18 GLOCK GSSF event10/21/18 GLOCK GSSF event #2

10/30/18 Florence Government

Center/Kentucky Board of Health

Halloween Night Out/ Red Ribbon booth. set up for

RRW we passed out candy, obtained 200 plus pledge to be drug free signatures, and spread the word to @1200

people

11/11/18 Veterans Day Observance - Highland Cemetery

Placing Wreaths representing the Military

Branches

11/18/18 Crossroads Church/ Westside

Worked Thanksgiving food drive box drop off,

parking/traffic, packing boxes, loading boxes,

prayer team for pick ups, clean up.

12/08/18 Campbell County FOP/Toys for Tots

Cops and Kids/Toys for Tots shopping

12/12/18 Toys for Tots and Young Marines

Dropping off Toys for Tots and advertising the Young

Marines

12/15/18 John R. Little VFW,

Evergreen Cemetery, and surrounding Community

Wreaths Across America #3

7. Following pages highlight some of Northern Kentucky’s other completed activities.  

8. It is with utmost enthusiasm that the Northern Kentucky Young Marines are the Division 2 Unit of the Year.

George BiedenbenderCWO5 USMC (Ret)