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Social Event

Virtual Book Club: Where the Forest Meets the Stars

April 29, 2020

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM PDT

Tacoma Platoon

Event overview

Hey Platoon Members, This is our first social of the year. Good social distancing doesn't have to be anti-social! :) We are kicking off with a great virtual book-club meet on a great book on Amazon (free in Prime), titled: Where the Forest Meets the Stars. Please download (or purchase) and read up ahead of time. We will meet via Zoom or FB Live to talk about the book; but really, to check-in and talk about each other. 1st 10 veterans registered NLT April 25th will receive a free medium pizza of your choice of topping delivered to your home for FREE! we will discuss the book via Zoom or FB Live whichever is easiest. topics will be provided beforehand😊 book description: In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again. After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises. The girl calls herself Ursa, and she claims to have been sent from the stars to witness five miracles. With concerns about the child’s home situation, Jo reluctantly agrees to let her stay—just until she learns more about Ursa’s past. Jo enlists the help of her reclusive neighbor, Gabriel Nash, to solve the mystery of the charming child. But the more time they spend together, the more questions they have. How does a young girl not only read but understand Shakespeare? Why do good things keep happening in her presence? And why aren’t Jo and Gabe checking the missing children’s website anymore? Though the three have formed an incredible bond, they know difficult choices must be made. As the summer nears an end and Ursa gets closer to her fifth miracle, her dangerous past closes in. When it finally catches up to them, all of their painful secrets will be forced into the open, and their fates will be left to the stars.

Type

Social Event

What To Wear

Dawn your TMC Blues and best PJ bottoms

Event Contact

When and where

Date

April 29, 2020

Time

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM (PDT)

Who We Are

In 2025, Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) acquired The Mission Continues, bringing two best-in-class organizations together to provide more opportunities for veterans to find community, lead, and serve. Guided by the ethos “If Not Me, Then Who…,” veterans continue their service, build connections, and thrive in their post-military lives by serving as character role models to youth. As a result, communities prosper and the character of our nation’s heroes lives on in the next generation. Learn more about TMF at travismanion.org

Who should volunteer?

Our service projects are for all veterans with a desire to continue their service and for all non-veterans that want to be part of a nationwide movement to transform communities. Please note, age and accessibility accommodations can be made at any project. There is room for everyone to make an impact. 

How to volunteer 

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