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April: "Purple-Up" Month
April: "Purple-Up" Month
April is an important month for the Blue and Purple Star Lancers. Beginning in 1986, Secretary of State Casper Weinberger established April as the month of the military child to recognize youth who have a parent, sibling, or step-parent serving in our military. Across the nation each April, communities pay tribute to military families with Purple-Up! events. Why purple? Blend the green of the Army with the red of the Marines and finish with the blue of the Coast Guard, Air Force, Space Force and Navy and you get PURPLE!
Purple-Up!
Purple-Up!
We're asking all of Lancer Nation to wear purple on TBA as a show of support for military kids and their families. And if you don't have any purple, don't worry. We'll happily give you a purple ribbon to wear.
Also on Purple-Up Day , we're asking everyone who can to please make a "spare change" donation to the Blue & Purple Star Lancers. These funds support the following activities throughout year such as:
adding flags to the Lancer Military Memorial Garden (located just off the main lobby for LHS)
sending "care packages" to members of our Lancer family who are actively serving in the military
creating and sharing purple ribbons for Purple-Up! day - a nationwide campaign aimed at raising awareness of the challenges a military child faces
honoring seniors entering military service or a military academy or ROTC program with "Blue Star Bundles" (commemorative "care packages") presented at the spring pep rally
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