Education Fund

The Scholarship grant is available to Former Troopers (with no more than 2 enlistments, within 2 years of their separation date) and dependent children of Veterans and Active Duty Association LIFE members in good standing. Spouses are not eligible. Please also note that the applicant must be intent on pursuing a baccalaureate degree (those pursuing a Masters or higher degree are not eligible), and must gain at least 12 semester hours

per semester toward that degree.

All American Week

Fort Bragg, NC annually in May

National Convention

Held annually in August; Unit (State) Conventions and Reunions.

Newsletters

Paraglide and Badger News.

82nd Airborne Division Association Wounded Warrior Fund, Inc.

Organized as a 501(c)(3) exclusively for charitable,

religious, educational and scientific purposes. It supports anyone that is an amputee, paraplegic or has severe burns or that is hospitalized at Bethesda, Walter Reed or Brook Army Medical Center or not fit for duty. Individuals to receive support are selected by a committee within the chapter. They may be:

1. Members of the 82d Airborne Division or any other airborne units.

2. Local veterans in need as identified through the American Legion, VFW, or other veterans organization.

Donations are given in increments up to $1,000 or as the committee decides.

For more information or to apply for the Education Fund scholarship, please visit our national website at www.82ndairborneassociation.org

Chapter Activities

Each year the Chapter raises funds to support the veterans in need. How?

1. Annual Golf Scramble, charging players and soliciting hole sponsors. The net proceeds are made available to the committee for disbursement to needy troopers.

2. Annual Raffle, selling tickets for three levels of winners for $100, $50 and $25. The net proceeds are also made available to the committee for disbursement to needy troopers.

3. Selling Chapter items: Patches, challenge coins, jackets, etc.

AFFILIATED GROUPS:

Operation Homefront; Horses for Heroes; Operation Purple Healing Adventures; Operation Warfighter; Military Scholarship for Spouses & Wounded Warriors (H&R Block); Operation Proper Exit (Troops First

Foundation); Emergency Financial Assistance (Operation Homefront); Patriot Hunts; USO Sports Event Tickets.

VETERANS RECOGNITION EVENTS:

The Chapter supports the Walt Pakulski All Airborne Memorial located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Recognition and remembering those veteran troopers as well as fallen troopers.

Battle of the Bulge Memorial located at the Marathon County Court House. So we don’t forget the extreme sacrifice made by those troopers of the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions as well as all those who participated.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

1. Are you a trooper? If so, join with us in helping to support the Chapter objectives. Call or email to receive an application.

2. Get involved. We owe a debt of gratitude to those who have served and especially to those who have paid the ultimate price. We have a new generation of veterans that need our assistance both emotionally and physically.  We can always use assistance with conducting events.

3. Make a donation direct or through the Golf Scramble or buy raffle tickets.

4. Help us to keep expenses to a minimum by donating office supplies, stamps, toner, ink, etc., so that money that would have been spent is available to the troops.

5. Help us to identify those troopers in need. Are you a member of a veteran support group, i.e., American Legion, VFW, Disable Vets, Men of Honor, Purple Heart Org., Etc., how can we work with you to meet their needs.

BADGER STATE CHAPTER

82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INC.