Consider Participation in the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Program

Staff had the opportunity to meet with Master Sergeant David Denton on Friday February 10th regarding establishing a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon (BTYR) program for service members and their families in the Ramsey community. In short, BTYR aims to organize and market resources available for U.S. service members and their families to include prayer groups, available meeting spaces, gift package programs, discounted or donated services, etc.

The proposed  Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program would be a multi-city program that would include the cities of Ramsey, Anoka, Andover, and Champlin.  City participation would include:

• Assistance in coordinating a kick-off event for the program (tentatively scheduled for late March, location TBD)
• Assistance from the City communicating the kick-off event to the various local businesses and organizations
• General support from the City via the use of meeting rooms, communication mediums, and council members willing to speak at various events

Master Sergeant David Denton, United States Army, will be present at the work session to discuss the BTYR program and provide more detail regarding the kick-off event.

Attached to this case is a document that provides additional background on the BTYR program.

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Limited staff time and administrative services budgets for production of communication materials. 

Consider and direct staff with regard to participation in this new multi-city Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program.