WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR AMERICA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC

THE FOUNDATION'S LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE, THE MEMORIAL EDUCATION CENTER, IS THE ONLY NATIONAL HISTORICAL REPOSITORY DOCUMENTING THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SERVICE OF ALL MILITARY WOMEN. WELCOMING MORE THAN 100,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY, WE EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITIONS USING OUR UNIQUE WORLD-CLASS COLLECTIONS. BEYOND OUR EXHIBITS, THE MEMORIAL EDUCATION CENTER OFFERS ENGAGING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS FOR ALL GENERATIONS. OUR THEATER HOSTS FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND FILM SCREENINGS OF MAJOR DOCUMENTARIES THAT HIGHLIGHT THE SERVICE OF MILITARY WOMEN, INCLUDING "THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT: NO MAIL, LOW MORALE" THE AMAZING STORY OF THE ONLY ALL-BLACK ARMY POSTAL BATTALION IN WORLD WAR II. EDUCATIONAL TOURS, MEANWHILE, ARE OFTEN BASED ON VISITOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR INDIVIDUALS, HONOR FLIGHTS, SCHOOL GROUPS, AND BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TOUR GROUPS. DUE TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, WE LEVERAGED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, EXPANDING OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ALSO ENABLED NEW PROGRAMMING, SUCH AS "HERSTORY," WHERE WE INTERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHT THE STORIES OF MILITARY WOMEN WHOSE CAREERS AND CONTRIBUTIONS PROVIDE INSPIRING AND VALUABLE LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP AND PERSEVERANCE. NATIONAL OUTREACH: IN ADDITION TO VIRTUAL/DIGITAL EFFORTS TO EXTEND OUR OUTREACH, WE ALSO HAVE VOLUNTEER AMBASSADORS IN EACH STATE WHO ARE ABLE TO ENGAGE LOCALLY WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES AND VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON MILITARY WOMEN'S SERVICE AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR NATION'S HISTORY.THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, MWM PARTNERED WITH BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON AND WOMEN IN DEFENSE TO PRESENT AN ONLINE CONVERSATION WITH WOMEN LEADERS FROM ACROSS WITH DEFENSE SPACE TO LEARN HOW WOMEN SERVICE MEMBERS CAN TRANSITION INTO A CIVILIAN DEFENSE CAREER AND WHY IN-DEMAND TECH POSITIONS ESPECIALLY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH COMCAST/NBCUNIVERSAL, THE MEMORIAL TO HOST CNBC'S "FAST MONEY HALFTIME REPORT" WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER A PANEL OF ACTIVE AND RETIRED MILITARY AND MILITARY FAMILIES TO DISCUSS LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND PATHWAYS TO SUCCESSFUL PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL HEALTH.