We had a great meeting! Every meeting we dedicate the meeting "In honor of" and this meeting was dedicated to the victims of the current devastating events that took place in VA, NC, TN, FL (flooding) and CA (wildfires)
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We were invited again this year, (for the fourth year in a row) to go into Boonsboro, MD Middle School to talk with the seventh grade students about our military experience and the affects of PTS. We chose to not call it PTSD because it is not a Disorder, it is an injury as a result of exposure to trauma. The students read a story called "A Soldier's heart" which is about a soldier in the civil war that is struggling with PTS, which at that time, was called "A soldier's heart." There was time allotted at the end of the presentation for the students to be allowed to ask questions. All of the students were very respectful and asking great, relative questions. We look forward to continuing this effort to bring awareness of the struggles and recovery that Veterans deal with and bring to light, the epidemic suicide rate among the Veteran community.   Our meetings will be quarterly (Jan. Apr. July, Oct.) with our next meeting being May 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. 3904 Mills Road, Sharpsburg, MD for a free breakfast, as always, provided by the Burnside First Church of God.
Please consider donating $3.00 for a Military I.D. tag (AKA Dog Tag) to be hung on our ID Tag Memorial. It is located in the Mark A. Smith Memorial Park, across from 205 S. Church Street, Sharpsburg, MD 218782. The memorial is for ANY Veteran, living or deceased, in ANY time period. ALL proceeds from these donations to the Military I.D. Tag Memorial will be covering the cost of a beautiful black granite monument that lists the 27 countries that the United States has had a conflict in from 1990-2020. Please honor the Veteran in your life by hanging an I.D. tag on this memorial. You can donate wither on this website, via PayPal or mail a check, made out to CAWAT (Come All Who Are Thirsty) P.O. Box 555 Sharpsburg, MD 21782. Please include a note, (either an email to [email protected], with your PayPal transaction or with the check) with the Veterans information in this format: Name Branch of Service / Rank Period of Service, ex. 1990-2000 Conflict or something else, ex. Germany, Korea, Africa etc. Thank you!! Pictures of the monument (coming) and memorial are below:
 On June 5, 2021, we will be hosting our annual Flag Retirement. Last year, we "retired" 184 flags, most were US Flags. This even is open to whomever would like to attend. If you have ANY flag, US or otherwise, that you would like to be retired, please join us. You can also deposit any flag into the grey box on the porch of 101 West Main Street, Sharpsburg, MD. The meeting for the retirement will be at 9:30, Saturday June 5th, 2021. Meeting location is 3904 Mills Road, Sharpsburg, MD 21782. We will be adding a granite monument to the MAS Park. Currently there is no monument in our community honoring our heroes who have served in at least one of 27 different countries around the globe since 1990. We connected with a company in Ohio that has given us a generous discount on a two-sided etched black granite stone monument. The cost of the monument is $6,500.00 (not including delivery and installation.) Two photos of the proposed monument inscription are posted below. We are raising funds for this monument so that the stone be dedicated on September 11th, 2021. There are two ways you can donate towards this project: (1) Donate online: Go to www.comeallwhoarethirsty.org. Click on "ABOUT US", scroll down to the yellow yellow "DONATE" button and make your online donation. Please put the word "MONUMENT" in the special instructions for this fundraiser. (2) Send a check: Make the check out to CAWAT, P.O. Box 555, Sharpsburg, MD 21782 Our fundraising campaign begins May 1st and is an ongoing project until installation of the monument. Thank you for your support!  Side One of Monument  Side Two of Monument
Join us at the official opening! Listen to a brief summary of why this park is called the MAS Memorial Park. Also see plans for future memorials and displays at the Park. Meet & greet with locals and Veterans. Open to ALL. WHEN: Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. WHERE: 205 South Church Street, Sharpsburg, MD 21782 Our newest CAWAT group initiative is "The Specialist Mike Fasulo Flags for Classrooms." CAWAT's 2021 goal is to ensure that every classroom in Washington County has a U.S. flag on display. We already have our first school ready to receive flags and mounting brackets! (Pleasant Valley Elementary)
If you are interested in sponsoring a flag package for $10, donate online at www.comeallwhoarethirsty.org, click on "Home" then "Welcome," and on the Mission page, click on the yellow DONATE button. Add the words "Mr. Mike" in the special instructions and make your donation. If you want to write a check, please mail it to CAWAT, P.O. Box 555, Sharpsburg, MD 21782 Each sponsored classroom flag package consists of: one 16" x 24" U.S. Flag ($4.95 each), one mounting bracket ($2.95 each), and one 32-page booklet on flag etiquette ($1 each). Each student in that classroom will receive one waving flag 3 1/2" x 4" decal (20 cents each). CAWAT will gift each participating school a Student Flag Education DVD and a "We Support America's Veterans" window decal. This initiative is in honor of Mike Fasulo "Mr. Mike," Vietnam Veteran, long-time CAWAT member and Sharpsburg resident. Please read Mr. Mike's story in our previous notes on our EVENTS page. Good afternoon, given the current regulations Governor Hogan put in place today with the spike in COVID cases, we are forced to cancel the in person quarterly meetings at Cornerstone Community Church and the monthly meetings at Burnside First Church of God. We ARE hosting meetings via Zoom. If you are interested in attending those, please reach out to us using the "contact" tab and provide us with your email address. We will send out an email and / or call if the current status changes. If you know of a military or first responder family in need during please connect us to them so we may offer help. Stay safe, we appreciate all of you, talk to you all soon. We WILL get through all of this!  Vietnam Veteran and faithful member Mike Fasulo lost his battle with cancer. He is greatly missed.10/12/2020  Michael Anthony “Mike” Fasulo, 75, of Sharpsburg, MD passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA.
He was born on September 29, 1944 in Washington, DC to the late John Anthony and Eunice Grace Garrett Fasulo. Mike was a graduate of Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, MD. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Vietnam War. He was of the Catholic faith. Mike was a member of the East Coast Comet Club and an active member of the “Come All Who Are Thirsty Veterans Group.” He previously belonged to various car clubs. Throughout his life, he was actively involved in many motorsports. Mike’s passion and profession was auto mechanics. He also was passionate about helping others, spending time at the beach and spending time with his entire family. Mike was a true patriot. He is survived by his wife, Katherine Godwin Fasulo, whom he married April 3, 1971; daughter, Amy M. Fasulo-Morey and her husband, Randy, of Sharpsburg; daughter, Karen M. Poffenberger and her husband, Brian, of Sharpsburg; daughter, Linda T. Fasulo-Whitmore and her husband, Josh, of Rohrersville, MD; daughter, Laura C. Thomas and her husband, Mark, of Boonsboro, MD; sister, Jan Fasulo Smith of Leesburg, FL; grandchildren, Anastasia Martinez, Cayla Morey, Savanna Morey, Cole Palmer, Riley Palmer, Kendall Poffenberger, Bella Poffenberger and Michael Thomas; great-grandchildren, Jaykob, Kennedy, Alaska and Laddie; many nieces and nephews; and longtime friend and former son-in-law, Jake Palmer. A Memorial Mass and interment will be announced at a later date. |
