Military Missions was born in 2004 by Beth Pennington and her parents, John and Barbara Denson, were Beth’s biggest supporters. They helped out whenever and wherever needed. Barbara also answered the office phone for many years.
We were heartbroken to hear of Barbara’s passing on October 21, 2022. She had touched so many people throughout the years, we knew we wanted to do something to keep her legacy alive.
It was decided to create the annual Barbara Denson Memorial Volunteer Award. The award would ideally be presented each January since Barbara’s birthday was January 7th. The recipients must have a heart for volunteering, like Barbara, and go above and beyond by showing initiative and enthusiasm for serving others.
We are excited to announce that the 2nd annual Barbara Denson Memorial Volunteer Award goes to Phillip Seyfrit!
Phillip Seyfrit is the curator of the Battle of Richmond Visitors Center in Richmond, Ky and the superintendent of the Battle of Richmond park. He has held this position for 17 years.
Phillip has been a supporter of Military Missions for several years, and in several different ways. We were in great need of cards and letters to be included in care packages and he organized a community-wide card signing event. Everyone was encouraged to stop by the visitor center and sign a thank you card for a deployed servicemember.
During Operation SEND Christmas a few items in each package are wrapped. This assures that the recipient will have something to unwrap for Christmas. Last year, we were running short on wrapping paper and shared the need on Facebook. Phillip saw this plea and immediately stepped into action. Within no time he had collected 300 rolls of wrapping paper!
The longest running support from Phillip is his annual candy drive. Several years ago, we were in dire need of candy for care packages. Phillip saw the post on Facebook and creatively came up with the “Be a LifeSaver” event. He collected thousands of individually wrapped LifeSaver candies. Four years later and “Be a LifeSaver” is still going strong. In the Spring of 2024 he hit a new record with 66,000 pieces of candy.
Barbara Denson Memorial Volunteer Award
Military Missions was born in 2004 by Beth Pennington and her parents, John and Barbara Denson, were Beth’s biggest supporters. They helped out whenever and wherever needed. Barbara also answered the office phone for many years.
Read Beth’s letter about her mother HERE.
We were heartbroken to hear of Barbara’s passing on October 21, 2022. She had touched so many people throughout the years, we knew we wanted to do something to keep her legacy alive.
It was decided to create the annual Barbara Denson Memorial Volunteer Award. The award would ideally be presented each January since Barbara’s birthday was January 7th. The recipients must have a heart for volunteering, like Barbara, and go above and beyond by showing initiative and enthusiasm for serving others.
We are excited to announce that the 2nd annual Barbara Denson Memorial Volunteer Award goes to Phillip Seyfrit!
Phillip Seyfrit is the curator of the Battle of Richmond Visitors Center in Richmond, Ky and the superintendent of the Battle of Richmond park. He has held this position for 17 years.
Phillip has been a supporter of Military Missions for several years, and in several different ways. We were in great need of cards and letters to be included in care packages and he organized a community-wide card signing event. Everyone was encouraged to stop by the visitor center and sign a thank you card for a deployed servicemember.
During Operation SEND Christmas a few items in each package are wrapped. This assures that the recipient will have something to unwrap for Christmas. Last year, we were running short on wrapping paper and shared the need on Facebook. Phillip saw this plea and immediately stepped into action. Within no time he had collected 300 rolls of wrapping paper!
The longest running support from Phillip is his annual candy drive. Several years ago, we were in dire need of candy for care packages. Phillip saw the post on Facebook and creatively came up with the “Be a LifeSaver” event. He collected thousands of individually wrapped LifeSaver candies. Four years later and “Be a LifeSaver” is still going strong. In the Spring of 2024 he hit a new record with 66,000 pieces of candy.