Maryland Gold Star Mothers

Operation Welcome Home - Capital Region Honor Flight
2025-06-04 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | American Legion Post 60, Laurel, MD, 2 Main Street, Laurel, MD, 20707, United States
We have been invited to help the Capital Region Honor Flight welcome home our Heroes from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
They are sponsoring a dinner at the American Legion Post 60 dining hall on June 4, 2025 between 6:30- 7:15 pm
We will be arriving no later than 5:30 to help set up the dining hall, then we will greet and escort our Heroes into the dining hall.
Homemade signs, American flags and hugs are encouraged!
WElcome home flyer 6.4.25

Maryland Chapter Bi-Monthly Meeting
2025-06-07 10:00 - 12:00 | American Legion Post 60, Laurel, MD, 2 Main Street, Laurel, MD, 20707, United States

Western Maryland Day for God and Country
2025-06-08 14:00 - 17:00 | Western Maryland Day for God and Country, Camp WestMar 14509 Brown Road, Sabillisville, Maryland
If you can attend this event, please send an email to mdgsmevents@gmail.com with the name of the event in the subject line.

Lunch Distribution in the USO at BWI Airport
2025-06-11 10:00 - 17:00 | BWI Airport
We will be providing lunches and snacks for our troops at the USO located at BWI Airport. We need at least 5 moms to support this event. We will be setting up the lunches as well as cleaning up, and of course chatting with the troops!

If you can attend this event, please send an email to mdgsmevents@gmail.com with the name of the event in the subject line.

Groundbreaking for the Howard County Veterans and Military Families Monument
2025-06-12 11:00 - 12:30 | Millie Bailey Park, 10275 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD
The Monument is near the Whole Foods at 10275 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044

APG 250 Flower Plantings to Celebrate the Army's 250th Birthday
2025-06-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Top of the Bay, 30 Plum Point Loop, Aberdeeb Proving Ground, MD, United States
Please reach out directly to Mike Farlow at michael.b.farlow.civ@army.mil if you want to attend.

ISLAND GREEN FLAG DAY EVENT TO HONOR GOLD STAR MOTHERS AND FAMILIES
2025-06-14 13:00 - 22:00 | ISLAND GREEN FLAG DAY EVENT TO HONOR GOLD STAR MOTHERS AND FAMILIES, 1199 PLEASANT VALLEY RD, S., WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT, PLEASE RESPOND TO MDGSMEVENTS@GMAIL.COM WITH THE NAME OF THE EVENT IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

AGSM 2025 National Convention
2025-06-19 - 2025-06-22 | Maryland
Raleigh, NC
For more information click on this link: https://www.americangoldstarmothers.org/2025-national-convention.html

A Century of Peace Cross
2025-07-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Peace Cross, 4500 Annapolis Rd, Bladensburg, MD
There will be a light luncheon following the ceremony at:
Cheverly American Legion
3608 Legion Drive
Cheverly, Md
If you can attend this event, please send an email to mdgsmeventsA@gmail.com with the name of the event in the subject line.

USO BWI Service Project
2025-07-15 10:00 - 15:00 | BWI Airport
If you can attend this event, please respond to mdgsmevents@gmail.com with the name of the event in the subject line.
NOTE: The USO is located at door 14. Please park in the hourly parking garage. The USO will validate your parking ticket.

Warrior Events NCCA Annual Golf Tournament
2025-07-21 09:00 - 19:00 | Crofton Country Club, 1691 Crofton Parkway, Crofton, Maryland, 21114
If you can attend this event, please send an email to mdgsmevents@gmail.com with the name of the event in the subject line.
Attached below is the link of the event.
https://acfncca.org/event/ncca-annual-charity-golf-tournament-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKwFb5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFVZDdKVXBodzJCak1OS2pDAR5wDrgnH81qT_pqNe0EcrCYUMcOWIYcsDZalbjSUkNQRNWajMZumxUNk7cHUg_aem_LBZnpxqt71HJpOZTNds6DQ

Maryland Gold Star Mothers Bi-Monthly Meeting
2025-08-02 10:00 - 12:00 | American Legion Post 60, Laurel, MD, 2 Main Street, Laurel, MD, 20707, United States

Annual Pickin 4 Troops
2025-08-09 12:00 - 18:00 | Elks Lodge #2608, 931 Lake Dr, Arnold, Maryland, 21012
If you can attend this event, please send an email to mdgsmevents@gmail.com with the name of the event in the subject line.
NOTE: This event will benefit Fisher House and the Elks Veterans Program.
A $25 donation you will get the Pickin N Fixins, draft beer, iced tea and lemonade. You will be entertained by the Hard Times Bluegrass Band.

United States Army Field Band Concert "Broadway Through The Ages"
2025-08-10 15:00 - 17:00 | The Vollmer Center at the Cylburn Aboretum, 4915 Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland
If you can attend this wonderful event, please respond to mdgsmevents@gmail.com with the name of the event in the subject line.
https://www.armyfieldband.com/chamber-series-events-2025/8-10-2025

Volunteers Needed - Serving Lunch to our Deploying Troops and their families at USO-BWI
2025-08-19 09:30 - 15:00 | USO-BWI, BWI Airport, Baltimore, MD

Warrior Events Dinner Cruise - RSVP deadline has expired
2025-08-21 15:00 - 21:00 | Warrior Event Dinner Cruise, 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, Md, 21401
If you would like to attend this wonderful event, please respond to mdgsmevents@gmail.com

Elks Club Veterans Cookout
2025-08-23 15:00 - 19:00 | Elks Lodge #2283, 8261 Brock Bridge Road, Laurel, Maryland
If you can attend this event, please respond to mdgsmevents@gmail.com with the name of the event in the subject line.
NOTE: the last day to register for this events is August 18, 2025.

14th Annual Path & Field of Honor
2025-08-29 08:00 - 12:00 | McAvoy’s, 2531 Putty Hill Avenue, Parkville, MD
Join Chuck Ritz as he and other Patriots remember the lives lost on Tuesday September 11th 2001 as we place 2,977 American flags along Putty Hill Ave and honor the 158 Marylanders who made the ultimate sacrifice on the battlefields of war since 9/11 by planting 158 American flags on a hillside.

Meet at McAvoys at 8:00 AM
Address: 2527 Putty Hill Avenue, Parkville, MD

RSVP to mdgsmevents@gmail.com Please put the event in the subject line.

14th Annual 9/11 Patriot Day Ride
2025-08-30 08:30 - 14:00 | McAvoys, 2531 Putty Hill Avenue, Parkville, MD, United States
Chuck Ritz is having his annual 9/11 Patriot Day Ride on August 30th. If you plan to participate and need a helmet, please let me know no later than August 1st.

Once again, our “chauffeurs”, Lynne and Scott Mallary of Truckin4Troops will be meeting us at McAvoys, which is located at 2531 Putty Hill Ave, Parkville, MD to transport us to the start of the ride at the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company. Please be at McAvoys no later than 8:30 am!

If you are interested in participating, please rsvp to mdgsmevents@gmail.com and
please include the event’s name in the subject line.

Laurel Elk's Lodge #2283 Flo's Sock Hop
2025-09-05 19:00 - 22:00 | Elks Lodge #2283, 8261 Brock Bridge Road, Laurel, Maryland
If you can attend this fun event, please respond to mdgsmevents@gmail.com with the name of the event in the subject line.
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FLYER FOR DETAILS

Honor Flights into BWI Airport - September 2025
2025-09-11 08:00 - 17:00 | BWI Airport
If you can attend any of the Honor Flights, please respond to mdgsmevents@gmail.com with the name and date of the flight you will be at in the subject line.
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST. KELLY WILL NEED THAT INFORMATION TO SEND INTO THE POC. ALSO PLEASE NOTE, THAT IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING ANY OF THE FLIGHTS, YOU NEED TO REQUEST IT 36 HOURS BEFORE THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY.
Honor Flights into BWI Airport Aug-Sept 2025

American Red Cross - Salute to Veterans
2025-09-13 18:00 - 22:00 | Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, 1301 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC
If you can attend this event, please respond to mdgsmevents@gmail.com AND please RSVP to the below link, no later than September 1, 2025.
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=y4ra3GESN0Kyu8uhzjPHiMm8f6uE7D5Gt8MQPVKYL3NUNTBaVDVGSDRTWUFDV0oxNDRKSDBMQVdUMC4u&route=shorturl

Fisher House Gala
2025-09-20 18:00 - 22:00 | Water’s Edge Events Center, 4687 Millennium Drive, Belcamp, MD
If you can attend this event, please send an email to mdgsmevents@gmail.com with the name of the event in the subject line.
Please see below link for more information. The attire is patriotic red, white, and blue.
https://www.apgfisherhousegala.com/event-details/

Gold Star Mothers Weekend - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
2025-09-25 08:00 - 2025-09-28 17:00 | Maryland
We have reserved a block of rooms at The Churchill Hotel, located at 1914 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009. The Churchill is located just down the block from our National Headquarters. All transportation provided by AGSM will begin and return to The Churchill.
If you choose to stay at a different hotel, you are still welcome to use the bus departing from The Churchill, or you may arrange for your own transportation to all the events. If you come to The Churchill to board the bus via your personal vehicle, you will be responsible for finding parking in the vicinity for your personal vehicle.
Room rates at the Churchill are $209 per night for a Standard King and $229 per night for a Junior Suite Double, plus applicable fees and taxes in effect at the time of arrival. The Churchill offers valet parking, which is an additional $60 per night.
To reserve a room at The Churchill, follow this link: Churchill Hotel
If group rates don’t show, please use Group Rate GOLD0925
https://www.thechurchillhotel.com/
Please note that rates are only applied for the dates 9/25 – 9/29
Transportation
Saturday Banquet:
Bus: Transportation will pick up and return to the Churchill Hotel for the Military Women’s Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery.
Ride-share: Uber, Lyft, other ride-share programs, and taxis are allowed, and drop off is at the East Side of the Visitor’s Center. This also applies to pick-ups at Arlington National Cemetery.
Sunday Commemoration:
Bus: Transportation will pick up and return to the Churchill Hotel from Arlington National Cemetery.
Personal vehicle: We understand you may want to drive your personal vehicle to Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday, September 28, 2025, to facilitate your travel home following the ceremony. If you choose to do this, you will be required to park in the parking deck at Arlington National Cemetery and buy a ticket to ride the tram up to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Please plan your arrival time at Arlington accordingly to arrive at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in time for the ceremony. Details on parking cost and more information about the tram schedule, including a link to buy tickets for the tram, can be found at this link: https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Visit
More information on transportation provided by AGSM will be distributed the week of September 22nd to those who register to attend and indicate they will need transportation.
Suggested Dress
Friday evening Open House: Casual
Saturday evening Banquet: Semi-formal; military uniform
Sunday Commemoration: Business whites; military uniform
Cost
The cost for the Banquet is $80 per person.
The deadline to register for events in DC is September 11, 2025. All attendees must complete the registration form and pay for banquet tickets at this link: https://form.jotform.com/252167457127157
If you have questions, please contact our National Service Officer, Rose Duval, at nso@americangoldstarmothers.org.
Any changes to the schedule of events will be communicated via email to those who register and will be posted on our website: https://www.americangoldstarmothers.org/gold-star-weekend-2025.html

Gold Star Mother Weekend - Guided tour of the National Museum of the US Army
2025-09-25 09:00 - 12:00 | National Museum of the US Army, 1775 Liberty Dr, Fort Belvior, Virginia
This event is a guided tour of the US Army National Museum, with a lunch provided after at the museum.

Gold Star Mothers Weekend - Guided tour of the US Navy Memorial
2025-09-25 13:00 - 16:00 | US Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC
This event is a guided tour about the US Navy Memorial’s mission to Honor, Recognize, and Celebrate the men and women of the Sea Services, past, present, and future; and to inform the public about their service.

Gold Star Mothers Weekend - Open House at AGSM Headquarters
2025-09-26 18:00 - 20:00 | American Gold Star Mothers National Headquarters, 2128 Leroy Place, NW, Washington, DC
This event is an open House of the AGSM Headquarters. This will be an opportunity for you to see the National Headquarters and spend time with our National Executive Board and other Gold Star Mothers from across the country.

Gold Star Mothers Weekend - Annual Gold Star Mothers Banquet
2025-09-27 18:00 - 21:30 | Military Women’s Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Remember to bring a framed photo of your hero for the Hero’s Table.

2025 GOLD STAR FAMILY DAY LUMINARY EVENT
2025-09-28 08:00 - 17:00 | BridgingLife, 292 Stoner Avenue, Westminster, Maryland
If you would like to attend this event, please respond to mdgsmevents@gmail.com.
2025 Gold Star Luminary

Mission BBQ Gold Star Family Luncheon
2025-09-28 10:00 - 23:30 | Maryland
If you would like to attend this lunch, please RSVP to the below link.
https://mission-bbq.com/goldstar-lunch-rsvp/
