Invisible Vets

05/25/2026

🇺🇸🕯️ Today, we honor the brave men and women who never made it home. 🕯️🇺🇸

🇺🇸🫡At Invisible Vets, we gently remind our community that Memorial Day is not simply a celebration or a long weekend — it is a sacred day of remembrance, reflection, and gratitude for those who gave their lives in service to our nation.🫡🇺🇸

💜That is why many veterans and military families do not say “Happy Memorial Day.”💜

❤️🤍💙Instead, we remember the fallen, stand beside the families they left behind, and give thanks for the freedoms purchased through their sacrifice.
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🙏🏻May we never forget those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.🙏🏻

🎖️ Land of the free because of the brave. 🎖️

05/05/2026

🇺🇸 100 PATRIOTS FOR VETFEST 🇺🇸

When Community Comes Together… Great Things Get Done…🫡🇺🇸

Invisible Vets is calling on 100 Patriots to stand up in support of VetFest 2026—an event that fuels everything we do for veterans and their families across the country.

💥 THE MISSION:
We are seeking 100 Patriots to give $100 each to power VetFest and the life-changing outreach that follows.

⚠️ ONLY 100 SPOTS AVAILABLE.
Once they’re gone—they’re gone.

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🔥 HONOR & LEGACY:
All 100 Patriots will be:
🇺🇸 Recognized on official VetFest vinyl signage
🇺🇸 Given the opportunity to personally sign and leave a message on the banner at VetFest
🇺🇸 Part of something bigger as that banner then travels to overseas military bases, carrying your message directly to those serving abroad, just as last year’s VetFest 2025 banner did.

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Your $100 helps make possible:
🫡 Free Admission to VetFest 2026 for EVERYONE
🫡 Live Music and Activities
🫡 Giveaways and Prizes
✔️ Dignity Bags with high-protein food, hygiene essentials, and survival gear
✔️ Emergency food and fuel assistance
✔️ Outreach to veterans facing homelessness and hardship
✔️ Expansion of veteran advocacy missions nationwide

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Over the past 9 years, together we’ve:
🇺🇸 Adopted 341 veteran families
🇺🇸 Reached veterans in 43 states + Alaska & Hawaii
🇺🇸 Delivered thousands upon thousands of critical support items

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🙏 If you’ve ever said, “I wish I could do more for our veterans”…
This is your moment.

👉 Comment “I’m In”, post a 🫡 emoji or message us NOW to secure your spot. A representative will follow-up with additional details.

📊 Spots Remaining: 97 / 100 (Updating live)

🇺🇸🫡Because supporting our veterans isn’t just something we say…
It’s something we do.🫡🇺🇸

04/13/2026

It's VOLUNTEER Time...
Join us for VetFest 2026.
Use the link below to sign your family, friends, office, club or organization to come support our veteran celebration.

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

04/11/2026

Holding our first VetFest 2026 flyer and hangin’ out at Parkview Field with the gang for the Fort Wayne TinCaps Military Appreciation game.
The kids are here with us so it’s good to be home.
Stop out and see me, grab a VetFest flyer and some snacks.

12/25/2025

On behalf of the Invisible Vets Board of Directors, volunteers, community partners and myself;

Merry & Blessed Christmas to those who are serving, have served and are away from loved ones.

May the Lord Bless and keep you this holiday season and the days to follow.

🪖🙏🏻💜🎅🏼

Blessings-Jim Garigen

11/27/2025

On behalf of the Invisible Vets Board of Director’s, volunteers, families and friends;

Happy and blessed Thanksgiving to all who are serving, have served and those who never made it home.

😀🙏🏻🦃🫡🇺🇸

11/11/2025

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09/07/2025

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/indiana-women-in-tech-week-nei-2025-4423763

From a celebratory kickoff brunch to a Moms of Tech roundtable, a family-friendly career & resource fair with student showcase, and a networking mixer — join us for a week celebrating women and allies in tech across Northeast Indiana!

08/27/2025

As we prepare for inclement weather in a few months, we will be transitioning our Dignity Bags to accommodate for the cold and wet seasons.
Here are our current needs;

Ponchos
Cold Weather Socks
Hats, Gloves & Scarves
Long Underwear (Male & Female)
Mylar Emergency Blankets
Toiletries
Feminine Hygiene Products
Single Serve Peanut Butter
Foil Tuna Packets
Single Trail Mix
Mints (altoids, ice or hard candy)
Cough drops
Travel kleenex
Single Beef Jerky
Bottled Water
Single Applesauce
Vitamins
Hand/Toe Warmers
Travel sewing kits
Chap Stick
Sandwich, Quart & Gallon Zip Bags
$10 & $20 Fast Food Gift Cards
$25 Gas Cards
$25-$50 grocery store cards

Gift Cards and Monetary donations can be made out to & mailed to;

Invisible Vets
c/o Jim Garigen
9588 S Sprinkle #1
Portage, Michigan
49002

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All other donations can be sent or delivered to;

2701 Clara Avenue
Fort Wayne, In 46805

Our IRS 501(c)(3) number is; 81-478803

08/19/2025

We just wanted to say THANK YOU to all attendees and Sponsors of this past weekends first ever VetFest at Headwaters Park. It was a tremendous success, and we look forward to growing this event each year!

Please post any photos you took from the event and tag our page!

🇺🇸🫡UPDATE🫡🇺🇸
Some attendees have brought it to our attention that photos cannot be posted here. If you are having difficulty doing so, please make your own post and tag;
Invisible Vets or the event page itself.
WE HOPE TO ANNOUNCE OUR;
SAVE THE DATE for next years VetFest in the next few weeks.