Stand Down Madison - Wayne D. Horner Memorial

07/28/2026

🎯 DARTS FOR A CAUSE! 🎯

​Mark your calendars! The 2nd Annual Barmuda Triangle Dart Tournament is back on Saturday, August 15th, and we’re bringing the fun to Champ’s Bar Thirsty Beaver Bar - Reedsburg and Just One.

​We’re coming together for a Luck of the Draw (LOD) tournament to raise funds and support local veterans through Stand Down Madison! 🇺🇸❤️

​Here’s everything you need to know to join in:

​📍 Where:
• Sign-ups @ Thirsty Beaver Bar (Reedsburg)
• Darts, raffles, and fun spreading across Champ’s Bar, Thirsty Beaver, and Just One!

​⏰ When:
• Sign-ups start: 3:00 PM at Thirsty Beaver
• Darts fly: ~4:00 PM

​💵 Entry Fee: $20 per person
($10 goes straight to the payout pot 🏆, and $10 goes directly to support Stand Down Madison!)

​🚚 Grub On-Site:
Come hungry! The Flavor Rescue Food Truck will be on-site serving up delicious food to keep you fueled! 🍔🔥

​🎟️ Raffles & Silent Auction:
Head over to Just One throughout the day to check out awesome raffle prizes and bid on silent auction items!

​Whether you're throwing darts, grabbing some incredible food, or just coming out to cheer, bring your friends and help us make a huge impact for our community's veterans.
​Learn more about our mission at www.StandDownMadison.org

​See you on August 15th! Let’s make this year’s tournament bigger and better than ever! 🙌🎯🔥

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07/22/2026

📢 Join Us Tomorrow: July Open Meeting! 📢

Looking for a way to get involved and make a real impact for local veterans? Come share your ideas and collaborate with us at the Stand Down Madison Open Meeting! Whether you want to volunteer, partner with us, or just learn more about our mission, everyone is welcome.

🗓 When: Tomorrow, Thursday, July 23
⏰ Time: 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM CT

📍 In-Person Option:
VFW Post 7591
301 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, WI

💻 Virtual Option (Zoom):
Join directly from home!

Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86352225283?pwd=h8TTaUN7SUAZlbFyMRQIeVOHNTOCv2.1
Meeting ID: 863 5222 5283
Passcode: 238759

🗓 Mark Your Calendars!
Our Annual Stand Down Event is coming up on October 17, 2026!

🤝 Want to volunteer? Sign up today on our website!

🏬 Want to join as a Community Partner? Registration is officially open!

📧 Questions? Reach out to us at [email protected] or call (608) 301-5528.
🌐 Visit us at www.StandDownMadison.org to get involved!

See you tomorrow! 🤝🇺🇸

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07/16/2026

☀️ TODAY IS THE DAY! The fair is open! 🎪🎉

​Hometown Hero Day is officially happening right now at the Dane County Fair, and we are so excited to celebrate our amazing local military and veteran families! 🇺🇸✨

​Pack up the kids and head on down to the fairgrounds—here are all the incredible perks waiting for you today:

​⭐️ Veterans & Active Duty: Get in completely FREE all day long (just show your ID)!

⭐️ Parking: 100% FREE! 🚗

​🎒 SUPPLIES 4 SUCCESS IS LIVE: The Resource Fair is up and running from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM! Drop by our table to grab FREE school supplies for your military and veteran kiddos. We want to make sure every child leaves with a loaded backpack, so come see us before we run out! 📚✏️

​A massive, heartfelt thank you to our awesome community partners, One Community Bank and Verona Safety Supply, Inc., for standing with us to make this school supply mission a reality. 🙌

​👉 PLEASE HIT SHARE! Help us spread the word in real-time so no local military families miss out on the resources, the freebies, and the fun today!

​We are here and ready to celebrate YOU. See you soon! 👋🎪

​ℹ️ www.StandDownMadison.org

07/08/2026

🇺🇸 ATTENTION MILITARY & VETERAN FAMILIES! 🇺🇸

​Mark your calendars for next week Thursday, July 16th, because Hometown Hero Day is happening at the Dane County Fair! 🎪

​We want to invite our local service members, veterans, and their families out for an amazing day of community connection and support. Look at what we have lined up for you:

​⭐️ Veterans & Active Duty Military: FREE Entry (with ID)

⭐️ Family Members: Only $3 each until 3:00 PM

⭐️ Parking: FREE!

⭐️ Resource Fair (10 AM - 3 PM): Stop by to connect with essential services, support organizations, and refreshments.

🎒 Free School Supplies: We will be distributing school supplies from our Supplies 4 Success Drive to military and veteran children until we run out of supplies!

​Bring your family, grab some essential school supplies, and check out the local resources. Let us celebrate you!

​Thank you so much to our community collection partners, One Community Bank and Verona Safety Supply, Inc. for helping us make this school supply mission possible!

​👉 See the attached flyer for all the details and share this post to help us spread the word to other local military and veteran families!

​Learn more at: www.StandDownMadison.org

07/04/2026

Happy Birthday, America! 🇺🇸 Stand Down Madison - Wayne D. Horner Memorial is ready to celebrate. Wishing you all a beautiful, peaceful, and patriotic 4th of July with the people you love! ✨🎆❤️

06/29/2026

$38,000 raised for our local veterans! ⛳🇺🇸❤️

​My heart is absolutely full after spending this past Friday at TPC Wisconsin for the Verona Safety Annual Golf Outing. It was an incredible day of community, camaraderie, and pure generosity, all coming together to support the Wayne D. Horner Memorial Stand Down Madison.

​To say I am blown away by the results is an understatement. The spectacular team at Verona Safety brought together sponsors, golfers, and volunteers who completely opened their hearts. We had so many unforgettable moments throughout the day, including a massive live-auction battle over a massive 5 lb chunk of cheese that ended up raising a whopping $1,200 all on its own!

Only in Wisconsin, right? 🧀

​As we continue our mission, a gift of this magnitude is a complete game-changer. Every dollar from the sponsorships, the raffle tickets, and that legendary block of cheese will go directly to work in our community, providing immediate, essential resources, housing support, and critical services to the veterans who gave so much for us.

​A massive, heartfelt thank you to Verona Safety for their unwavering dedication to our mission, to TPC Wisconsin for being incredible hosts, and to every single person who spent their day supporting our cause and bidding from the heart.

​We serve those who served, but we can only do it because of an amazing community like this one. Thank you all for standing with us!

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