St. Cloud Stand Down

We can't wait to hear those engines revving on Saturday. 🏍

Thank you, Stoney's Bar, for another year of support from the Lee Betz Memorial Ride for Veterans!

We're honored to accept these awards from our community. ❤️ Thank you to all who support us so that we can continue to support our Vets.

CommunityVotes St. Cloud 2024 Official 2024 Community Voting Awards Platform for St. Cloud, MN. Where the community votes for their favorites every year.

Come one, come all to the first annual “Sweat for Vets” on September 7th. All proceeds go to St. Cloud Standdown!

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Our volunteers love to help Veterans outside of Stand Down, too. Some of our crew made it out to Veterans Rock yesterday to help with setup, cleanup, and everything in between (including modeling a salute for one of the artists)! 🫡

👍🏻 their page to follow updates on Saint Cloud's newest monument!

Thank you to everyone who nominated us on CommunityVotes - St. Cloud MN! We made it through to the voting round in every category that we were nominated in! If you could take a second to vote for us in the following categories, we would be so, so grateful.

🗳 Best Non-Profit
🗳 Best Community Group
🗳 Best Community Organization
🗳 Best Women's Clothing and Accessories
🗳 Best Boutique (for both StandDown and the Lady Veterans Boutique)
🗳 Best Barbershop and Men's Hairdresser (for Gentlemen's Quarters)

Nominate St. Cloud StandDown – CommunityVotes St. Cloud 2024 Official 2024 Community Voting Awards Platform for St. Cloud, MN. Where the community votes for their favorites every year.

Digital Printing Plus, Inc. is one more place that you can purchase raffle tickets for our 2021 Maverick XRS and aluminum trailer! $100 gets you FIVE chances to win our grand prize or cash prizes as well as this 20 oz. tumbler.

Now imagine winning this souped-up Maverick + a trailer to transport it for just $20! We'll also be drawing for a winner of $2,500, and another for $1,500.

Raffle tickets are being sold at the following locations:
🎟 St. Cloud Stand Down
🎟 Rock On Trucks, Inc
🎟 The Boot Shack
🎟 Stoney's Bar
🎟 AIR MAX LLC
🎟 Archangel Recovery and Reintegration Ministry - ARRM
🎟 Digital Printing Plus, Inc.

Proceeds will go toward the creation of townhomes for Vets in need.

Ribfest 2024 was a blast! 🎆 We were blessed by the generosity of Four Seasons Contracting - St. Cloud, who hosted the event, as well as the community members who showed up to support our mission. Thank you, all!

We hope that everyone has a beautiful 4th of July. 🇺🇸

Big thank you to the Westwood Church Quilt Ministry for stopping by with a donation of 20 quilts, made with love for Vets in need! 🪡🧵

The ladies were able to stick around for tours from Thomas and Kathie, too!

Come on out to the Buffalo Rodeo Grounds and see us for your side-by-side raffle tickets! We'll be here tonight and tomorrow. 🤠

We're also selling tickets at the following locations:
- St. Cloud Stand Down
- Rock On Trucks, Inc
- The Boot Shack
- Stoney's Bar
- AIR MAX LLC
- Archangel Recovery and Reintegration Ministry - ARRM
- Digital Printing Plus, Inc.

We were happy to welcome Commander Hutchens of American Legion Post 76 to our board of directors meeting today! In addition to the Legion, we host a variety of groups at our facility that support our community Vets. 🇺🇸

🏁 2021 MAVERICK XRS + Aluminum Trailer

$2️⃣0️⃣/ticket

Ultimate MN Outdoorsman Pack
- 900 Cubic Engine
- Custom-Made Roll Cage
- XTRA Heavy-Duty Suspension
- C.B. Radio
- Radio
- 4 Headphone Sets
- 5 Super-Size Tires + Rims
- Accessory Tie Downs
- LED Light Bars
- Heated Seats
- 4 Poncho Liners

🥈2nd Prize: $2,500 Cash
🥉3rd Prize: $1,500 Cash

Must be 18+ to purchase tickets. Winner is responsible for applicable fees and taxes. Drawing will take place Oct. 5, 2024, at Rollies. Need not be present to win.

🇺🇸 Proceeds will go toward furthering our mission of supporting Vets.

Tickets are being sold at the following locations:
- St. Cloud Stand Down
- Rock On Trucks, Inc
- The Boot Shack
- Stoney's Bar
- AIR MAX LLC
- Archangel Recovery and Reintegration Ministry - ARRM
- Digital Printing Plus, Inc.

We always say that our volunteers are the "Best of the Best," and we love the opportunity to recognize their contributions to the community through CommunityVotes - St. Cloud MN!

Organizations with the most nominations get to move forward to the voting round in July. We would be so grateful if you took a moment to nominate us here: https://stcloud.communityvotes.com/

This year we're in the running for:

❤️ Best Non-Profit (Services category for both StandDown and The Frontline Food Pantry)

🏘 Best Community Organization (Services category)

👗 Best Women's Clothing and Accessories (Retail Stores category for Lady Veterans Boutique)

👔 Best Boutique (Retail Stores category for both StandDown and Lady Veterans Boutique)

💈 Best Barber Shops and Men's Hairdressers (Wellness, Hair and Beauty category for Gentlemen's Quarters)

Freedom isn’t free. Today, we remember and thank those who died defending our liberty. Their courage echoes through time. Our hearts are also with those they left behind. 🇺🇸

Look what rolled into StandDown today. 👀

As much as the guys wish we could keep it as a toy for around here, we're going to be raffling it off! More details will be posted soon.

Senator Jeff Howe paid a visit to St. Cloud StandDown today to present us with a Senate resolution congratulating us on 25 years of Veterans helping Veterans!

"With dignity, honor, and respect."

L to R: Caroline, Sarge, Bryan, Lester, Red, Bob, Senator Howe, Nick, Louise

Rae and Kathie have the Lady Veterans Boutique styled for summer!

Veterans can shop these looks and more, free of charge, Monday through Thursday between 10 am and 2 pm. 🛍

This Military Appreciation Month, we want to thank all of our country's service members, near and far, past and present. We also want to give a special shoutout to our volunteers who live out our motto of "Veterans helping Veterans."

We appreciate you all every month of the year.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. 💚

If you are in need of support, dial 988 and press 1 for a Veteran-specific line.

You can also text 838255 or chat online (veteranscrisisline.net).

Help is available. You never have to fight alone.

🎵 Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came 🎵

Today we were blessed with another visit from Blue Star Mothers North Metro. They felt such a connection to our mission that they drove over two hours to present to our board of directors! At the end of their time with us, they surprised us with a generous donation. We were moved by their mission and their passion, and we hope to see a Central Minnesota chapter soon! 💙

Vice President Thomas and our barber, John, had the privilege of accepting St. Cloud Area Sertoma Club's prestigious "Service to Mankind" award on behalf of all of our incredible volunteers. It is an honor to be acknowledged by an organization that has been giving back to the Saint Cloud community for 65 years. Thank you for your continued support!

Our volunteers really are the best of the best, and they're the reason we're able to do what we do.

Our advocacy efforts extend beyond Central Minnesota. We joined hundreds of Veterans and supporters today at to rally to and .

It is with great honor we present the Golden Eagle Award to Commander Brandon and the American Legion Post 621 for their continuous generosity and support! Their contributions and others like it, are the reason our mission continues to operate at the highest capacity and the highest standards. From the bottom of our hearts, Thank you!

If you would like to support our mission visit stcloudstanddown.com.
Volunteers and donations are always welcome!

Thank you Blue Star Mothers North Metro Ch 7 for stopping in and for your support! Glad we could help your cause.

And thank you, St. Cloud Area Sertoma Club, for hosting us. But, more importantly, thank you for your generosity and commitment to our community.

Thank you to St. Cloud Stand Down for your informative presentation to the St. Cloud Area Sertoma Club members this week! What incredible work you are doing for veterans across our community.

Strong today, stronger tomorrow, strongest together. 💪🏻