County signs on as Hidden Heroes Community
County Commissioners (left) Ben Robertson, Wally Cossairt and Tim Bertling with (center) DAR Wild Horse Trail Chapter Regent Susan Costa celebrate Boundary County joining the Hidden Heroes campaign on April 8,2024.
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On April 8, Boundary County is one of first Idaho cities and counties to sign on as a Hidden Heroes Community, one of the campaign's key national initiatives designed to develop military caregiver resources at a local level.
Each Hidden Heroes city, county, or state signs on to help identify local military caregivers and deepen community resources to offer them vital support.
Hidden Heroes raises awareness about the issues military caregivers face, brings critical resources to our nation’s “hidden heroes” caring for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans, and connects military caregivers to a community of their peers
The Hidden Heroes Cities and Counties program is part of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s Hidden Heroes Campaign launched in 2016 by Senator Elizabeth Dole, campaign chair Tom Hanks and nearly 200 military caregivers representing virtually every state in the union.
In Idaho, local chapters of the Idaho State Society Daughters of the American Revolution began a campaign to educate Idahoans of this national initiative back in February. DAR chapters participate in projects to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
In Idaho, DAR has almost 900 members in 15 chapters in every corner of the state. Locally, the Wild Horse Trail Chapter serves communities in Boundary and Bonner counties.