On May 20th, the Massachusetts Senate, passed Amendment 37, an important piece of legislation championed by State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry. The Amendment would allocate $150,000 of the state's budget toward funding the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Memorial in Seaport Square. Additionally, the amendment would put the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Memorial License Plate directly into production bypassing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's 1500 minimum pre-order requirement. This is great news, however
Contact Ways and Means
Please contact the Joint Committee on Ways and Means to voice your support for Amendment 37.
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Last year, due to the fiscal crisis, the state cut $250,000 from the budget that had been previously allocated toward the memorial.
Why
This is the first plate for non-veterans to support Veteran causes. So while Veteran and Gold Star plates are exclusive to those groups, the MFH memorial plate will be the first plate available for the general public to show gratitude to fallen heroes. The plate will provide the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Memorial Fund with annual income through new registrations and biannual renewals so that once the memorial is built, we can continue to offer services to returning Veterans and Gold Star families.
What services and programs?
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Please call the Joint Committee on Ways and Means today!
Sincerely,
Dan Magoon
Executive Director
Massachusetts Fallen Heroes
"Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering."