MAD 2010

MAD, Inc. is excited to announce that 2010 will see an increase in opportunities to show our Troops and their Families how much we appreciate them!

Beginning with our annual event in Morehead City in June, we will follow with our first event in Florida at MAD 5 Panama City in July. Finally, we host our annual fall event in Oak Island in October.

2010 will be our largest effort in history and we are hoping that we can show our gratitude and support to over 1000 military personnel at these three events. To do this however, will require a lot support from everyone as we hope to remain an all volunteer organization. Please be sure to check our web site for updates regularly, sign up to receive our email newsletter the MAD Report and volunteer or make a donation if you are able.

Thank you for continuing to support Military Appreciation Day!

What is Military Appreciation Day?

Military Appreciation Day is an event organized by volunteers to provide a day of fishing for our Active Duty Military, Guard and Reservists. The event also includes activities for their families and a southern style cookout.

WE NEED YOU!

Our events are organized and managed by a group of dedicated volunteers and we need more! If you would like to volunteer to help us Thank Those Who Serve America, click on the Volunteer tab above.

We also need donations to help pay for these events for our heroes. No amount is too small! If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to MAD, click on the Donate tab above.

History of Military Appreciation Day

In February of 2006 a newspaper in Wilmington, NC published a story about restaurants that were refusing entry to a group of Marines who had just returned from Iraq and Afghanistan. Rodney Carroll, Dan Smith and John Polosky were outraged and decided to do something about it!

Within a few weeks they raised almost $1000 and with the help of a donated van and a few marines they set forth on a mission to change this policy and pay tribute to those who have served America.

As they visited these restaurants and spent time with these young marines they were overwhelmed with the desire to show appreciation for our true American Heroes and thus the idea for Military Appreciation Day was born!

Within two short months, all of the planning for the event was completed and on May 20, 2006 men and women from all five branches of the Armed Services arrived for the First Annual Military Appreciation Day or MAD1.

The 225 service men and women who ventured out in volunteer and chartered vessels were greeted by pouring rain and howling winds, but the spirit of the day was not diminished as volunteers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania were on hand for one reason...

One, Simple, THANKS!