Home Recognition In Kind Donors Tribute Sponsors Dedication Paver Locator Donations Buy a Tribute Paver Paver Locator The Veteran's Tribute of Oakland Township is a non-profit dedicated to the establishment and maintenance of a tribute to the veterans of the US Armed Services Upcoming Veterans Tribute of Oakland Township Events Sept 11 Sat Day of Remembrance 20th Anniversary of 9/11 The VTOT invites the public to attend a day of Remembrance and Family for the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday, September 11th from 2pm to dusk. The event will include live music, food and drink, two Moments of Remembrance and patriotic videos for the whole family. The event will be free, but Donations to the VTOT will be greatly appreciated. And if you order an Honorary Paver that day, it will be installed at the Tribute by Veterans Day in November. Stay tuned for additional information! Click here to view the full schedule Past Announcements Posted 4/21/2021 Spring Beautification at the Tribute The VTOT will be doing spring beautification at the Tribute on two Saturday mornings in May. We invite anyone who would like to help this worthy cause to join us for a couple hours - starting at 10am - on either of these two dates: Saturday May 1, 2021 - We will have 4 yds. of compost delivered. We need folks to push aside the mulch and then lay the compost and repush the mulch back in position followed by tidying the beds for planting. Cleaning up the rose beds, and fertilizing where needed. Please bring your gardening tools and a wheelbarrow if possible. Saturday May 22, 2021 – We will be planting annual flowers in Monument Circle and the Flagpole Garden. Please bring shovels and gardening tools. Click Here to Order Your Tribute Brick Today! You can find your paver's location in the "Find My Paver" search tool. New orders received by March 1st, 2022 will be installed by Memorial Day2022. VTOT Tribute News The VTOT was proud to dedicate the 2nd of five historical markers in Monument Circle last night, May 25th, at the Tribute. We wish to thank Richard Shore for his service in the US Navy. And the VTOT is eternally grateful to the Shore Family for their patriotism and generosity in sponsoring the Constitution Marker. Click to enlarge Click to view full image < Help Support the Tribute Support Phase II of the Tribute: The VTOT Board has three goals in Phase II. First, to maintain the Tribute and the grounds of the Site in outstanding condition, appropriately honoring those who have served. Second, to install additional monuments at the Site which expand the educational aspect of the Tribute about our nation’s founding and history. Third, to raise an endowment fund that will provide the means to maintain the site in perpetuity.  Click the brochure on the right for illustrations of the elements of Phase II and how you can Sponsor them. To learn more about contributing to the next phase of the plan, please contact Directors Terry Gonser carnusse@aol.com or Tim Reese vtotinfo@comcast.net for information. Or give us a call @ (248) 608-2804. Interested in using the Tribute site for your civic or patriotic event? The Tribute site is available for your patriotic or civic event outside of Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Veteran's Day. Reservations are available up to six months in advance, and are subject to approval by the Board of Directors. Please use the Usage Form to request a date for your event. Scan and email completed forms to vtotinfo@comcast.net Who We Are Honoring all Veterans of our Armed Forces and their role in preserving our freedom. The Veterans Tribute of Oakland Township (VTOT) is a non-profit corporation chartered by the state of Michigan and created solely for the construction and operation of a tribute in Oakland Township to the United States Armed Forces and Military Veterans. The tribute is located at 5236 Adams Road, Oakland Township, Michigan. The VTOT is led by a volunteer, unpaid Board of Directors who are all residents of the Township: Timothy Reese, Colonel, US Army (Retired) Mike Whitefoot, Lt. Colonel, US Air Force (Retired) Terry Gonser, former Supervisor of Oakland Township, 2012-2016 David Sokol, Veteran, US Army Dennis DaSilva, Veteran, US Air Force. Mark Gerhard, Colonel, US Marine Corps (Retired) Rebecca Gonser Rob Cromwell Donor of the day All of us on the VTOT Board of Directors would like to thank Mr. John and Paul Yearwood of Rochester Hills Contract Glazing for the extremely generous support. They agreed to donate the huge, etched glass panels for each of the six Services. They also greatly assisted our engineering team in understanding the nuances of constructing the panels. Their generosity, one of the three largest in-kind donations we have received, will be forever remembered in the majestic vertical sweep of the Tribute. Thank you! Tribute of the day Looking for a specific honoree? Enter the first few letters of last name or branch to browse Funding All funds raised for the project are managed by the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester, a Federally approved 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. VTOT has established a fund within the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester to capture and manage donations. No money passes through VTOT, All donations from this website will be processed through Paypal and deposited directly to the Foundation account in the name of VTOT. Please visit the Foundation website for more details about this community organization.

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