34th Red Bull Infantry Division
Minnesota National Guard
When? April 20 10 am - 2 pm
Where? E4136 Douglas Road, La Valle, WI
More Info: Call 608-985-7889 - Please leave a message.
As part of the Douglas Legacy Farm’s effort to serve soldiers and veterans, this year we are focused on the Minnesota 34th Infantry Division, currently deployed to the Middle East. Wisconsin does not have any major deployments this year, so we turn west to serve brave soldiers from Minnesota.
We will be working with the Yellow Ribbon 34th Infantry support group to send homemade or bakery purchased cookies to the 34th every month to show our support and gratitude for their service and sacrifice. All cookies will be transported by car to Bloomington, Minnesota, for transfer to the Yellow Ribbon support group. The Yellow Ribbon provides monthly support packages to the unit, which will include all cookies donated to the unit.
There is a La Valle connection to the 34th Minnesota Infantry. In 2009, Paul Vaillancourt of La Valle was stationed at Basra, Iraq, with the 34th as a joint Minnesota - Wisconsin National Guard deployment.
Bring pre-mixed cookie dough to bake , or just drop off your homemade or bakery cookies. (No store bought cookies or dough with chocolate, please.)
How you can help ~
1) Check the event tab for the dates of “Let’s Bake!”
2) Complete the “I’m baking for the 34th” form (click the white button).
3) Bring your cookie dough to bake OR
4) If short on time, drop off baked or bakery purchased cookies.
5) Sign a card for the 34th Infantry.
PLEASE:
no chocolate chips or fillings that might melt
provide a container with lid for your cookies for transport to the Yellow Ribbon in Bloomington, Minnesota, for posting to the 34th.
34th Infantry Unit Information
The Arden Hills-based 34th Red Bull Infantry Division provides training and readiness oversight for nine National Guard brigades with more than 23,000 Soldiers across Minnesota and twenty-three other States. In Minnesota, the 34ID includes the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB), 84th Troop Command, the 347th Regional Support Group, and the 34th Division Artillery (DIVARTY).