From July 10-12, over 90 Tillman Military Scholars from across the country met at the University of Maryland in College Park for the 2nd Annual Pat Tillman Legacy Summit, joining Marie Tillman, Pat Tillman Foundation Board and Staff members and dozens of supporters and partner organizations in a gathering focused on leadership training, service and community building.
One highlight came on Monday, July 11, when after a morning of leadership and career workshops, approximately 225 volunteers, 90 of whom were Tillman Military Scholars and 15 of whom were boys from Baltimore Raven Domonique Foxworth’s Baltimore BORN organization, carried out a clean-up and beautification effort in the Oliver neighborhood of Baltimore as a part of the Pat Tillman Legacy Summit Day of Service. In only 4 hours in the neighborhood, an economically depressed and crime-ridden area featured in the popular television series The Wire, volunteers gathered and removed garbage by the truckload, overfilling a 40-yard city dumpster and covering an area a 1/2 mile long and a 1/4 mile wide. In addition, weeds were trimmed, fresh mulch was laid down and a large mural was painted.
Pat Tillman Legacy Summit Day of Service in the Oliver Neighborhood of Baltimore. Photo by Josh Davidson.
Another highlight came at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, July 12, when Tillman Military Scholars split into teams by state to meet with their congressional representatives. In over 35 meetings – a majority of which were with the Representative and/or Senator themselves – Scholars built awareness for the Pat Tillman Foundation and Tillman Military Scholars program and offered themselves as a resource to their representatives.
Tillman Military Scholars at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Josh Davidson.
To view more photos of Tillman Military Scholars in action, visit these links on Flicker – Day of Service & Capitol Hill – or find the Pat Tillman Foundation on Facebook.
