Clarksville, TN – Blanchfield Army Group Hospital (BACH) acquired the 2022 Companions in Schooling Boots on the Floor Award from the Clarksville-Montgomery County Schooling Basis and the Clarksville, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce throughout a ceremony, on August thirtieth, 2022 at Liberty Park.
The muse presents the annual Boots on the Floor award to the highest army unit or veteran group taking part in this system, which matches native companies and organizations with faculties within the Clarksville-Montgomery County College System (CMCSS).
Volunteer teams associate with a faculty to reinforce the training atmosphere via their experience, time, monetary or materials assets.
There are greater than 40 formal partnerships between native faculties and items on Fort Campbell, in line with the set up’s College Liaison Officer, which retains a report of unit partnerships.
“These partnerships are vital as a result of it bridges the connection between the civilian and army communities. Fort Campbell items are partnered with faculties throughout publish and the encircling communities on each the Tennessee and Kentucky sides of the publish.” stated BACH’s former Companion in Schooling coordinator, Sgt. 1st Class Jamie Hendzel, who lately transferred to a line unit with one hundred and first Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Fight Group.
Hendzel was in a position to attend the breakfast and be part of BACH’s new PIE coordinator, Workers Sgt. Sierra Brown, and NEMS Principal in accepting the award.
“Presently, Fort Campbell has items coaching outdoors the native space for months at a time and when Soldier-volunteers come into the college, I’d wish to suppose it’s like having a bit of their mum or dad and is a welcome sight. Giving again and doing what we are able to within the faculties is only a small gesture that Fort Campbell items can do that basically has a huge impact,” Hendzel added.
The hospital’s partnership with Northeast dates again a minimum of eight years. BACH has supported college students in each educational and extracurricular actions. This yr the crew has already volunteered at back-to-school evening and resumed one-to-one tutoring periods within the library. As the brand new coordinator, Brown praised Hendzel for constructing the hospital’s PIE program and getting workers concerned.
“This award relies on all of the onerous work [Sgt. 1st Class] Hendzel and our BACH individuals did final yr and we’re are excited to observe in these footsteps and hold this custom going,” stated Brown. “We need to proceed to point out we’re part of the Northeast crew.”
