$1000.00 to Museum!

Today fifty-six students and ten adult chaperones traveled to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to present our DVD, book, and Educator's Guide to the museum.  Aubree Poole, one of the writers in the book, gave an overview of our project and then presented the materials to Diane Saltzman, Director, Initiative on Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism.

 Josh Butcher, one of the narrators of the film,  proudly gave Ms. Saltzman the check for $1000.00, which was raised from the sale of the DVD and book.

 Following the presentation, students were treated to Nesse Godin, Holocaust survivor and volunteer at the museum. She shared her story of survival and why she has made it part of her life's mission to educate others about the Holocaust.  Her story can be found on the museum's website at http://www.ushmm.org.

 It was a beautiful day in Washington, DC.  This is our group outside of the museum.

 We were excited to have Sylvia Bonebrake, one of the survivors featured in The Glorious and the Brave, accompany us to the museum.   She is pictured here with Nesse Godin.

 Verne Baker, liberator at Dachau and one of our five veterans showcased in the film, along with Sylvia Bonebrake, talk with a museum representative who asked to have copies of their memoirs to add to the museum archives of personal testimony.

$1000.00 To The Wounded Warriors Project

Today, students at Greencastle-Antrim High School celebrated Veteran's Day with a special assembly honoring our military. At the end of the program, Aaron Tresler presented at check for $1000.00 to The Wounded Warrior Project.  Dale Sheller of the Greencastle VFW accepted the check on behalf of The Wounded Warrior Project.  The check, along with a copy of The Glorious and The Brave DVD, book, and Educator's Guide, will be sent to The Wounded Warrior Project.  Aaron has a poem published in the book, The Glorious and The Brave

Lt. Corey Spoonhour (retired), U.S. Air Force was the keynote speaker for the assembly.

FILM AIRS ON VETERAN'S DAY!

The Glorious and the Brave will air in its entirety, Sunday, November 11th, 2012 on WJAL-TV.  A complete listing of stations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia can be found under "Pages" on this website.  We welcome your comments after viewing the film!

Author's Fair!

On November 3rd, our book and DVD were represented at an Author's Fair in the Shippensburg, PA area. Teachers and parents from a wide variety of school districts in Cumberland and Franklin County attended.  Not only were the attendees impressed by our project, but also our fellow authors and book vendors were amazed at what our students produced.  Our Educator's Guide was appreciated by the teachers, making it easier for them to incorporate the materials in their various subject areas.

Film WIll Be Aired on TV!

The Glorious and The Brave will have its first TV airing  on Veteran's Day, Sunday, November 11th on WJAL-TV.  WJAL-TV will broadcast the film at 8:00 pm in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.  For a schedule of stations in those various states, click on WJAL-TV under our "Pages."   We are proud and  excited that our film will reach such a wide viewing audience on these stations. Make certain you tune in on Veteran's Day!

SCHEDULE YOUR SCREENING!

Your organization, club, school, can schedule a special screening of The Glorious & The Brave!  Students involved in the project and some of the veterans and Holocaust survivors featured in the film would love to participate in showing the film at your special event!  For details on how you can arrange for a special screening of the film, contact Martina Fegan at 264-1008 or at mkfegan@greencastle.k12.pa.us.

EDUCATOR'S GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE!

Our twenty-one page Educator's Guide is now available for download.  On the right hand side of this website, click on "Educator's Guide" and you will be redirected to a page where you can download the guide.  We welcome your feedback on the Guide's content.  If you use any of the lessons, your feedback would be most appreciated.  If you develop a new lesson to use with the documentary or any of the book's content, please send us your lesson so that we can add it to the Guide!

Educator's Guide About To Be Released!

A comprehensive educators' guide that teachers in grades 7 - 12 and college can use with The Glorious & The Brave documentary and book is near completion.  It will be filled with lesson ideas, terminology, and resources.  Teachers who have already purchased the book and DVD will be able to download the guide in PDF form from this website.  Teachers who attend the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts (PCTELA) conference in October in Lancaster, PA will receive a printed copy with the purchase of the DVD and book.  A session at the conference will feature The Glorious & The Brave.

Welcome to the launching of our website!  Since the May 2, 2012 Premiere of The Glorious and the Brave documentary film and companion book, so many exciting things have happened.  None of us involved in this project expected more than an initial screening and the sale of a few DVDs and books. Boy, were we wrong!  Hundreds of books and DVDs have been sold in just three months!

WW II Veteran Richard Hamsher autographs a book and DVD

On July 3rd the Capitol Theatre in downtown Chambersburg showed the film as part of their July 4th festivities.  Despite quite a storm outside, the theatre filled with people from the community anxious to see the film and meet the "Stars":  our wonderful WW II veterans, Holocaust survivors, and students involved in the making of the film and the book.

At the annual Pennsylvania Holocaust Education Council (PHEC) meeting, segments of the film were shown to thirty PHEC members, comprised of teachers and folks from Holocaust resource centers.

But, there's more!  In October the film will be shown at the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts (PCTELA) state-wide conference.

We are also thrilled to announce that the film will air on Veteran's Day on WGAL-TV 68!!!  More information regarding time will be announced soon, so stay tuned for details!

On the right hand side of this website you will find a link to our facebook page and also links to pages featuring photos, ordering information, etc.  A comprehensive educator's guide is in process and will be available soon!

Thank you to everyone who has participated in making The Glorious and The Brave a success!  Proceeds from the sale of the DVD and books benefit The Wounded Warriors Project and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

July 3, 2012 - Capitol Theatre.  Our "Stars" with some of the
students and teachers involved in the project.