#LaceUpAMERICA in the News

A Veteran friend of mine who served for 22 years lives by the mantra “Steady pressure.” In his words, steady pressure means “to be the immovable object against an unstoppable […]

Northwestern Mutual is celebrating the outstanding volunteerism of its financial professionals through its annual Community Service Awards (CSA) program. This year, 16 financial advisors and representatives were recognized for their […]

Our CEO Shelly Kirkland recently had the privilege of speaking with the team behind The Green Zone Podcast of Green Financial Group. Shelly, alongside hosts Jeff Green, a U.S. Army […]

2022 marked five years of leadership for me at Boot Campaign. 60 months. 1,825 days. When I joined the organization in 2017, we had just launched a new Health & […]

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Boot Campaign Board Member, U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) Thomas O’Donnell. Tom passed away May 9, 2023 surrounded by his family in […]

No longer are we a country united. We are a country divided.  The gap widening nearly every hour.  The fabric of America has been strained, stretched and shredded, fraying from […]

Did you know that your everyday, online purchases can turn into donations for Boot Campaign? What if we told you that even just by using a special search engine that […]

2022 has presented a number of new and difficult challenges for all of us, especially our nation’s veterans and military families. As we prepared for our Santa Boots fulfillment week […]

Imagine gathering around a table each month, selflessly deciding to do something good for others. Sounds pretty interesting – right? How would it work? Who should it impact? Why does […]

The just released 2022 National Veteran Suicide Annual report showed, from 2001 to 2020, the suicide rate among veterans: Increased by 95.3%, for those between the ages of 18 and […]

Beginning Saturday, July 16, 2022 a new, three-digit line will be available for Americans to quickly and easily reach the National Suicide Hotline and Veteran Crisis Line. While the current […]

In 2021, our nation’s veterans and servicemen and women have had to endure many challenges – job loss, isolation and stress surrounding the everchanging circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, extended […]