THANK YOU TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS!!

With gratitude and sincerity, the Boise Veterans Day Parade Committee would like to thank each of you for your kind and thoughtful sponsorship's, donations and contributions. Without people like you, it would be difficult to assure a successful parade for our community to enjoy and to honor the ones who have served this nation so bravely.  From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!

Medal of Honor $20,000 ~ Telecast Sponsor

Albertsons Company
Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with both a strong local presence and national scale. The company operates stores across 35 states and the District of Columbia under 19 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs. Albertsons Companies is dedicated to helping people across the country live better lives. In 2016 alone, with the help of generous customers, Albertsons Companies and the Albertsons Companies Foundation gave more than $270 million in food and financial support to the more than 2,300 communities they serve, improving the lives of millions of people in the areas of hunger relief, education, cancer research and treatment, programs for people with disabilities, and veterans outreach. Albertsons Companies is committed to making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood.

Medal of Valor $5,000

Idaho Division of Veterans Services
Their Vision ~ Caring for America's Heroes; Their Mission ~ They are dedicated to serving Idaho’s veterans and their families by providing superior advocacy, excellent assistance with benefits and education, high quality long-term care, and respectful interment services in a dignified final resting place; Their Values ~  Compassion for All, Unending Accountability, Absolute Integrity, Outstanding Communication, Dignity for Everyone, Unconditional Honesty; Their Goals ~ Provide high quality advocacy and benefit assistance for all Idaho veterans and their families * Provide superior long-term care and enhanced quality of life for all Idaho State Veterans Home residents * Honor Idaho veterans and their families with respectful interment services in a dignified final resting place * Ensure high quality, well managed education and training programs for Idaho veterans * Attract and retain excellent, compassionate staff and volunteers * Operate with efficiency, innovation and adaptability
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Silver Star $2,500  

Newman's Own
Using the power of philanthropy to transform lives Newman’s Own Foundation is all about supporting people doing great things. Their stories inspire us. We hope they do the same for you. Learn more about how and why the Foundation uses all profits and royalties that it receives from the sale of Newman’s Own products for charitable purposes.

Simplot
The J.R. Simplot Company is one of the largest privately held food and agribusiness companies in the nation, though at heart they're as small as a single farmer. Simplot pioneer innovations in plant nutrition and food processing, research new ways to feed animals and sustain ecosystems, and strive to feed a growing global population. At Simplot, they’re in the business of Bringing Earth’s Resources to Life.

Citi 
Citi Retail Services delivers consumer and commercial credit card products, both private label and co-brand, to retailers and their clients across North America. Backed by the global power of Citi, the business operations site in Meridian, Idaho serves nearly 90 million accounts for a number of iconic brands, including Best Buy, ExxonMobil, Macy's, Sears, Shell and The Home Depot. Citi has a proud tradition of giving back to the Treasure Valley community through charitable contributions and volunteer projects. The more our people reflect the diverse demographics of our clients and communities, the better we are able to innovate for them. To further this philosophy of engagement, the Meridian Citi Salutes Network, initiated and led by employees, is proud to support our troops, veterans and their families.

Idaho Power
Idaho Power has been providing reliable, fair-priced energy for 100 years. Founded in 1916, the company is locally operated with headquarters in Boise, Idaho. Idaho Power employs more than 2,000 dedicated men and women who serve nearly 530,000 customers throughout a 24,000-square-mile area. With 17 low-cost hydroelectric plants at the core of the company’s diverse generation resource mix, customers pay among the lowest rates for electricity. To learn more, visit idahopower.com.

KTVB Channel 7 
Idaho's number one news and weather website - with more Idaho news, weather & video than any other Idaho website. Your trusted source for breaking news. News, Weather, Sports, Bronco Football, Health, Events, First Person, Community, 7's Best and much more. KTVB will be broadcasting the Boise Veterans Day Parade live on Saturday, November 5th from 9:30am to 10:30am.

Soldiers Medal $1,000  

Intermountain Gas Company
Beginning operations in 1956, Intermountain Gas Company is a natural gas utility serving 75 cities in 23 counties in southern Idaho.  The service territory encompasses 38,000 square miles, with a population over 1,200,000. The company is based in Boise, Idaho. Intermountain provides natural gas service to over 330,000 residences and businesses in southern Idaho through 11,300 miles of transmission laterals, distribution lines and services. Intermountain also serves over 100 industrial customers. Potato processing, dairies and meat processors, chemical, fertilizer and electronics are the largest market segments. Intermountain's service operating territory includes the entire Snake River Valley across southern Idaho, the lower Payette River valley, the Wood River Valley, and southeastern Idaho.  Major areas served include the Boise/Nampa MSA, Twin Falls/Burley, Sun Valley, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Rexburg. The company is a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, Inc.
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Idaho Self Storage 
Idaho Self Storage Boise, ID is your intelligent choice for self-storage. This location has well over 400 units, in a variety of sizes from 5’ x 5’ to 10’ x 30’. They offer climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled storage units to fit your storage needs. Their storage units are great for household or business file storage. Their convenient storage facility is built with fortress- style construction and sealed concrete floors.

Valiant Productions 
Valiant Productions is a best in class, state of the art solution for audio visual needs for corporate meetings, rock concerts, weddings, parties and everything in-between.

Starbucks
In 2013, Starbucks committed to hiring 10,000 Veterans and Military spouses by November, 2018. In March, 2017 we reached that goal and pledge to increase that number to 25,000 by 2025. Our commitment extends beyond hiring as we plan to dedicate 100 more Military Family Stores across the U.S. by 2022. It also includes expanded benefits, establishing places for our veteran and military family community to connect with one another, creating volunteer opportunities in their communities and leveraging their unique leadership experience to positively shape our company and our world.
​Veterans and military spouses play a vital role in strengthening communities through leadership, service and active civic engagement. Veterans are more likely to vote, volunteer, give to charity and contact public officials as compared to their nonmilitary counterpart.

Zions Bank
Zions Bank is a community bank with the unique ability to offer a full array of financial services to clients throughout our market area. Their goal is to create value — value for their clients; value for the communities they serve; value for their employees; and, preeminently, value for their shareholders.

Bronze Star $500  

Downtown Shoe Repair
109 N 10th St,
Boise, ID 83702

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​Alexander Davis Men's Clothing
Alexander Davis Men’s Clothing was established in 1891, is proud to support the men and women of the Armed Services.
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Idaho Independent Bank: We are The Idaho Bank!
Idaho Independent Bank (IIB) was founded in October of 1993 to fill a void in Idaho caused by the many bank mergers, consolidations, and centralization's taking place at the time. At IIB, we believe that customers come first and do not want to deal with big, impersonal banking giants. Instead, they are looking for an Idaho bank with friendly people who are more apt to know you by name, a bank with local management that can approve loans without a lot of red tape, and a full-service product line utilizing the latest technologies. Today, and always, that is exactly what IIB is about. We are The Idaho Bank®.

Home Depot; Built From All The Right Materials.
When The Home Depot was founded in 1978, Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank had no idea how revolutionary this new “hardware store” would be for home improvement and the retail industry.
Today, They're proud to be the world’s largest home improvement retailer. In more than 2,200 stores across North America, they aspire to excel in service – to their customers, associates, communities and shareholders. That’s what leadership means to them. That's The Home Depot difference.

LaMont & Vicki Keen and family

Meritorious $250  

Carollo Engineers, Inc.
“Carollo Engineers, Inc., is an environmental engineering firm that specializes in the planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater facilities. The firm was founded in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1933 and counts the City of Phoenix among one of our original clients—a working relationship more than 80 years old! From that single office with three engineers, Carollo has grown to more than 1,000 people in 45 offices throughout the United States. Our staff includes civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, environmental, and instrumentation and control engineers, as well as scientists, planners, architects, and CAD designers.”

Danny M. Cafferty Realty
Danny M. Cafferty Realty has had the pleasure of serving the real estate needs of their clients and friends in Treasure Valley for the past 40 years. Their office serves a wide variety of real estate needs throughout Boise and the surrounding area, including  residential, commercial properties, investment, development, leasing, and farm and ranch properties. They appreciate the opportunity to meet with you and earn your business.
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Hayden Beverage Company
Since our founding upon the repeal of Prohibition in the 1930’s, Hayden Beverage Co. has grown to become Idaho’s largest and most professional distributor of beer, wine, and premium non-alcoholic beverages. In the ever-demanding beverage industry, we depend on the strength of our brands and our employees’ relationships, work ethic, knowledge, and creativity to maintain our competitive advantage.

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​Jim & Sally Tibbs.
 Jim is an Ada County Commissioner, former Boise Chief of Police and a veteran.

Mike Olsen Photography
Mike Olsen Photography, based in Star, specializes in sports, events, and environmental portraits.  In addition, Mike Olsen contributes his photographic services to many charitable organizations including Special Olympics Idaho, local cities, and community based Law Enforcement programs.  Mike is dedicated to his community and serves on the Board of Directors for the Star Chamber of Commerce, the West Valley Little League Board of Directors, and chairs the City of Star Pathways and Beautification Committee, and well as coaches softball.

Idaho Clean Cassettes
Since their founding in 1997, Idaho Clean Cassettes has been providing a cost-effective alternative for silicon wafer packaging customers by reclaiming used wafer shippers. They have also kept millions of pounds of plastics waste from these shippers from going to landfills.
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The Military Officers Association of America, Treasure Valley Chapter
MOAA is the nation's largest and most influential association of military officers. We are a powerful force speaking for a strong national defense and representing the interests of military officers and their families at every stage of their careers. To reach our Member Service Center, please call 1-800-234-6622 or email us at msc@moaa.org.

T-Mobile
T-Mobile is nationally recognized as a military-friendly employer and they’re on a mission to hire 10,000 veterans and military spouses in the next five years. They're not just military friendly; they're also military ready. T-Mobile offers training, support, and career opportunities that put their skills and experience to work changing the wireless industry.

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. (BSMA) was formed during WWII and was Congressionally chartered as a Veterans Service Organization in 1960. The Treasure Valley Chapter of BSMA was chartered in 2009. All Blue Star Mothers have children or grandchildren who have served and were honorably discharged from or are currently serving in the armed forces of the United States of America. Dads, siblings, friends, anyone may join as Associate Members. BSMA is strictly a volunteer organization with 100% of donations going directly to support service members and veterans. We ship care packages to deployed service members, welcome home or send off service members, and assist the military and veteran community as needed. Look for our red aprons! We accept donations and support year-round to supplement the inventory we use throughout the year to send to deployed service members and to assist veterans in need.

Ride For 22
Ride For 22 seeks to serve as a living memorial for our Fallen Heroes that have Died by Suicide. Increase public knowledge and awareness of PTSD. Provide helpful resources, provide support and comfort to the grieving families that have been affected by Veteran Suicide. 

KPMG
KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services.  KPMG delivers a globally consistent set of multidisciplinary services based on deep industry knowledge. Their industry focus helps KPMG professionals develop a rich understanding of clients' businesses and the insight, skills, and resources required to address industry-specific issues and opportunities.

Heritage Auto Repair
Heritage Auto Repair in Meridian, Idaho has been serving happy customers in the Treasure Valley with full service auto repair and maintenance since the turn of the century.  They service most makes and models including domestic, Asian and European makes and models.  At Heritage Auto, they employ a team of ASE Certified Master Technicians and stand behind their work with their 36 month, 36,000 mile Peace of Mind Nationwide Warranty.  Heritage Auto Repair is honored to serve our nation's heroes and support our Veterans.  Happy Veterans Day!

Good Conduct Medal - Up to $200  

CBH Homes
CBH Homes is proud to say we've been building the dream for 25 years. Starting from day one, Corey's work won the accolades of buyers with his spacious floor plans, quality construction, and wide range of finish options. Today, the company that started with just one man has grown to support over 80 employees, built roof over 17,000 families, and supplied over 480,000 jobs to Trade Partners in the Treasure Valley. CBH has become Idaho's #1 Building, ranked 49th in the nation by Builders magazine. We believe community is the essence of homeownership and continue to love and give back through donations and service throughout the entire Treasure Valley so that everyone benefits.

Energy Seal Air Barrier Systems LLC
Energy Seal Air Barrier Systems is dedicated to solving your extreme climate design challenges and indoor air quality issues. They love seeing elevated building performance from EnergySeal seamless system design equate to consistent and inexpensive comfort in your home – no matter the temperature extreme. They have enjoyed every minute of their years of field experience resolving building performance issues in the field, with Their own crews and their own ingenuity. Contact them by email: info@energyseal.net 208.634.SEAL (7325)

Treasure Valley Detachment Marine Corps League
Members of the Marine Corps League join together in camaraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preserving the traditions and promoting the interests of the United States Marine Corps, banding together those who are now serving in the United States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably discharged from that service that they may effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy, voluntarily aiding and rendering assistance to all Marines, past and present, FMF Corpsmen, and FMF Navy Chaplains and to their widows and orphans; and to perpetuate the history of the United States Marine Corps and by fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of particular interest to Marines.

Vietnam Vets of America, Chapter #1025
Then and now, the VVA is leading the challenge ...
To do what's right for America's veterans. VVA is an independent, self-governing membership organization, led by veterans like you.

​Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) was established in 1924 and is open to all former and current enlisted personnel of the United States Navy, Marine Corp, and Coast Guard, including the Reserve components of each. Nationally, the FRA advocates for improved pay, benefits, and quality of life issues for all Military active duty, reserve, retired, and veteran personnel. 

Retired Col. Garrett V. Randel Jr.,
Retired Col. Garrett V. Randel Jr.,
U.S. Marine Corps, past chairman of the Veterans Day Parade Committee.

B & B Masonry  
Founded in 2001, B&B Masonry is a small organization in the masonry and other stonework contractors industry located in Horseshoe Bend, ID.

Fuhrman Insurance

Fuhrman Insurance is in the business of insurance, but their goal is to provide you with the best possible coverages and services for a reasonable price. As a full service insurance agency, they want to make you aware of the many different products and services they offer. As insurance advisers, they understand that their relationship must be one of trust. Their door is always open, whether it is an insurance claim, a question, a problem, or a concern.

​Harley Owners Group
Harley Owners Group seeks freedom and adventure and are known for positively impacting the communities where they live, work and ride. So while Harley-Davidson can be found in all corners of the world, they are firmly rooted in the places they call home and deeply connected to the people who are their friends and neighbors.

The Association of Naval Aviation Peregrine Squadron
The Association of Naval Aviation Peregrine Squadron, through meetings, discussions, and speaker programs, serves to educate Squadron members and the general public on the requirements of an adequate national defense, especially maritime aviation, which is essential to a free society, and to support the military professionals (active and reserve) responsible for many aspects of national defense.  The Squadron also seeks to foster the strong pride, esprit, and the fraternal bond which exists among those associated with Naval Aviation.  The Peregrine Squadron is open to anyone who supports maritime aviation; prior military service is not required.               

Idaho Tents & Events
​Idaho Tents & Events has emerged as the Treasure Valley’s premier tent, event and tradeshow rental company.  As the valley’s population has grown over the years, so has its events; in both size and sophistication. We continue to develop our capacity to perform as your complete event solution partner.  We create and deliver tented environments that envelop your event with the magic that makes for a truly remarkable, totally memorable experience for your guests.  We have a diverse inventory and work with our national partners to facilitate the latest trends and products into corporate events or festivals. It is our mission to provide high-quality rentals and services while maintaining excellent customer service through our commitment to treat every event as if it is our own .