Monday, November 12, 2012
College pledges to provide “aid, comfort, and friendship” for veterans through the Janet Manion Military and Veterans Center
Using a Veterans Day program as the backdrop, Delaware Valley College officials on Monday afternoon announced the formation of a new center for military veterans and their dependents. Named in honor of the late Janet Manion, the center will be a one-stop shop to help veterans transition to civilian life, according to college President Dr. Joseph Brosnan. The center, to be located in Lasker Hall, will be available to veterans, active military and military families, offering information, referrals and support. “Its primary mission will be to enhance the school experience of our military heroes and their dependents,” Brosnan told the audience gathered in the Moumgis Auditorium in the DelVal Student Center. "Our commitment must be to serve …
Friday, November 9, 2012
Delaware Valley College will unveil plans for a new campus veterans center named after a fierce local advocate for service members.
Janet Manion dedicated her time and talents to supporting military members and veterans. Now, a new veterans center at Delaware Valley College will do the same - and it will bear her name. On Monday, DelVal president Dr. Joseph Brosnan will unveil plans for the Janet Manion Military and Veterans Center, to be housed on the college's campus. Janet Manion, along with her husband Tom, started the Travis Manion Foundation after their son Travis was killed in Iraq in 2007. Based in Doylestown and run by Travis' sister, Ryan Manion Borek, the foundation works nationwide. It raises money for programs to help wounded veterans, to recognize the service of military members and to promote character and leadership in young people. Janet Manion passed …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Organized by the Central Bucks Rotary, the third annual Ride takes on added significance this year after the death of Janet Manion.
On Sunday, they’ll strap on helmets and climb onto their motorcycles and ride down the road, away from Bucks County’s 9-11 memorial in Lower Makefield. Leading them, in spirit, will be Travis Manion, at the head of the column even in death, as he so often was in life. Travis, of course, is gone, killed by sniper fire in Iraq on April 29, 2007. Riding for him on Sunday will be Steve Cantrell, astride Travis’ motorcycle, a sleek black Harley Davidson that the 26-year-old Marine had far too little time to ride before his death. And riding just behind Cantrell as the third annual Ride for the Heroes hits the road will be Ryan Manion, Travis’ sister and executive director of the foundation that bears his name. The motorcycle ride is now …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Doylestown mourns the loss of a "firecracker" of a woman who started a foundation to help returning war vets after her son was killed in Iraq.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Janet Manion died Tuesday night at Doylestown Hospital after a battle with cancer, her family said Wednesday morning. Manion, of Doylestown Township, founded the Travis Manion Foundation in honor of her son, who was killed while deployed with the U.S. Marines. Travis died in Iraq on April 29, 2007, nearly five years ago to the day that his mother passed. Janet leaves behind her husband, Tom, a retired U.S. Marine and a Republican who ran for Congress in 2008. Their daughter, Ryan, serves as a Doylestown Township Supervisor and is the executive director of the foundation her mother started in her brother's name. Like so many others who knew Janet, State Rep. Marguerite Quinn remembered her Wednesday as a woman of strength and vision. "What …
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Janet Manion was chosen for her work on behalf of fallen soldiers through the Travis Manion Foundation.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Mother of fallen Marine Travis Manion has been selected as a finalist for a national award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. Janet Manion, of Doylestown Township, was chosen as one of 20 finalists from across the country, the foundation announced this week. The Citizen Service Before Self Honors award "recognizes and honors those ordinary Americans who become extraordinary through their indomitable courage and selflessness." Manion was chosen for her creation and leadership of the Travis Manion Foundation, the group said. "Janet Manion’s dedication to assisting the families of Fallen Heroes, veterans and the military community continues to be an inspiration and a credit to the state of Pennsylvania and to her fellow …
victoria poretta
9:01 am on Saturday, November 10, 2012
What a wonderful tribute to Janet who worked tirelessly for Veterans in her son's name. Her work and dedication will continue to be an inspiration to young people in our community. God bless Travis and Janet. more ›