Event Calendar
FRLN Annual Business Meeting
Annually each August.
The Annual Business Meeting is held to reflect on the previous year's celebrations, successes, and lessons learned. It is also an opportunity to strategize and plan the upcoming 12-month charity and service cycle.
Held in-person and Zoom. Ask your assigned Team Leader for most recent Zoom passcode.
🟣⚙️Entrenched Mentorship Program (EMP)
Begins annually each September, and is an ongoing process throughout the year.
As the keystone to FRLN’s unique and lasting solution toward building resilient community sentinels, the 🟣⚙️ Entrenched Mentorship Program (EMP) encompasses our specific Knee in the Dirt Entrenched Mentorship Mentality® coupled with a monthly commitment to local area high schools and their community. FRLN Mentors & Ambassadors visit their assigned schools and mentee roughly twice a month to check in on them and build trust through competence, empathy and consistent presence.
FRLN Fundraising
Reoccurring informally throughout the year.
Reoccurring formally each November, March & July.
These are perfect moments to reconnect with our Premiere Partners and current Sponsors. Being intentional as we express our appreciation and actively listen to their industry culture, while maintaining our collaborative promotional efforts.
FRLN members will also explore opportunities to secure new Sponsors, whether local businesses or from larger corporations.
By addressing how FRLN can serve as a valuable and practical investment option for their permanent Capital Campaign Budget, we can showcase the significant returns they stand to gain from this exponentially growing partnership!
🔵⚙️Professional Development Academy (PDA)
Held annually in very-early December.
The annual 🔵⚙️ Professional Development Academy (PDA) is specifically designed for high school/college-age individuals who plan to enter a career in public safety and provide them with detailed, custom-tailored insights as they embark on the road to landing their Golden Ticket career.
**An additional second day will be added to the Professional Development Academy, in select regions, to help actively serving off-duty first responders learn, teach, network and dialogue about the multilayered concerns facing the modern first responder and their families.
FRLN Holiday Party
Held annually in very-late December.
The annual FRLN Holiday Party is a time to celebrate and enjoy each other’s company. Get together is hosted by local chapter.
National ‘Get Organized’ Month
FRLN’s low-key, quiet and restorative: ‘Get Organized’ Month. An opportunity to recap the last calendar year’s events from August—December. Embrace what worked well, and learn from what did not, with a cooperative plan to improve.
Also a great season to onboard new members, and help existing members learn more about the strategy and operations of FRLN. (What the military refers to as a “one up, one down” team structure model.) And lastly, a quiet to time for reflection and to shift focus toward the Spring & Summer events.
FRLN Fundraising
Reoccurring informally throughout the year.
Reoccurring formally each November, March & July.
These are perfect moments to reconnect with our Premiere Partners and current Sponsors. Being intentional as we express our appreciation and actively listen to their industry culture, while maintaining our collaborative promotional efforts.
FRLN members will also explore opportunities to secure new Sponsors, whether local businesses or from larger corporations.
By addressing how FRLN can serve as a valuable and practical investment option for their permanent Capital Campaign Budget, we can showcase the significant returns they stand to gain from this exponentially growing partnership!
IRS & State Charity Compliance
Required NLT April 15th annually.
Submit all required documents for National IRS & State Charity Compliance.
(January—March they will have gathered required documents and processes.)
This is a National Board of Director (BoD) & state-specific Director of Operations responsibility.
FRLN Golf Fundraising Event
Held annually in May.
Fun warm-up event prior to the culminating YLC event in June. Chance to get FRLN Volunteers together prior to the YLC in June to: raise funds while we welcome Spring and dust off the clubs with friends, family, local Sponsors.