We know that all of the Good People we work with are extraordinary and many have been honored for their selfless work.
What a great feeling it was to get an email a few minutes ago announcing that Adam Burke, founder of Veterans Farm in Jacksonville, Florida and one of our grantees, will meet with President Obama on Friday to receive the Citizen’s Medal which recognizes American citizens who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens.
Adam, in the red shirt pictured above, returned from several tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq with PTSD and traumatic brain injury. Recalling the peace he experienced while working the land years before, he started Veterans Farm which provides returning disabled veterans with the opportunity to learn farming, work the land, and heal from the trauma they experienced while serving their country.
The Good People Fund is proud of Adam and agrees with the President’s choice to honor him with this award, the nation’s second-highest civilian honor.
