Throughout the night, both in-arena and within the second-screen experience, the Devils and Prudential will present taped interviews with TAPS Founder, Bonnie Carroll, alongside Jim Beamesderfer, Vice President, Veterans Initiatives at Prudential Financial to discuss the importance of Military Appreciation Night and how awareness will introduce the public to the TAPS mission and support TAPS initiatives by providing resources to military families across the country.
Additional Military Recognitions and Activations Include:
"Military Appreciation Night gives us another opportunity to partner with the New Jersey Devils and their fans to recognize our brave service members," said Jim Beamesderfer, vice president and head of Veterans Initiatives at Prudential Financial. "We have a long history supporting TAPS and this event will help them continue their important work to support military families."
"TAPS is a family, and we are so grateful to the New Jersey Devils for joining our family of supporters who extend a hand to all those grieving the death of a military loved one," said Bonnie Carroll, President and Founder of TAPS and 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. "By sharing our mission with their fans, we are able to reach more and more military families, friends, and battle buddies who would benefit from the care and resources that TAPS provides 24/7." She continued, "Thank you, too, to Prudential, who is a lifelong supporter of our TAPS Families and who brought us here tonight."
"It is an honor to celebrate Military Appreciation Night and recognize the inspirational service men and women, who protect our rights and freedoms each and every day," said New Jersey Devils President, Jake Reynolds. "As an organization, we are extremely grateful for the sacrifices and bravery displayed by those serving in the United States Military. Tonight is a symbol of the gratitude that we carry with us throughout the year. To our fans who have served or are currently serving abroad, on behalf of the entire organization, we thank you for your continued bravery and selflessness."
Since 1994, TAPS has provided surviving military families with comfort care and resources. TAPS connects their 24/7 national peer support network and grief resources to families and individuals dealing with the loss of a loved one in service, at no cost. In 2020, TAPS connected 7,583 newly bereaved individuals to their various programs, adding to their growing network of 100,000+ surviving families, averaging at 21 new survivors per day. At the start of the pandemic, they have conducted 250 training sessions on grief, trauma, and suicide prevention and counseling for military commands, corporations and professionals in efforts to expand their care network and provide the best support programs. In addition to the comfort care and resources, TAPS also provides experiences to individuals and families affected by the loss of a military loved one. For more information, please visit
TAPS.org
or call 800- 959-8277 (TAPS)
To tune in to the second screen experience, fans should visit
NewJerseyDevils.com/SecondScreen
.
