One of the things we love most about working with the amazing community of passionate scrapbookers and planner lovers is getting to know the many customers and store owners who give their time and creativity to special causes. One of those people is Wisconsin scrapbooking store owner, Therese Hennessy.

 

Therese is the owner of Polkadots and More in South East Wisconsin, and her passion is to help people preserve their memories. In 2014, Therese was working in her store and met the proud family of a local veteran. She was moved by the pride they had in their family's patriarch and for his service.

 

Later that day, Therese heard about the Honor Flight Network on the radio. She learned that the Honor Flight Network gives free transportation to America’s veterans to Washington, DC to visit the memorials dedicated to honoring their service and sacrifice.

 

She was so inspired by both stories she developed the idea to create an organization that donates customized scrapbooks to veterans who take Honor Flights so they could have a personal keepsake of their trip.

The Honor Scrapbook, Inc.. Therese reached out to Simple Stories for help with designing and manufacturing the custom albums and supplies, and we were thrilled to be part of such an amazing project.

 

 

Therese has had the pleasure of meeting some of the veterans with inspiring stories and has gotten to present them with their very own Honor Scrapbook. Her goal is to provide every veteran with a memorable album that they can enjoy and also pass on to family.

 

 

Please read more about Therese and her passion by visiting thehonorscrapbook.org. While you’re there, you can donate to the cause to provide an album to a veteran or purchase albums for friends or loved ones.

Thank you, Therese, for letting us be part of your journey. And to all of our nation’s veterans, thank you for your sacrifice and for your service.