Amped Awareness Community Speaker Series featuring Lt. Col. Dan Rooney

233 West 6th Street,Marysville OH 43040

18 November, 2021

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Lt. Col. Dan Rooney is the first speaker in the Amped Awareness Community Speaker Series coming to Union County Thursday, November 18 at 7PM Amped Awareness Community Speaker Series is a new event focused on bringing notable speakers to Union County on varied topics to bring insight, awareness, excitement and opportunity for our community to learn and grow. The first speaker in our series will be Lt. Col. Dan Rooney! His message is one you won't want to miss! Join us at the Union County Veterans Memorial Auditorium for this unforgettable experience. This event is free and open to the public. We require a free registration to reserve your seat as we have limited capacity for health and safety. Masks will be required in the auditorium. About Lt. Col. Dan Rooney: As an author he has written two bestselling books, A Patriot’s Calling—Living Life between Fear and Faith and Fly Into the Wind, How to Harness Faith and Fearlessness On Your Ascent to Greatness. From humble beginnings above his garage, Lt Col Rooney started the non-profit Folds of Honor. Its singular mission is to provide educational scholarships to the spouses and children of wounded or killed military service members. In 13 years, Folds of Honor has provided nearly 30,000 life- changing scholarships totaling over $145 million dollars. Among the students served, 41 percent are minorities. As a PGA Professional, he started Patriot Golf Day to benefit Folds of Honor and founded two nationally ranked golf clubs, The Patriot Golf Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma and American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Michigan in collaboration with Jack Nicklaus. Lt Col Rooney continues his military service as aggressor pilot as a proud member of the 301st Fighter Squadron at Eglin AFB in Destin, Florida. Rooney is a decorated military aviator; he is a two-time recipient of the Top Gun award and was honored with the Spirit of Attack award as a top graduate of F-16 training. He has received many decorations to include the Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Medal, Anti-terrorism Medal, Combat Readiness Medal and Air Expeditionary Medal. For his service and patriotism, Rooney was presented the White House’s “Presidential Volunteer Service Award” by President George W. Bush, the Air National Guard’s “Distinguished Service Medal”, the Air National Guard’s “Directors Service Award” and the Ellis Island “Medal of Honor”. Lt Col Rooney is a Kansas University Distinguished Alumni, Significant Sigma Chi, NCAA Silver Anniversary Award honoree and recipient of the Oklahoma Medal of Freedom. He was honored at the Masters Tournament with the “William D. Richardson Award” for his outstanding contributions to golf and received the PGA of America’s first-ever “Patriot Award”. He has been recognized as one of People Magazine‘s “Heroes of the Year”, Money Magazine’s “Hero of the Year” and ABC World News Tonight‘s “Persons of the Year.” He was a CNN Hero and awarded the Fox Nation Ultimate Patriot Award He lives in Owasso, Oklahoma with his wife, five daughters, and three dogs.