Get Involved
Help carry Lakeside’s stories of service forward.
Community members can now honor a veteran, preserve a story, follow the project, donate, and explore ways to volunteer or provide sponsorship support.
Current status: Plaque reservation requests are now being accepted. Approved applicants will be invoiced after eligibility review. Sensitive personal records should not be submitted through the website.
Monetary donations are tax-deductible.
This does not apply to plaque purchases. Lakeside Veterans Wall of Honor, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Federal Tax ID: 33-4571702. Online donations are now available through the organization’s secure PayPal donation page.
A community memorial needs a community willing to participate.
Plaque reservations, story submissions, online donations, and volunteer interest forms are now available.
Ways to participate
Honor a veteran
Submit a plaque reservation request and learn what information will be needed to document eligibility, military service, and the veteran’s Lakeside connection.
Preserve a story
Explore how approved veteran biographies, photographs, family memories, service information, and future oral histories may become part of the digital honor library.
Support the memorial
Make a tax-deductible donation to support the memorial. Donor recognition remains separate from veteran eligibility and plaque placement.
Volunteer, sponsor, or contribute expertise
Volunteer interest
Volunteer opportunities may include community outreach, events, veteran and family engagement, fundraising assistance, historical research, biography support, photography, oral-history assistance, project documentation, and memorial maintenance.
General volunteers must be at least 18 years old. Individuals under 18 may participate only through an approved school partnership involving the Voices of Service oral-history program. School participants are governed by separate permission, training, supervision, and release requirements and should not use the volunteer form below.
Sponsorship and in-kind support
Businesses, organizations, and professionals may contribute approved services, construction expertise, materials, printing, technology, landscaping, photography, media support, or event assistance. Nothing should be purchased or delivered on the organization’s behalf without written approval.
Volunteer Interest Form
Use this form to tell us how you may be interested in helping. Submitting the form does not guarantee placement. Opportunities depend on project needs, scheduling, supervision, training, and any screening requirements associated with a particular role.
Protect private information: Do not include Social Security numbers, full birth dates, financial or medical information, home addresses, copies of identification, background-check information, or other sensitive records. If screening is required for a particular role, separate secure instructions will be provided.
Information submitted through this form will be used to evaluate and respond to volunteer interest and will be handled in accordance with the organization’s Privacy Statement.
