Our Impact
Honoring the Fallen. Strengthening our community. Inspiring service through meaningful events, outreach and action.
Real Community Impact
Every participant, volunteer, donor, sponsor and partner helps turn remembrance into direct service for Veterans, families and neighbors in need.
Remembrance Becomes Action
The Heroes Honor Walk asks each participant to bring a minimum of 30 pounds of non-perishable food. Those donations help Veterans, food pantries and families throughout the community.
What begins with one person becomes an extraordinary shared impact when hundreds of people show up together.
One participant brings 30 pounds. A community can move mountains.Programs That Carry the Mission Forward
Each program creates a different way to honor, serve, participate and bring people together.
Heroes Honor Walk
Our flagship walk, run and personal challenge brings families, Veterans, friends, teams and community members together to honor the Fallen while collecting food for Veterans and neighbors in need.
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Toast the Fallen
A lively community fundraiser featuring live bands, basket games, food, friends and remembrance. It brings people together in a relaxed setting while raising support for the K.I.A. Memorial mission.
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Teddy Bears for Children
This outreach program provides comfort to children during frightening or difficult moments through the simple, meaningful gift of a teddy bear.
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Community Outreach
Food drives, volunteer projects, partner support and community service help Veterans, families and neighbors throughout Western New York.
Get Involved in Community Outreach →The men and women we honor would want us to keep serving others. Every step we take, every pound of food we collect and every child we help continues their legacy of service.
Partners Who Help Make It Possible
We are grateful to the organizations and businesses that stand behind the mission.
Join the Mission
Walk. Run. Challenge yourself. Volunteer. Sponsor. Donate. Every action helps carry the memory forward.