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Our Supporting Organizations

Numerous organizations and officials have endorsed Homecoming 250’s® plan to celebrate the Navy and Marine Corps 250th birthdays in their birthplace.

Our supporters include:

National Officials
State Officials
Local Officials
Semiquincentennial Organizations
Naval and Ship Organizations
Marine and Tun Tavern-Related Organizations
Delaware River Organizations
Tourism & Economic Organizations
Organizations Honoring Veterans
Historical Organizations

National Officials

State Officials

Local Officials

Semiquincentennial Organizations

  • U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission and the America 250 Foundation
  • America250PA
  • Revolution NJ (including partners the New Jersey Historical Commission and Crossroads of the Revolution)
  • Delaware 250
  • Philadelphia 250

Naval and Ship Organizations

Marine and Tun Tavern-Related Organizations

  • Marine Corps League, its Northeast Division, and its Departments of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware
  • Marine Corps Association
  • Marine Corps Reserve Association
  • Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation
  • The Tun Legacy Foundation
  • Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
  • Grand Lodge of New Jersey
  • Grand Lodge of Delaware
  • Marine Corps Coordinating Council

Delaware River Organizations

  • Delaware River Waterfront Corporation
  • Delaware River Port Authority
  • Philaport
  • South Jersey Port Corporation
  • The Pilots' Association for the Bay & River Delaware
  • Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay
  • Mariners' Advisory Committee for the Bay & River Delaware
  • Fort Mifflin on the Delaware
  • Camden Community Partnership

Tourism & Economic Organizations

  • Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation
  • Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
  • Visit Philadelphia
  • Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board
  • Visit South Jersey
  • New Jersey Department of Travel and Tourism
  • Welcome America
  • Global Philadelphia Association
  • National Defense Industrial Association, and its Delaware Valley Chapter
  • Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center

Organizations Honoring Veterans

  • National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and its Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Michigan, and Florida State Societies
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and its Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware Departments
  • American Legion, and its Pennsylvania and New Jersey Departments
  • Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, and its Departments of New Jersey & Pennsylvania
  • Society of the Cincinnati, and its Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware Societies
  • General Society Sons of the Revolution, and its Pennsylvania and New Jersey Societies
  • National Society Sons of the American Revolution, and its Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Empire State Societies
  • General Society of the War of 1812, and its Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware Societies
  • National Society United States Daughters of 1812
  • Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S., and its Pennsylvania Commandery
  • Military Order of the World Wars
  • Military Officers Association of America
  • American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.
  • Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.
  • We the Veterans and Military Families
  • Society of Colonial Wars of the State of New Jersey
  • First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry
  • Friendly Sons & Daughters of Saint Patrick
  • Order of the Founders and Patriots of America
  • National Freedom and Liberty Tree Project
  • Chapel of Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation
  • USS New Jersey Veterans, Inc.
  • Pennsylvania War Veterans Council, Inc.
  • Delaware Valley Veterans Consortium
  • Greater Philadelphia Veterans Network
  • Monumental Honor, Inc.
  • Friends of Washington Crossing Park
  • The Philadelphia Veterans Parade

Historical Organizations

  • Independence National Historical Park
  • Museum of the American Revolution
  • American Swedish Historical Museum
  • Library Company of Philadelphia
  • Rutgers University-Camden
  • University of Pennsylvania's McNeil Center for Early American Studies
  • Andalusia Historic House
  • Carpenters’ Company of the City and County of Philadelphia
  • New Jersey Historical Trust
  • Camden County Historical Society
  • Camden County History Alliance
  • Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum
  • Union League of Philadelphia, its Armed Services Committee and Veterans Alliance Table, and the Union League Legacy Foundation