USO Welcome Center Subdirectory

With Jacksonville being a military town and our country at war, there are many young folks traveling through our airport to a destination that certainly is not going to be kind to them. USO maintains a small welcome-room under the stairs with a couch, a few treats and some loving volunteers with kind words. Given the increased travel volume, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority has donated to the USO a large front row space fitting the dignity our military deserves. The USO asked Northeast Florida Builders Association and Builders Care, to at no charge, perform the required build out and furnish it with many of the touches of home.

The facility will seat 24, have a 42-inch big screen TV, X-Box games, computers with email ability, refrigerator, microwave, and have comfortable rest areas.

We are currently looking for trade partners, and corporate and individual donations to make it happen! Some of these kids will not be coming home; the least we can do is give them a comfortable place to rest with the last touch of home. Please send your monetary contribution to Builders Care or contact Bill Wilson to plug in your inkind donations.

Watch this space for photos and updates as the project progresses!