John Blanchard, Family Members & Staff Indicted for Defrauding Feds, Underpaying Veterans

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: OWNER AND FOUR EMPLOYEES OF CRYSTAL LAKE BUSINESSES CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING UNITED STATES, U.S. MILITARY VETERANS, AND SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES ROCKFORD — the owner of certain Crystal Lake, Ill. … Continue reading

Veterans Stand Down in Crystal Lake April 30-May 1, Twelfth Since 2006

NASA Education’s Spring Stand Down is coming up at Crystal Lake’s Harvest Bible Chapel and Country Inn and Suites. The following email explains what is happening. Here’s some information on our up and coming stand down. The pics are John … Continue reading

Dick Durbin Visits McHenry County – Part 2

Wednesday, United States Senator Dick Durbin came to McHenry County. He met with employees of NASA Education and related companies at President John Blanchard’s headquarters on Route 31 in Prairie Grove. The first part of the visit was chronicled here … Continue reading

Camp Algonquin Stand Down Hosts Record Number

NASA Education’s John Blanchard told me that about 325 Veterans came to Camp Algonquin for the Stand Down that his organization has been putting on twice a year for a couple of years. The only “celebrity” was 8th Congressional District … Continue reading

Camp Algonquin Stand Down for Veterans to take place October 8 and 9

It’s time for the fall Stand Down for Veterans at Camp Algonquin. Sponsored by NASA (not the space agency, but the Crystal Lake-based National Association of Systems Administrators) Educational Foundation, it is being promoted as a “veterans party” on at … Continue reading

Camp Algonquin Stand Down for Veterans to take place October 8 and 9

It’s time for the fall Stand Down for Veterans at Camp Algonquin. Sponsored by NASA (not the space agency, but the Crystal Lake-based National Association of Systems Administrators) Educational Foundation, it is being promoted as a “veterans party” on at … Continue reading