About Us
[ pic of my dad (retired Army Lt. Colonel Ed Sweeney Jr. - 1967 to 87) and I (former Marine - 1991 to 96, Sean Sweeney) at my wedding in 1992 ]
Flag Steward is a nonpartisan, student-inspired, Veteran-led 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit organization based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. It was incorporated as GivingVu.org, Inc. in 2013, and converted to Flag Steward in 2018.
Flag Steward's mission is to build better (more informed, inspired, respectful) student-citizens.
The foundation for creating Flag Steward came from my dad, pictured above. He was a career Army officer and Vietnam War hero, Silver Star and 48+ Air Medals, who always dreamed of having his own flagpole. Upon his unexpected death in 2008, a flagpole, dubbed "Poppy's Memorial Flagpole," was installed at Flag Steward's HQ (my home's backyard) - with a beautiful backdrop of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. My dad's patriotic spirit and dedication to public service influenced me to begin working with elementary students to improve their Pledge of Allegiance experience in 2015.
GO HERE to learn about how working with Heritage Elementary's 6th Graders in 2015-16 jump started the Flag Steward good citizenship nonprofit project.
Flag Steward's mission is to build better (more informed, inspired, respectful) student-citizens.
The foundation for creating Flag Steward came from my dad, pictured above. He was a career Army officer and Vietnam War hero, Silver Star and 48+ Air Medals, who always dreamed of having his own flagpole. Upon his unexpected death in 2008, a flagpole, dubbed "Poppy's Memorial Flagpole," was installed at Flag Steward's HQ (my home's backyard) - with a beautiful backdrop of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. My dad's patriotic spirit and dedication to public service influenced me to begin working with elementary students to improve their Pledge of Allegiance experience in 2015.
GO HERE to learn about how working with Heritage Elementary's 6th Graders in 2015-16 jump started the Flag Steward good citizenship nonprofit project.
