(FREEHOLD, NJ) -- Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon and the Monmouth County Clerk's Office are proud to sponsor the "Honoring Our Heroes" Military Appreciation Program, which encourages local businesses to offer special discounts, services, or products to our veterans and Gold Star family members. 

“Our veterans and military families sacrifice so much for us,” said Clerk Hanlon. “This program is just one of the ways we can show our gratitude for their sacrifices as a community.”

Clerk Hanlon is calling on Monmouth County’s local businesses to participate in the program and offer special discounts or services to veterans and Gold Star family members.

Participating businesses will be listed in the County Clerk’s Monmouth County Veteran and Gold Star Family Discounts Guidebook. The free guidebook provides veterans and Gold Star family members who obtain our Veterans or Gold Star Family ID cards with a list of the participating businesses in our program, as well as veterans services. Participating businesses will also receive a specially-designed window clings to show that they participate in the program.

The free identification cards are provided to veterans and Gold Star family members by Clerk Hanlon to honor and identify those in Monmouth County who have served or whose families have made the ultimate sacrifice.

Businesses can sign up for the program by downloading the application on the County Clerk’s website, MonmouthCountyClerk.com Completed applications can be emailed to CountyClerk@co.monmouth.nj.us or mailed to the County Clerk's Office at 33 Mechanic Street, Freehold, NJ 07728.

For more information about our Honoring Our Heroes program, please visit MonmouthCountyClerk.com.