As America celebrates her independence, Soldiers’ Angels Project Valour-IT is fighting to save a program that gives a bit of independence to severely-wounded veterans.
In the last seven years, Project Valour-IT has supplied over 6,000 voice-controlled and other adaptive laptops to severely wounded American troops, but that work could soon come to an end. Every week brings more wounded heroes home from the battlefield, but donations are not keeping pace with their needs. Over 70 wounded warriors are currently waiting for a Valour-IT laptop, with 10 new requests coming in each week.
To address this growing need, military support nonprofit Soldiers’ Angels is conducting a summer-long fundraising drive. The goal is to provide 250 more laptops to help wounded warriors stay connected while they recover or build a new life as they transition out of the military.
From July 4 through Labor Day, patriotic Americans across the country are donating and spreading the word through Social Media and good-old-fashioned word of mouth. Divided among four “virtual teams” named in honor of U.S. military service branches, they are relying on friendly inter-service rivalries to spur them on to at least $100,000 in fundraising.
It’s hard to overstate the impact Project Valour-IT has on those wounded warriors lucky enough to receive a laptop. “This project changes lives,” says Soldiers’ Angels Founder Patti Patton-Bader. “Major Chuck Ziegenfuss, whose experience as a wounded Soldier inspired the project says receiving a voice-controlled laptop said it was ‘the first time I felt whole. ‘”
Patton-Bader also points out that Independence Day is the perfect time to remember those who give so much for our freedom. “They have literally sacrificed parts of their bodies in service to our country,” she says. “As we celebrate the freedoms that service has given us, we must ensure they have what they need to build their own new lives as wounded warriors. How could we give them any less? ”
To participate in the Valour-IT fundraiser, visit www.SoldiersAngels.org and click on the Valour-IT icon. Donations are accepted online or via mailed check. Better yet, check out my blog post and click the link there to support Team Army!!
CJ, this article needs exposure and this week will probably have a weaker reader turn out because of the holiday. Please post it again next week during the work week to maximize exposure. I am just thinking of numbers and exposure. Thank you for the post.
CJ,
Do you play cribbage?
R,
C
Now if you could just do something about Republican US Representatives—like Joe Walsh—who defile the honor of service members—like Tammy Duckworth—for political purposes, when he has never served in the military.
Hey, jackass, what part of this post had anything to do with politics?! There is a time and a place and I absolutely laugh hysterically at your ironic parenthetical phrased. How about you spare the world your miserable existence for just one post and focus on the subject matter of why this was written, you little cretin.
LIBERAL1 [OBJECTIVITY]
AS USUAL YOU ALWAYS USE ANY POST TO GIVE YOUR EVILS NEGATIVES,
SHAME ON YOU AND YOU ARE THE SAME AS THOSE YOU REPRESENT, I SAY
MANY BARRELS OF GARBAGE AND CRAPS
CJ
where is the address? is it zook I saw on your site?
Yes it is.
CJ
OKAY I got it
thank you
CJ
IS IT 1187 COAST VILLAGE ROAD SUITE 493 SANTA BARBARA CA 93108 ?
FOR MAIL CHECK ?
CJ I could not find the place where you put the card number,
and paypal must be close today, so I’LL GO BY MAIL, THEY ARE CLOSE TOO ON THE PHONE WHEN I checked, that’s why I ask you above if the address is it,
bye
CJ
FUNNY WHEN I start to read on your 6, I WAS EXPECTING MY ANSWER, AND I was thinking it was for me before I went further,than I knew it was not, funny was my first surprise
Uh, maybe I’ll get shot down with this, as the story is about and in support of a good cause, and I guess stick with the story,but liberal, in my opinion, sided on a positive. I read that Walsh thing and it is was a slam, and from one of “ours” .
@ilovebeeswarzone: No, send checks to
Soldiers’ Angels
1792 E Washington Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91104
Make sure you put “Valour-IT Team Army” in the memo line.
@ilovebeeswarzone: Sorry about that. It was supposed to be directed toward Liberal1 (Objective).
CJ
OKAY , I will, do that,
the funny thing on the 6 was too funny , not to be sorry, on the contrary, it made me laugh,
it was my fault to assume that you where answering me, it did not take long for me to figured it,
bye take care,
Curt, is is possible to consider a fundraising link to the Valour-IT site for a time in the sidebars? Perhaps that could help them reach their goal, and the goal of CJ’s post will not end up being pushed down over time.
CJ
oh my there is tensions in the STRAIGHT OF FORMUSE WITH IRAN CHALENGING THE US WITH THEIR THREATS ALL WITH ISRAEL TO KEY OIL ROUTE, FUELING PRICE SPIKE FEAR, ON FOX
MATA
GREAT IDEA, IT WAS EASY WITH PAYPAL BEFORE ON ANOTHER GOAL.
Mata and Curt, we raised money to modernize the site, we should set a goal for CJ’s group and put forth the effort to complete that goal. Count me in, I will hit up every customer I work for. It would be nice to help out with this project.
And many barrels of garbage and crap to Lib 1. Bees, sometimes you crack me up.
It took me awhile to figure out what that was about.
@CJ: Don’t bother reading anything this guy posts. It’s usually ignorant crap. He gets off on it. I’ll give the info you provided to my VFW and have it posted on Facebook.
SKOOK
hi,
it’s that he just came in while I had a dirty mind,
and it came out from there,
bye
another vet
you’re proving me right,
you must have had a dirty mind too,
glad I’m not alone in this.
bye
SKOOK
YOU SAW THAT CJ KEPT HIS COOL, HE CHOSE A NAME MORE DISCIPLINE,
BUT I BET IT WAS IN HIS MIND TOO, THEY HAVE A LOT OF JACKASS IN AFGHANISTAN,
SO HIS MIND IS CLEAN
@Liberal1 (objectivity): Yep get rid of wacho liberal Democrats who have NO clue!