Please read this letter from Sharon Howard and Operation Gratitude about items needed for Fall Care Packages
One of our favorite military support organizations, Soldiers' Anglels will host America's largest military baby shower on October 10 in Las Vegas for 32 new and expectant mothers who have deployed partners or are active-duty servicewomen. Sponsored by Operation Top Knot, the surprise event will include gifts from the local community and flowers from expectant fathers.
Soldiers' Angels project team Operation Top Knot is a nationwide network of individuals who use their talents to support infants and expectant mothers of military families. Dedicated volunteers knit, crochet, sew, quilt, and design blankets, baby clothes and other homemade gifts. They also assemble and deliver or ship gift baskets for mother and child. Additionally, they help deployed fathers celebrate by sending them "It's a Boy!" or "It's a Girl!" bubblegum cigars. The shower will be held on October 10 at the Nevada National Guard Armory in Las Vegas, 6400 Range Road, from 1 p.m. to 3 pm. The press is welcome to attend, and no permission from Public Affairs is needed. Soldiers' Angels is a volunteer-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing aid and comfort to America's military men and women, as well as veterans and military families. For more information, see www.soldiersangels.org or contact Jody Shervanick of Soldiers' Angels, 702-862-6064, Operation Top Knot VP Caren Vink, [email protected], or Yvetter Weigold with the Clark County Armory, 702-632-0513. Here's some information about an upcoming tv show that needs guests!
Calling all military wives! A nationally syndicated health and wellness show is looking for a military wife who has taken charge of her health and lost a great deal of weight since her husbands most recent deployment overseas. If youve lost more than 50 pounds, we want to hear from YOU! You may have the opportunity to share your inspirational story with the rest of the country. Filming is fast approaching, so please contact Jed Strong on or before August 28th - the sooner the better! You can reach Jed via email at jstrong(at)zoco.com or by phone, 212-259-1546. The new website "Family Matters" was recently launched by the Department of Defense and provides valuable resources for military families.
Logon for information covering deployments to benefits and more! http://afps.dodlive.mil Last year Soldiers’ Angels sent more than 38,000 homemade blankets to war zones for deployed American heroes. Join the effort this year! This is the perfect way to get involved and support our troops. Please visit www.soldiersangels.org and click on “Blankets of Belief” for information and guidelines on blanket-making and shipping. Thank you on behalf of Patti and the Sewing Team — and especially on behalf of those who will receive their own Blankets of Belief this holiday season. More details in the PDF below.
Cannabis Science of COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., announced a plan for testing an emerging cannabis based medicines for Veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Effective August 1, 2009, OIF and OEF Veterans will have access to new educational resources and benefits included in the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
To assist Veterans in understanding this bill, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), a non-partisan, nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, announced the launch of an outreach campaign and website NewGIBill.org. To learn more about how IAVA supports Veterans, visit IAVA.org. One of my favorite non-profit, troop supporting organizations is Operation Gratitude. This winter season Operation Gratitude hopes to include a scarf or cap inside each of the 60,000 care packages sent to troops overseas! Volunteers are needed to knit and crochet, and to help spread the word! While visiting Ireland Army Hospital at Fort Knox recently, I noticed many wounded Warriors with canes. Seeing patients using canes is nothing out of the ordinary for a military base hospital with a Wounded Warrior Transition Unit just a few blocks down the road. In fact, the canes are completely ordinary; simple black, standard issue military gear. Those soldiers using canes are so representative of our wounded Veterans returning from war. They are making a comeback, getting up on their feet again with a little help, but taking it one step at a time. HealthDay News published a very insightful article today outlining delayed onset of PTSD among Veterans and the effects treatment will have on health care facilities. Click below to read the entire article. |
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