Nov. 6, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Gourmet Restaurant Honoring Troops With Special Dinner
USA Cares to benefit from Black Trumpet event
PORTSMOUTH, NH Black Trumpet Bistro, a Portsmouth restaurant serving Mediterranean-inspired cuisine, will celebrate Veterans Day on Nov. 11 with the Great American Wine Dinner and donate a portion of the proceeds to USA Cares.
An e-mail invitation from the restaurant said “In celebration of our great country we want to honor and support post-9/11 soldiers and their families. Proceeds from the dinner will go towards two organizations that help these honorable men and women and their families through difficult times, specifically families in New Hampshire.” The two organizations are USA Cares and New Hampshire’s Chaplains Emergency Relief Fund.
USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated about $40,000 over five years to service members living in New Hampshire. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 13,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387.
The five-course will feature five wines presented by Black Trumpet Chef Evan Mallett and Guest Chef Mark Segal of Portsmouth’s 100 Club. The event is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11. Cost is $90 per person. The event’s menu is available on the restaurant’s web site at http://www.blacktrumpetbistro.com/pages/special_events.html.
About Black Trumpet Bistro
Black Trumpet is a two-story bistro and wine bar in the heart of Portsmouth’s historic old port operated by Chef Evan Mallett. The menu changes every six weeks to capitalize on the freshest seasonal ingredients. Black Trumpet’s cuisine reflects the chef-owner’s culinary curiosity, drawing inspiration from the Mediterranean as well as the Americas. A typical Black Trumpet menu may include influences from Spain, North Africa, Turkey and the Mexican heartland. Dinner is served nightly from 5:30, and reservations are recommended for the dining room. The wine bar is first-come-first-serve. For more information or reservations please call (603) 431-0887.
About USA Cares
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. In five years, USA Cares has helped 13,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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PORTSMOUTH, NH Black Trumpet Bistro, a Portsmouth restaurant serving Mediterranean-inspired cuisine, will celebrate Veterans Day on Nov. 11 with the Great American Wine Dinner and donate a portion of the proceeds to USA Cares.
An e-mail invitation from the restaurant said “In celebration of our great country we want to honor and support post-9/11 soldiers and their families. Proceeds from the dinner will go towards two organizations that help these honorable men and women and their families through difficult times, specifically families in New Hampshire.” The two organizations are USA Cares and New Hampshire’s Chaplains Emergency Relief Fund.
USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated about $40,000 over five years to service members living in New Hampshire. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 13,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387.
The five-course will feature five wines presented by Black Trumpet Chef Evan Mallett and Guest Chef Mark Segal of Portsmouth’s 100 Club. The event is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11. Cost is $90 per person. The event’s menu is available on the restaurant’s web site at http://www.blacktrumpetbistro.com/pages/special_events.html.
About Black Trumpet Bistro
Black Trumpet is a two-story bistro and wine bar in the heart of Portsmouth’s historic old port operated by Chef Evan Mallett. The menu changes every six weeks to capitalize on the freshest seasonal ingredients. Black Trumpet’s cuisine reflects the chef-owner’s culinary curiosity, drawing inspiration from the Mediterranean as well as the Americas. A typical Black Trumpet menu may include influences from Spain, North Africa, Turkey and the Mexican heartland. Dinner is served nightly from 5:30, and reservations are recommended for the dining room. The wine bar is first-come-first-serve. For more information or reservations please call (603) 431-0887.
About USA Cares
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. In five years, USA Cares has helped 13,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Talk Show Hosts Dennis Miller, Steve Wilkos to Play in L.A. Charity Golf Scramble to Benefit USA Cares
Mike “Titan” O’Hearn also attending
11 a.m. – Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 – MountainGate Country Club Golf Course
WHO: Dennis Miller offers his unique take on the day’s topics with comedy and satire on his daily radio show, “The Dennis Miller Show,” launched by Westwood One in March 2007. Miller is a five-time Emmy award winner for his critically acclaimed half-hour, live talk show “Dennis Miller Live,” which had a nine-year run on HBO. He was the host and executive producer of CNBC’s “Dennis Miller,” an interview talk show featuring reasoned discourse, opinion and humor.
Steve Wilkos is the host of NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution’s nationally syndicated series “The Steve Wilkos Show.” He is both a Marine Corps and Chicago Police veteran. Prior to his own show, Wilkos filled in for Jerry Springer as host of the long-running “Jerry Springer Show” on more than 50 episodes.
Mike O’Hearn holds four Mr. (Natural) Universe titles, was Mr. California, Mr. USA, Mr. America and Mr. International, and was voted one of the 12 greatest physiques of all times by the fitness industry. A fierce competitor and undefeated in the Joust, Mike can be seen in NBC’s hit television series “American Gladiators” where he is known as “Titan.”
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support.
WHAT: Miller and Wilkos, national spokesmen for USA Cares, and other guests and players will participate in the second annual Charity Golf Scramble in Los Angeles on behalf of national charity organization USA Cares. O’Hearn will also attend. Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, a national law firm, along with Hagen, Streiff, Newton & Oshiro Accountants PC; RGL Forensic Accountants and Consultants; and Matson, Driscoll & Damico LLP are sponsoring the tournament.
WHEN: 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
WHERE: MountainGate Country Club Golf Course in Los Angeles
YOUR COVERAGE IS REQUESTED.
CONTACT: John Revell, USA Cares, Inc. - jrevell@usacares.org or (270) 352-5451
Patrick Shipstead, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, pshipstead@rkmc.com
11 a.m. – Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 – MountainGate Country Club Golf Course
WHO: Dennis Miller offers his unique take on the day’s topics with comedy and satire on his daily radio show, “The Dennis Miller Show,” launched by Westwood One in March 2007. Miller is a five-time Emmy award winner for his critically acclaimed half-hour, live talk show “Dennis Miller Live,” which had a nine-year run on HBO. He was the host and executive producer of CNBC’s “Dennis Miller,” an interview talk show featuring reasoned discourse, opinion and humor.
Steve Wilkos is the host of NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution’s nationally syndicated series “The Steve Wilkos Show.” He is both a Marine Corps and Chicago Police veteran. Prior to his own show, Wilkos filled in for Jerry Springer as host of the long-running “Jerry Springer Show” on more than 50 episodes.
Mike O’Hearn holds four Mr. (Natural) Universe titles, was Mr. California, Mr. USA, Mr. America and Mr. International, and was voted one of the 12 greatest physiques of all times by the fitness industry. A fierce competitor and undefeated in the Joust, Mike can be seen in NBC’s hit television series “American Gladiators” where he is known as “Titan.”
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support.
WHAT: Miller and Wilkos, national spokesmen for USA Cares, and other guests and players will participate in the second annual Charity Golf Scramble in Los Angeles on behalf of national charity organization USA Cares. O’Hearn will also attend. Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, a national law firm, along with Hagen, Streiff, Newton & Oshiro Accountants PC; RGL Forensic Accountants and Consultants; and Matson, Driscoll & Damico LLP are sponsoring the tournament.
WHEN: 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
WHERE: MountainGate Country Club Golf Course in Los Angeles
YOUR COVERAGE IS REQUESTED.
CONTACT: John Revell, USA Cares, Inc. - jrevell@usacares.org or (270) 352-5451
Patrick Shipstead, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, pshipstead@rkmc.com
Monday, November 3, 2008
USA Cares To Be Featured on Good Morning America
From 7 to 9 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, ABC affiliates
WHO: USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson leads USA Cares, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. In five years, USA Cares has helped 13,000 military families and distributed more than $5 million in grants.
WHAT: Nelson will appear in an interview broadcast nationally on the well-known ABC morning show, “Good Morning America,” interviewed by Lee Woodruff.
WHEN: “Good Morning America” will air from 7 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6
WHERE: Local ABC affiliate WHAS-TV 11.
YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IS REQUESTED.
CONTACT: John Revell, Public Relations and Communications, USA Cares, Inc.
jrevell@usacares.org or (270) 352-5451
http://www.usacares.org
About USA Cares
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
WHO: USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson leads USA Cares, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. In five years, USA Cares has helped 13,000 military families and distributed more than $5 million in grants.
WHAT: Nelson will appear in an interview broadcast nationally on the well-known ABC morning show, “Good Morning America,” interviewed by Lee Woodruff.
WHEN: “Good Morning America” will air from 7 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6
WHERE: Local ABC affiliate WHAS-TV 11.
YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IS REQUESTED.
CONTACT: John Revell, Public Relations and Communications, USA Cares, Inc.
jrevell@usacares.org or (270) 352-5451
http://www.usacares.org
About USA Cares
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
Bionic Gloves Helping USA Cares Give a ‘Hand Up’
Company donating portion of holiday sales as part of new partnership
RADCLIFF, KY - Bionic Gloves, sister company to Louisville Slugger, is partnering with USA Cares in support of its mission to help military families. Fitting the USA Cares “A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out” motto, Bionic, which sells sports and fitness gloves designed by an orthopedic surgeon, will work hand in hand with the organization to promote the charity’s outreach efforts.
Both Bionic and Louisville Slugger are divisions of Louisville-based Hillerich & Bradsby Co., which also owns PowerBilt golf equipment.
“It’s a worthy cause,” Bionic Director of Sales and Marketing Vickie Boisseau said. “We want to get the message out to as many people as possible … it’s about giving back.”
Bionic has set up a charity code for USA Cares –
USACARES – that used when ordering any Bionic glove on the Bionic gloves web site, http://www.bionicgloves.com, will send a portion of the proceeds to USA Cares. Bionic will get the word out about USA Cares through its holiday e-mail blast and podcast PSAs.
“It’s an incredible gesture of support on their part,” USA Cares Director of Business Development Kim Moorman said.
The gloves, invented by renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jim Kleinert, are designed based on the anatomy of the human hand and the science of ergonomics to provide comfort, fit, performance and durability. The gloves are available in a wide variety of styles, from golf and fitness to gardening and motorcycling. Prices range from $25 to $70; you can purchase gloves from their web site, http://www.bionicgloves.com or by phone at 1-877-5-BIONIC. Be sure to enter the USA Cares charity code: USACARES.
“This partnership is so fitting,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said. “We hope to continue it for a long time to come.”
About Bionic Gloves
Bionic Gloves is a division of Louisville-based Hillerich & Bradsby Co., the family-owned, 124-year-old manufacturer that also makes legendary Louisville Slugger baseball bats and gloves and PowerBilt golf equipment. Bionic gloves, invented by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jim Kleinert, are made for golf, gardening, dress/driving, sports, fitness training and other recreational activities.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY - Bionic Gloves, sister company to Louisville Slugger, is partnering with USA Cares in support of its mission to help military families. Fitting the USA Cares “A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out” motto, Bionic, which sells sports and fitness gloves designed by an orthopedic surgeon, will work hand in hand with the organization to promote the charity’s outreach efforts.
Both Bionic and Louisville Slugger are divisions of Louisville-based Hillerich & Bradsby Co., which also owns PowerBilt golf equipment.
“It’s a worthy cause,” Bionic Director of Sales and Marketing Vickie Boisseau said. “We want to get the message out to as many people as possible … it’s about giving back.”
Bionic has set up a charity code for USA Cares –
USACARES – that used when ordering any Bionic glove on the Bionic gloves web site, http://www.bionicgloves.com, will send a portion of the proceeds to USA Cares. Bionic will get the word out about USA Cares through its holiday e-mail blast and podcast PSAs.
“It’s an incredible gesture of support on their part,” USA Cares Director of Business Development Kim Moorman said.
The gloves, invented by renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jim Kleinert, are designed based on the anatomy of the human hand and the science of ergonomics to provide comfort, fit, performance and durability. The gloves are available in a wide variety of styles, from golf and fitness to gardening and motorcycling. Prices range from $25 to $70; you can purchase gloves from their web site, http://www.bionicgloves.com or by phone at 1-877-5-BIONIC. Be sure to enter the USA Cares charity code: USACARES.
“This partnership is so fitting,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said. “We hope to continue it for a long time to come.”
About Bionic Gloves
Bionic Gloves is a division of Louisville-based Hillerich & Bradsby Co., the family-owned, 124-year-old manufacturer that also makes legendary Louisville Slugger baseball bats and gloves and PowerBilt golf equipment. Bionic gloves, invented by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jim Kleinert, are made for golf, gardening, dress/driving, sports, fitness training and other recreational activities.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
USA Cares grants $40,000 to New Hampshire military families
More than 40 families in financial need helped, four homes saved
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated about $40,000 over five years to service members living in New Hampshire. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved four New Hampshire military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 46 families have received grants. In 2007, 11 requests came in from New Hampshire. USA Cares has received 29 requests for help in the first nine months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Laconia, USA Cares paid $1,350 in rent to keep a family with three children in their home. In Milton Mills, the organization covered a $1,500 gas bill in the winter for a service member who has a traumatic brain injury and PTSD. And in Exeter, USA Cares helped with a $325 vehicle payment and $100 phone bill because the service member was injured while deployed and could no longer hold a job.
New Hampshire is home to an Army National Guard Family Assistance Center in Concord and though technically in Maine, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, one of four operating shipyards left in the nation.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of New Hampshire, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated about $40,000 over five years to service members living in New Hampshire. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved four New Hampshire military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 46 families have received grants. In 2007, 11 requests came in from New Hampshire. USA Cares has received 29 requests for help in the first nine months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Laconia, USA Cares paid $1,350 in rent to keep a family with three children in their home. In Milton Mills, the organization covered a $1,500 gas bill in the winter for a service member who has a traumatic brain injury and PTSD. And in Exeter, USA Cares helped with a $325 vehicle payment and $100 phone bill because the service member was injured while deployed and could no longer hold a job.
New Hampshire is home to an Army National Guard Family Assistance Center in Concord and though technically in Maine, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, one of four operating shipyards left in the nation.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of New Hampshire, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Imperial Palace and Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon Hosting Veterans Day Charity Golf Tournament to Benefit USA Cares
Proceeds from event will benefit military families in Las Vegas area
RADCLIFF, KY Harrah’s Entertainment’s H.E.R.O. committee – Harrah’s Employees Reaching Out – invites Las Vegans to participate in a charity golf tournament benefiting USA Cares on Tuesday, Nov. 11. USA Cares is a worldwide nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance to military families through community initiatives, corporate and individual contributions and grants. All proceeds from the event will go directly to the organization and will assist families in the Las Vegas area.
The Veterans Day tournament will be hosted at Harrah’s Entertainment-owned Cascata Golf Course, one of the premier golf courses in the country.
“The team from Imperial Palace and Bill’s has really stepped up to support USA Cares, and we can’t thank them enough,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said. “The proceeds from this tournament will be a wonderful source of support for our military families.”
Breakfast and sign-in begins at 8 a.m. The tournament will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. Lunch immediately follows play. The awards ceremony and raffles will be during lunch. Tournament registration is still open at $1,500 a foursome team or $375 an individual. Registration includes breakfast, all greens fees, cart fees, caddy, lunch, range balls and player gift bags. Lunch is only $20 for non-golfers. Registration forms are available for download at http://www.usacares.org.
About Cascata Golf Course
Designed by renowned golf course architect Rees Jones, Cascata opened in 2000 and is already celebrated as one of the finest designs in the world. Only 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, Cascata is the ultimate in privacy, luxury and uncompromising service. Visit http://www.harrahs.com/golf/cascata-golf/ for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY Harrah’s Entertainment’s H.E.R.O. committee – Harrah’s Employees Reaching Out – invites Las Vegans to participate in a charity golf tournament benefiting USA Cares on Tuesday, Nov. 11. USA Cares is a worldwide nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance to military families through community initiatives, corporate and individual contributions and grants. All proceeds from the event will go directly to the organization and will assist families in the Las Vegas area.
The Veterans Day tournament will be hosted at Harrah’s Entertainment-owned Cascata Golf Course, one of the premier golf courses in the country.
“The team from Imperial Palace and Bill’s has really stepped up to support USA Cares, and we can’t thank them enough,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said. “The proceeds from this tournament will be a wonderful source of support for our military families.”
Breakfast and sign-in begins at 8 a.m. The tournament will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. Lunch immediately follows play. The awards ceremony and raffles will be during lunch. Tournament registration is still open at $1,500 a foursome team or $375 an individual. Registration includes breakfast, all greens fees, cart fees, caddy, lunch, range balls and player gift bags. Lunch is only $20 for non-golfers. Registration forms are available for download at http://www.usacares.org.
About Cascata Golf Course
Designed by renowned golf course architect Rees Jones, Cascata opened in 2000 and is already celebrated as one of the finest designs in the world. Only 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, Cascata is the ultimate in privacy, luxury and uncompromising service. Visit http://www.harrahs.com/golf/cascata-golf/ for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Street Rods Show Helped USA Cares’ Visibility
Car aficionados wanted to show support for the troops
RADCLIFF, KY USA Cares took part in the River City Street Rods Car Show on Oct. 11 at the Southwest Community Festival to raise awareness of the organization’s mission to help military families.
River City Street Rods President J.B. Speed invited USA Cares to the event. Proceeds from the car show after expenses and the 50/50 raffle will be donated to the organization. More than 215 cars appeared at the show that included a DJ, prizes, food, contests, awards and vendors.
The crew of the River City Street Rods said they chose USA Cares because they thought they should support the troops. They will donate proceeds again next year to USA Cares and are also working on an event to happen a few weeks after 2009’s Kentucky Derby.
“This is what community is all about,” USA Cares Director of Business Development Kim Moorman said. “By getting the word out about USA Cares, organizations can really make a difference in the lives of military families.”
About River City Street Rods Inc.
River City Street Rods Inc. was established in 1978 in Louisville, Ky. The group strives to be a community-oriented club and every year sponsors cruises or shows where all proceeds are donated to various charities. For the past three years, the group has donated to USA Cares to show its support of the troops serving our country to protect our freedom. Two years ago, the club took over hosting the Southwest Car Fest and more than 200 cars attended both years.
About USA Cares
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. In five years, USA Cares has received 13,000 requests for help and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY USA Cares took part in the River City Street Rods Car Show on Oct. 11 at the Southwest Community Festival to raise awareness of the organization’s mission to help military families.
River City Street Rods President J.B. Speed invited USA Cares to the event. Proceeds from the car show after expenses and the 50/50 raffle will be donated to the organization. More than 215 cars appeared at the show that included a DJ, prizes, food, contests, awards and vendors.
The crew of the River City Street Rods said they chose USA Cares because they thought they should support the troops. They will donate proceeds again next year to USA Cares and are also working on an event to happen a few weeks after 2009’s Kentucky Derby.
“This is what community is all about,” USA Cares Director of Business Development Kim Moorman said. “By getting the word out about USA Cares, organizations can really make a difference in the lives of military families.”
About River City Street Rods Inc.
River City Street Rods Inc. was established in 1978 in Louisville, Ky. The group strives to be a community-oriented club and every year sponsors cruises or shows where all proceeds are donated to various charities. For the past three years, the group has donated to USA Cares to show its support of the troops serving our country to protect our freedom. Two years ago, the club took over hosting the Southwest Car Fest and more than 200 cars attended both years.
About USA Cares
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. In five years, USA Cares has received 13,000 requests for help and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
USA Cares grants $47,000 to Arkansas military families
More than 100 families in financial need helped, four homes saved
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $47,000 over five years to service members living in Arkansas. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved four Arkansas military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 111 families have received grants. In 2007, 45 requests came in from Arkansas. USA Cares has received 40 requests for help in the first nine months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Lawson, USA Cares made a $2,500 mortgage payment and covered $450 in utilities bills for a service member who was not paid correctly. In Little Rock, the organization negotiated with a landlord and paid $750 in rent to keep a service member in her home. And in Prescott, USA Cares helped with a $1,000 vehicle payment while the service member was deployed to Kuwait.
There are several military installations in Arkansas, including Pine Bluff Arsenal, which provides training and support to the U.S. and Allied Forces, as well as the Department of Homeland Security; and Little Rock Air Force Base, host of the 314th Airlift Wing, tasked with supply and training of C-130 crew members from all services.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Arkansas, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $47,000 over five years to service members living in Arkansas. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved four Arkansas military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 111 families have received grants. In 2007, 45 requests came in from Arkansas. USA Cares has received 40 requests for help in the first nine months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Lawson, USA Cares made a $2,500 mortgage payment and covered $450 in utilities bills for a service member who was not paid correctly. In Little Rock, the organization negotiated with a landlord and paid $750 in rent to keep a service member in her home. And in Prescott, USA Cares helped with a $1,000 vehicle payment while the service member was deployed to Kuwait.
There are several military installations in Arkansas, including Pine Bluff Arsenal, which provides training and support to the U.S. and Allied Forces, as well as the Department of Homeland Security; and Little Rock Air Force Base, host of the 314th Airlift Wing, tasked with supply and training of C-130 crew members from all services.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Arkansas, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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USA Cares grants $32,000 to Arizona military families
More than 100 families in financial need helped, five homes saved
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $32,000 over five years to service members living in Arizona. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved four Arizona military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 102 families have received grants. In 2007, 42 requests came in from Arizona. USA Cares has received 69 requests for help in the first nine months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Buckeye, USA Cares paid a $300 utility bill. In Phoenix, the organization negotiated with a landlord and paid $500 in rent to keep a service member with three children in his home. And in Goodyear, USA Cares helped with a $580 vehicle payment because the service member lost his job after an injury received in service in Iraq.
There are several military installations in Arizona, including Davis-Monthan Air ForceBase, headquarters of the 355th Fighter Wing; Fort Huachuca is a joint services training site; and Luke Air Force Base, a part of the Air Education and Training Command.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Arizona, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $32,000 over five years to service members living in Arizona. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved four Arizona military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 102 families have received grants. In 2007, 42 requests came in from Arizona. USA Cares has received 69 requests for help in the first nine months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Buckeye, USA Cares paid a $300 utility bill. In Phoenix, the organization negotiated with a landlord and paid $500 in rent to keep a service member with three children in his home. And in Goodyear, USA Cares helped with a $580 vehicle payment because the service member lost his job after an injury received in service in Iraq.
There are several military installations in Arizona, including Davis-Monthan Air ForceBase, headquarters of the 355th Fighter Wing; Fort Huachuca is a joint services training site; and Luke Air Force Base, a part of the Air Education and Training Command.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Arizona, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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USA Cares grants $45,000 to Wisconsin military families
More than 70 families in financial need helped, six homes saved
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $45,000 over five years to service members living in Wisconsin. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved six Wisconsin military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 73 families have received grants. In 2007, 28 requests came in from Wisconsin. USA Cares has received 24 requests for help in the first nine months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Schofield, USA Cares paid $500 in rent to keep a service member in his home. In Milwaukee, the organization paid more than $400 to cover car and utility payments for a Reservist transitioning to active duty who didn’t get paid because of a computer glitch. And in Glenwood City, USA Cares helped with a $770 utility payment because the service member coming off deployment wasn’t paid correctly.
Among Wisconsin’s military installations is Fort McCoy, a Total Force Training Center.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Wisconsin, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $45,000 over five years to service members living in Wisconsin. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved six Wisconsin military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 73 families have received grants. In 2007, 28 requests came in from Wisconsin. USA Cares has received 24 requests for help in the first nine months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Schofield, USA Cares paid $500 in rent to keep a service member in his home. In Milwaukee, the organization paid more than $400 to cover car and utility payments for a Reservist transitioning to active duty who didn’t get paid because of a computer glitch. And in Glenwood City, USA Cares helped with a $770 utility payment because the service member coming off deployment wasn’t paid correctly.
Among Wisconsin’s military installations is Fort McCoy, a Total Force Training Center.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Wisconsin, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Monday, October 20, 2008
USA Cares grants $55,000 to Alabama military families
More than 140 families in financial need helped, nine homes saved
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $55,000 over five years to service members living in Alabama. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved nine Alabama military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 142 families have received grants. In 2007, 59 requests came in from Alabama. USA Cares has received 62 requests for help in the first nine months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Livingston, USA Cares paid $500 in rent to keep a family with three children in the home. In Troy, the organization negotiated with a mortgage company and paid $575 to save the family home. And in Birmingham, USA Cares helped with a $580 utility payment because the service member was laid off from his civilian job while deployed to Iraq.
There are several military installations in Alabama, including the Anniston Army Depot, the only Army depot capable of performing heavy- and light-tracked combat vehicles maintenance; Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, home to Air University; and the Army’s Fort Rucker, host to the Army Aviation Warfighting Center and serving more than 93,000 people.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Alabama, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $55,000 over five years to service members living in Alabama. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved nine Alabama military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 142 families have received grants. In 2007, 59 requests came in from Alabama. USA Cares has received 62 requests for help in the first nine months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Livingston, USA Cares paid $500 in rent to keep a family with three children in the home. In Troy, the organization negotiated with a mortgage company and paid $575 to save the family home. And in Birmingham, USA Cares helped with a $580 utility payment because the service member was laid off from his civilian job while deployed to Iraq.
There are several military installations in Alabama, including the Anniston Army Depot, the only Army depot capable of performing heavy- and light-tracked combat vehicles maintenance; Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, home to Air University; and the Army’s Fort Rucker, host to the Army Aviation Warfighting Center and serving more than 93,000 people.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Alabama, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Better on a Bagel Supporting USA Cares in November
USA Cares to benefit from in-store promotion and customer donations
RADCLIFF, KY USA Cares will be a part of Radcliff eatery Better on a Bagel’s Charity of the Month program, an effort to give back to the local community. Five cents on every bagel sold in November will be donated to the organization.
The store owners also are considering joining the USA Cares “I Care Too!” Red Shirt Fridays program to show its support for the troops.
“We were looking for a way to give back to the community because they have done so much to help us. The decision was made to use a local charity each month. The type of charity would go along with that month and what was going on in that month. With November having Veterans Day we decided that USA Cares would be the charity of choice because they give back to military families. So the match was perfect,” store owner Robert Hay said.
The restaurant at 728 Knox Blvd. will display USA Cares literature to encourage others to support the organization in its mission to help military families. There will also be a donation jar on the premises.
“We need everyone’s help getting the word out about our programs,” USA Cares Director of Business Development Kim Moorman said. “We’re really happy to have the support of a local business.”
About Better on a Bagel
Better On A Bagel is a small, family-owned bagel and coffee shop in Radcliff, Ky. Owner Sylvia Hay prepares fresh baked goods including seasonal favorites and daily specials. The store serves breakfast and lunch, including sandwiches, salads, espresso drinks and coffee, and other refreshments. For more information visit http://www.betteronabagel.com, call (270) 351-2435 or e-mail support@betteronabagel.com.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY USA Cares will be a part of Radcliff eatery Better on a Bagel’s Charity of the Month program, an effort to give back to the local community. Five cents on every bagel sold in November will be donated to the organization.
The store owners also are considering joining the USA Cares “I Care Too!” Red Shirt Fridays program to show its support for the troops.
“We were looking for a way to give back to the community because they have done so much to help us. The decision was made to use a local charity each month. The type of charity would go along with that month and what was going on in that month. With November having Veterans Day we decided that USA Cares would be the charity of choice because they give back to military families. So the match was perfect,” store owner Robert Hay said.
The restaurant at 728 Knox Blvd. will display USA Cares literature to encourage others to support the organization in its mission to help military families. There will also be a donation jar on the premises.
“We need everyone’s help getting the word out about our programs,” USA Cares Director of Business Development Kim Moorman said. “We’re really happy to have the support of a local business.”
About Better on a Bagel
Better On A Bagel is a small, family-owned bagel and coffee shop in Radcliff, Ky. Owner Sylvia Hay prepares fresh baked goods including seasonal favorites and daily specials. The store serves breakfast and lunch, including sandwiches, salads, espresso drinks and coffee, and other refreshments. For more information visit http://www.betteronabagel.com, call (270) 351-2435 or e-mail support@betteronabagel.com.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
California Knitting Shop Wrapping Up Help for USA Cares
Operation Lap Wrap Hopes for Contributions from Customers
Photo credit: Warren Eig
Edith Eig, owner of La Knitterie Parisienne in Studio City, Calif., is helping USA Cares by contributing to Operation Lap Wrap.
RADCLIFF, KY - A yarn and knitting business in southern California has stepped up to make volunteer contributions to the USA Cares Operation Lap Wrap program by both donating blankets and offering discounts to customers.
“In addition to making a fashion statement, knitting is also both therapeutic and social; so when I first learned of the compassionate lap wrap program, I seized the opportunity to invite my customers to participate and turn their passion for knitting towards this very good cause,” said Edith Eig, owner of La Knitterie Parisienne in Studio City, Calif. “My heart goes out to our brave servicemen and women who put their lives on the line, and I wanted to reach out and help make a difference. As a collective group, we’re weaving hope into every stitch of these hand-knit blankets and wish the very best for these individuals as they strive to rebuild their lives.”
Kim Moorman, USA Cares Director of Business Development, said a box of lap wraps has already arrived from Eig. Short notes of encouragement and thanks to the troops were enclosed with the blankets.
“They are awesome! I really love the notes and the one from Troop 408 that had a bunch of little notes from the girls on them. That will definitely touch a lot of hearts as they see and receive them,” Moorman said.
Eig decided to offer a 15 percent discount on yarn sales to any customers who want to create lap wraps for the troops.
“The outpouring of support has been incredible. Together, my clients and I have sent Operation Lap Wrap a huge box of blankets, and there is a new batch in the process of being made with more and more people expressing interest everyday. This is an ongoing effort that we will support until our troops finally come home for good,” Eig said.
Cheryl Bruce, Volunteer Coordinator for USA Cares, said the lap wraps will be a huge help. “Our service members are hospitalized for various lengths of time. Lap Wraps provide warmth for a visitor in a hospital room and coverage of missing limbs when confined to a wheelchair,” she said.
“La Knitterie Parisienne is proud to be a part of USA Cares Operation Lap and honored for the recognition. We are featuring Operation Lap Wrap on our web site at www.LaKnitterieParisienne.com and are encouraging anyone who’d like participate to get involved. I’ve identified some wonderful yarns to craft these lap wraps and welcome everyone to join us. Customers can visit us at our store located at 12642 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, Calif., or call us at 818-766-1515 and let us know they’d like to knit a lap wrap blanket,” Eig said.
About La Knitterie Parisienne
Owned by entrepreneur Edith Eig and located in Studio City, CA, La Knitterie Parisienne is one of the world’s most successful and recognizable knitting yarn stores, carrying an unprecedented selection of premium yarns, knitting books, buttons and knitting accessories. The shop specializes in teaching the art of knitting for free with the purchase of yarn from the shop and hosts many interactive events for their clients including the popular “Sip and Knit” social gathering during the shop’s late night on Wednesdays. Eig hails from Paris, France, where she learned to knit at the age of five. She’s combined her Parisian sensibilities with her incredible flair for fashion and design to become an icon in the knitting industry and an authority appearing in such news outlets as TODAY on NBC, CNN and Entertainment Tonight, Time magazine, Newsweek magazine, Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed book, “Mother or Purl: Friends, Fun and Fabulous Designs at Hollywood’s Knitting Circle” (HarperCollins) and is a philanthropist incorporating knitting into a wide array of worthy organizations. La Knitterie Parisienne is located at 12642 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. For more information, call 818-766-1515; for yarn purchases only call 1-800-2-BUY-YARN or visit www.LaKnitterieParisienne.com.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Contact for USA Cares:
Jess Bratcher
USA Cares, Inc.
Public Affairs Assistant
(270) 352-5451 x106
jbratcher@usacares.org
http://www.usacares.org
Contact for La Knitterie Parisienne and Edith Eig interviews:
Audrey Eig
818.622.2962 - o
818.535.4859 - c
818.622.0407 - f
audrey.eig@nbcuni.com
Photo credit: Warren Eig
Edith Eig, owner of La Knitterie Parisienne in Studio City, Calif., is helping USA Cares by contributing to Operation Lap Wrap.
RADCLIFF, KY - A yarn and knitting business in southern California has stepped up to make volunteer contributions to the USA Cares Operation Lap Wrap program by both donating blankets and offering discounts to customers.
“In addition to making a fashion statement, knitting is also both therapeutic and social; so when I first learned of the compassionate lap wrap program, I seized the opportunity to invite my customers to participate and turn their passion for knitting towards this very good cause,” said Edith Eig, owner of La Knitterie Parisienne in Studio City, Calif. “My heart goes out to our brave servicemen and women who put their lives on the line, and I wanted to reach out and help make a difference. As a collective group, we’re weaving hope into every stitch of these hand-knit blankets and wish the very best for these individuals as they strive to rebuild their lives.”
Kim Moorman, USA Cares Director of Business Development, said a box of lap wraps has already arrived from Eig. Short notes of encouragement and thanks to the troops were enclosed with the blankets.
“They are awesome! I really love the notes and the one from Troop 408 that had a bunch of little notes from the girls on them. That will definitely touch a lot of hearts as they see and receive them,” Moorman said.
Eig decided to offer a 15 percent discount on yarn sales to any customers who want to create lap wraps for the troops.
“The outpouring of support has been incredible. Together, my clients and I have sent Operation Lap Wrap a huge box of blankets, and there is a new batch in the process of being made with more and more people expressing interest everyday. This is an ongoing effort that we will support until our troops finally come home for good,” Eig said.
Cheryl Bruce, Volunteer Coordinator for USA Cares, said the lap wraps will be a huge help. “Our service members are hospitalized for various lengths of time. Lap Wraps provide warmth for a visitor in a hospital room and coverage of missing limbs when confined to a wheelchair,” she said.
“La Knitterie Parisienne is proud to be a part of USA Cares Operation Lap and honored for the recognition. We are featuring Operation Lap Wrap on our web site at www.LaKnitterieParisienne.com and are encouraging anyone who’d like participate to get involved. I’ve identified some wonderful yarns to craft these lap wraps and welcome everyone to join us. Customers can visit us at our store located at 12642 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, Calif., or call us at 818-766-1515 and let us know they’d like to knit a lap wrap blanket,” Eig said.
About La Knitterie Parisienne
Owned by entrepreneur Edith Eig and located in Studio City, CA, La Knitterie Parisienne is one of the world’s most successful and recognizable knitting yarn stores, carrying an unprecedented selection of premium yarns, knitting books, buttons and knitting accessories. The shop specializes in teaching the art of knitting for free with the purchase of yarn from the shop and hosts many interactive events for their clients including the popular “Sip and Knit” social gathering during the shop’s late night on Wednesdays. Eig hails from Paris, France, where she learned to knit at the age of five. She’s combined her Parisian sensibilities with her incredible flair for fashion and design to become an icon in the knitting industry and an authority appearing in such news outlets as TODAY on NBC, CNN and Entertainment Tonight, Time magazine, Newsweek magazine, Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed book, “Mother or Purl: Friends, Fun and Fabulous Designs at Hollywood’s Knitting Circle” (HarperCollins) and is a philanthropist incorporating knitting into a wide array of worthy organizations. La Knitterie Parisienne is located at 12642 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. For more information, call 818-766-1515; for yarn purchases only call 1-800-2-BUY-YARN or visit www.LaKnitterieParisienne.com.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Contact for USA Cares:
Jess Bratcher
USA Cares, Inc.
Public Affairs Assistant
(270) 352-5451 x106
jbratcher@usacares.org
http://www.usacares.org
Contact for La Knitterie Parisienne and Edith Eig interviews:
Audrey Eig
818.622.2962 - o
818.535.4859 - c
818.622.0407 - f
audrey.eig@nbcuni.com
Monday, September 29, 2008
USA Cares grants more than $60,000 to Massachusetts military families
More than 100 families in financial need helped, seven homes saved
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $60,000 over five years to service members living in Massachusetts. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved seven Massachusetts military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 103 families have received grants. In 2007, 53 requests came in from Massachusetts. USA Cares has received 26 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in West Springfield, USA Cares paid $840 in rent to keep a family with a baby in the home. In Salisbury, the organization negotiated with a mortgage company and paid $2,200 to save the family home. And in Milford, USA Cares helped with an oil payment for heat while the service member was getting a loan for a new furnace.
There are several military installations in Massachusetts, including Hanscom Air Force Base, which manages the development and acquisition of electronic command and control systems, and Westover Air Reserve Base, home of the 439th Airlift Wing.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Massachusetts, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $60,000 over five years to service members living in Massachusetts. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved seven Massachusetts military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 103 families have received grants. In 2007, 53 requests came in from Massachusetts. USA Cares has received 26 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in West Springfield, USA Cares paid $840 in rent to keep a family with a baby in the home. In Salisbury, the organization negotiated with a mortgage company and paid $2,200 to save the family home. And in Milford, USA Cares helped with an oil payment for heat while the service member was getting a loan for a new furnace.
There are several military installations in Massachusetts, including Hanscom Air Force Base, which manages the development and acquisition of electronic command and control systems, and Westover Air Reserve Base, home of the 439th Airlift Wing.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Massachusetts, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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USA Cares grants more than $70,000 to Oklahoma military families
More than 180 families in financial need helped, nine homes saved
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $70,000 over five years to service members living in Oklahoma. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved nine Oklahoma military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 183 families have received grants. In 2007, 83 requests came in from Oklahoma. USA Cares has received 51 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Edmond, USA Cares paid $620 in rent to keep a family with one child in the home. In Muskogee, the organization negotiated on an automobile loan and paid $1,000 to save the car. And in Oklahoma City, USA Cares helped with more than $400 in utility payments because the service member’s spouse had to have emergency surgery.
There are several military installations in Oklahoma. Fort Sill is the location of the Army Field Artillery School, and the base supports a population of about 53,000 plus a large retiree community. Tinker Air Force Base hosts the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, the 72nd Air Base Wing, and two Air Force Reserve Wings. And Vance Air Force Base is a pilot training base.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Oklahoma, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $70,000 over five years to service members living in Oklahoma. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved nine Oklahoma military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 183 families have received grants. In 2007, 83 requests came in from Oklahoma. USA Cares has received 51 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Edmond, USA Cares paid $620 in rent to keep a family with one child in the home. In Muskogee, the organization negotiated on an automobile loan and paid $1,000 to save the car. And in Oklahoma City, USA Cares helped with more than $400 in utility payments because the service member’s spouse had to have emergency surgery.
There are several military installations in Oklahoma. Fort Sill is the location of the Army Field Artillery School, and the base supports a population of about 53,000 plus a large retiree community. Tinker Air Force Base hosts the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, the 72nd Air Base Wing, and two Air Force Reserve Wings. And Vance Air Force Base is a pilot training base.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Oklahoma, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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USA Cares grants more than $70,000 to South Carolina military families
More than 170 families in financial need helped, nine homes saved
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $70,000 over five years to service members living in South Carolina. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved nine South Carolina military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 172 families have received grants. In 2007, 68 requests came in from South Carolina. USA Cares has received 73 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Clover, USA Cares negotiated with a mortgage company and paid $4,600 keep a family with two children in their home. In Columbia, the organization paid a $560 house payment as well as $630 in other bills. And in Kingstree, USA Cares helped with a $480 vehicle payment and granted a $100 Wal-Mart gift card. The service member had been in a vehicle accident while being treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury.
There are several military installations in South Carolina, including Shaw Air Force Base, home of the 9th Air Force Headquarters and the 20th Fighter Wing, the largest combat F-16 fighting wing; Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, one of the Marine Corps’ preeminent training facilities; and Fort Jackson, the largest Initial Entry training Center in Army, training 34 percent of all Soldiers and 69 percent of the women entering the Army each year.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of South Carolina, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $70,000 over five years to service members living in South Carolina. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved nine South Carolina military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 172 families have received grants. In 2007, 68 requests came in from South Carolina. USA Cares has received 73 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Clover, USA Cares negotiated with a mortgage company and paid $4,600 keep a family with two children in their home. In Columbia, the organization paid a $560 house payment as well as $630 in other bills. And in Kingstree, USA Cares helped with a $480 vehicle payment and granted a $100 Wal-Mart gift card. The service member had been in a vehicle accident while being treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury.
There are several military installations in South Carolina, including Shaw Air Force Base, home of the 9th Air Force Headquarters and the 20th Fighter Wing, the largest combat F-16 fighting wing; Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, one of the Marine Corps’ preeminent training facilities; and Fort Jackson, the largest Initial Entry training Center in Army, training 34 percent of all Soldiers and 69 percent of the women entering the Army each year.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of South Carolina, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped more than 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Lap Wraps, Boxers Donated
On Sept. 24, USA Cares Director of Volunteer Outreach, left, presented donated boxers and lap wraps to the Soldier and Family Assistance Center on Fort Knox in support of Operation Brave Boxer and Operation Lap Wrap. MSG Ray Folse, noncommissioned officer in charge of the center, right, accepted the donations on behalf of Soldiers and their families going through transition periods.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
"The Steve Wilkos Show" Joining Forces with USA Cares
Daytime Talk Show to Raise Awareness of Military Families in Need
RADCLIFF, KY USA Cares has a new partner in its mission to provide financial support for military families in their time of need. NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution’s “The Steve Wilkos Show” is teaming with the organization to “make a difference in the lives of U.S. military personnel and their families.”
Wilkos, a former Marine and Chicago police officer, will serve as a national spokesperson for the organization and will travel the country to help get the word out for USA Cares. The married father of two young children, he has a special place in his heart for those in the service, veterans and the families left behind by those serving overseas.
“As a former Marine, I couldn’t be more proud to support an organization like USA Cares,” Wilkos said. “USA Cares provides military families and veterans with critical resources, and I cannot think of a more deserving group of people to support.”
The show is kicking off its second season with USA Cares, including asking viewers to get involved by logging on to the show's web site, www.SteveWilkos.com, or the USA Cares site, www.usacares.org. According to NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, a national public service announcement campaign, in-show messaging, national and local fundraising events, co-branded online initiatives and much more are in the works.
“Steve Wilkos takes on difficult challenges and issues in a very direct and impactful way. And it’s like my Marine Corps friends say, ‘Once a Marine…Always a Marine’.” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said. “You have to respect the fact that some challenges just cannot be ignored. USA Cares is appreciative of the commitment by Wilkos and NBC Universal in assisting us help military families and veterans from all branches of service when they most need it.”
USA Cares was founded in 2003 and has responded to about 12,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” Nelson said.
About NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution
NBC Universal is a leader in providing entertainment programming to the domestic and international marketplaces. The NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution division is responsible for the distribution of NBC Universal product to all forms of television within the U.S. and Canada. This includes distribution of current and library film and television product, including formats and non-scripted programming, in the pay, free, and basic markets, as well as the domestic syndication of first-run syndicated TV programs and theatrical and TV movie packages. "The Steve Wilkos Show" is currently distributed in more than 95% of U.S. markets.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Boonedock’s Sees Red on Fridays
Vine Grove Business Supporting USA Cares “Red Shirt Friday” Campaign
VINE GROVE, KY A new business in Vine Grove has joined the USA Cares Red Shirt Fridays campaign to show the community it supports military families.
A USA Cares Family Resource Coordinator mentioned the Red Shirt Fridays program to the Boonedock’s manager while at the restaurant, and owner Sherry Boggs immediately came out to the table with a donation. She didn’t hesitate when asked if she would be interested in joining the team. Boggs was in the Air Force, and her husband Joseph was in the Army. And they know Vine Grove is very pro military, which made the decision that much easier.
Caption:The Boonedock’s staff: (top) Amanda True and Walter Brennan; (front) Josh Clark, Rich Mixon, Jennifer Drake, Sherry Boggs and Katherine Hayden.
“Helping the troops, their families and our veterans is something I am very passionate about, and I want to do everything I can to show support for our brave men and women,” Boggs said. To that end, she is working with Kim Moorman, Director of Business Development at USA Cares, on hosting an event at Boonedock’s to help show their support of USA Cares.
The Red Shirt Fridays program has sold 10,000 shirts that say “I Care Too!” and provides a way for companies and organizations to show they support our troops and military families. With the purchase of a minimum of 25 shirts, a business can customize the back of the shirt with its name and then encourage employees to wear them every Friday. Some stores offer discounts to customers who wear the “I Care Too!” shirts into their business, and others continue the support by purchasing extra shirts, selling them and then donating the proceeds back to USA Cares. For more information about joining the Red Shirt Fridays program, go to www.icarefriday.org or contact Kim Moorman at (270) 352-5451.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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VINE GROVE, KY A new business in Vine Grove has joined the USA Cares Red Shirt Fridays campaign to show the community it supports military families.
A USA Cares Family Resource Coordinator mentioned the Red Shirt Fridays program to the Boonedock’s manager while at the restaurant, and owner Sherry Boggs immediately came out to the table with a donation. She didn’t hesitate when asked if she would be interested in joining the team. Boggs was in the Air Force, and her husband Joseph was in the Army. And they know Vine Grove is very pro military, which made the decision that much easier.
Caption:The Boonedock’s staff: (top) Amanda True and Walter Brennan; (front) Josh Clark, Rich Mixon, Jennifer Drake, Sherry Boggs and Katherine Hayden.
“Helping the troops, their families and our veterans is something I am very passionate about, and I want to do everything I can to show support for our brave men and women,” Boggs said. To that end, she is working with Kim Moorman, Director of Business Development at USA Cares, on hosting an event at Boonedock’s to help show their support of USA Cares.
The Red Shirt Fridays program has sold 10,000 shirts that say “I Care Too!” and provides a way for companies and organizations to show they support our troops and military families. With the purchase of a minimum of 25 shirts, a business can customize the back of the shirt with its name and then encourage employees to wear them every Friday. Some stores offer discounts to customers who wear the “I Care Too!” shirts into their business, and others continue the support by purchasing extra shirts, selling them and then donating the proceeds back to USA Cares. For more information about joining the Red Shirt Fridays program, go to www.icarefriday.org or contact Kim Moorman at (270) 352-5451.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Cardinal Health Marks 9/11 with ‘I Care Too!’ Tribute
USA Cares red shirts worn in recognition of Patriot Day
RADCLIFF, KY Employees of Cardinal Health in Radcliff wore USA Cares “I Care Too!” red shirts on Thursday in memory of those who died and served during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The employees gathered for a photo to pay tribute to the sacrifices made and assistance rendered seven years ago.
“Ed Donohue, one of our teammates, brought up the idea, and we thought it was a great way to show our support of our troops and first responders,” Kim Compton of Cardinal Health said. “I reached out to City Hall, they put us in touch with the fire department, and a ladder truck came out to take the picture for us.” Although the photo was taken after 5 p.m., there was still “a group of about 50, a good turnout,” that stayed, Compton said.
The Red Shirt Fridays campaign, a USA Cares fund-raiser, seeks to increase awareness and funds to support Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, and Coast Guard service members by selling more than 165,000 T-shirts – one for every service member in Iraq and Afghanistan. Program participants are encouraged to wear the red shirts every Friday in the workplace to demonstrate their support for American troops.
Cardinal Health joined Red Shirt Fridays in late June as a corporate supporter. The company purchased 600 T-shirts for its employees. It is one of several businesses nationwide supporting the program, including Boonedocks, Hardin Memorial Hospital, Heart of Kentucky Realtors, Huddle House, Kentucky National Bank, Nolin RECC, Kentucky Land Company, Radcliff Chamber of Commerce, Republic Bank Elizabethtown/Louisville, and U.S. Cavalry.
“Cardinal Health has always had a policy of supporting the community, and it’s our sincere pleasure to share this tangible expression of our support for local military families, particularly those in the Radcliff and Fort Knox area,” Paul Rogers, vice president of customer service, said at the June gathering celebrating the company’s commitment to the Red Shirt Friday program.
USA Cares Director of Business Development Kim Moorman works closely with businesses who want to show their support. “It’s amazing how so many people want to reach out to our troops and their families,” she said. “Wearing the red shirts gives them a visible way to spread the word and help USA Cares continue its work helping military families.
“Cardinal Health was our first Fortune 100 company to participate in our campaign,” Moorman said. “We hope their participation and enthusiasm in supporting the troops, both on Fridays and on special occasions like Patriot Day, will inspire other companies to do the same.”
Businesses or organizations interested in joining the “I Care Too!” Red Shirt Fridays campaign may contact Moorman at (270) 352-5451 or kmoorman@usacares.org.
About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health is an $90 billion global company serving the health care industry with products and services that helps hospitals, physician offices and pharmacists reduce costs, improve safety, productivity and profitability, and deliver better care to patients. Ranked No. 19 on the Fortune 500, Cardinal Health employs more than 40,000 people on five continents.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY Employees of Cardinal Health in Radcliff wore USA Cares “I Care Too!” red shirts on Thursday in memory of those who died and served during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The employees gathered for a photo to pay tribute to the sacrifices made and assistance rendered seven years ago.
“Ed Donohue, one of our teammates, brought up the idea, and we thought it was a great way to show our support of our troops and first responders,” Kim Compton of Cardinal Health said. “I reached out to City Hall, they put us in touch with the fire department, and a ladder truck came out to take the picture for us.” Although the photo was taken after 5 p.m., there was still “a group of about 50, a good turnout,” that stayed, Compton said.
The Red Shirt Fridays campaign, a USA Cares fund-raiser, seeks to increase awareness and funds to support Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, and Coast Guard service members by selling more than 165,000 T-shirts – one for every service member in Iraq and Afghanistan. Program participants are encouraged to wear the red shirts every Friday in the workplace to demonstrate their support for American troops.
Cardinal Health joined Red Shirt Fridays in late June as a corporate supporter. The company purchased 600 T-shirts for its employees. It is one of several businesses nationwide supporting the program, including Boonedocks, Hardin Memorial Hospital, Heart of Kentucky Realtors, Huddle House, Kentucky National Bank, Nolin RECC, Kentucky Land Company, Radcliff Chamber of Commerce, Republic Bank Elizabethtown/Louisville, and U.S. Cavalry.
“Cardinal Health has always had a policy of supporting the community, and it’s our sincere pleasure to share this tangible expression of our support for local military families, particularly those in the Radcliff and Fort Knox area,” Paul Rogers, vice president of customer service, said at the June gathering celebrating the company’s commitment to the Red Shirt Friday program.
USA Cares Director of Business Development Kim Moorman works closely with businesses who want to show their support. “It’s amazing how so many people want to reach out to our troops and their families,” she said. “Wearing the red shirts gives them a visible way to spread the word and help USA Cares continue its work helping military families.
“Cardinal Health was our first Fortune 100 company to participate in our campaign,” Moorman said. “We hope their participation and enthusiasm in supporting the troops, both on Fridays and on special occasions like Patriot Day, will inspire other companies to do the same.”
Businesses or organizations interested in joining the “I Care Too!” Red Shirt Fridays campaign may contact Moorman at (270) 352-5451 or kmoorman@usacares.org.
About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health is an $90 billion global company serving the health care industry with products and services that helps hospitals, physician offices and pharmacists reduce costs, improve safety, productivity and profitability, and deliver better care to patients. Ranked No. 19 on the Fortune 500, Cardinal Health employs more than 40,000 people on five continents.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Friday, September 12, 2008
USA Cares Earns 2008 Newman’s Own Award
Organization Recognized for Military Family Assistance Program
RADCLIFF, KY USA Cares recently received a Newman’s Own Foundation $5,000 grant in recognition of its mission to provide military families with financial support and other critical resources in their time of need.
The awards are co-sponsored by the Fisher House Foundation Inc., Newman’s Own Inc. and Military Times Media Group with the purpose of recognizing homefront organizations for their contributions to military quality of life.
“Being chosen for this grant really shows that USA Cares is making a difference nationwide,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said. “This recognition tells people that we are worthy of support, and we need that support to continue helping these families.”
Paul Newman’s iconic likeness adorns a variety of products in grocery stores. It is, according to newmansown.com, “shameless exploitation in pursuit of the common good.” Newman and the foundation donate all profits and royalties after taxes for educational and charitable purposes. Since 1982, Newman and his foundation have given more than $250 million to thousands of charities worldwide.
USA Cares accepted the award and $5,000 grant at an event hosted by Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Fourteen other organizations received grants in amounts ranging from $15,000 to $1,000. Fisher House reported that it received 120 applications for these grants.
“Your spirit of volunteerism, generosity and patriotism is making a difference in the quality of life for members of the military and their families,” the award states. “Your contributions to the support and welfare of our armed forces are appreciated.”
The Fisher House facilitates the awards. Its foundation is “dedicated to our greatest national treasure … our military service men and women and their loved ones.”
“This grant will go to direct assistance for military families and our general mission,” USA Cares Fund Development Director Jennifer Robinson said. “We’re honored to receive this grant.”
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY USA Cares recently received a Newman’s Own Foundation $5,000 grant in recognition of its mission to provide military families with financial support and other critical resources in their time of need.
The awards are co-sponsored by the Fisher House Foundation Inc., Newman’s Own Inc. and Military Times Media Group with the purpose of recognizing homefront organizations for their contributions to military quality of life.
“Being chosen for this grant really shows that USA Cares is making a difference nationwide,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said. “This recognition tells people that we are worthy of support, and we need that support to continue helping these families.”
Paul Newman’s iconic likeness adorns a variety of products in grocery stores. It is, according to newmansown.com, “shameless exploitation in pursuit of the common good.” Newman and the foundation donate all profits and royalties after taxes for educational and charitable purposes. Since 1982, Newman and his foundation have given more than $250 million to thousands of charities worldwide.
USA Cares accepted the award and $5,000 grant at an event hosted by Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Fourteen other organizations received grants in amounts ranging from $15,000 to $1,000. Fisher House reported that it received 120 applications for these grants.
“Your spirit of volunteerism, generosity and patriotism is making a difference in the quality of life for members of the military and their families,” the award states. “Your contributions to the support and welfare of our armed forces are appreciated.”
The Fisher House facilitates the awards. Its foundation is “dedicated to our greatest national treasure … our military service men and women and their loved ones.”
“This grant will go to direct assistance for military families and our general mission,” USA Cares Fund Development Director Jennifer Robinson said. “We’re honored to receive this grant.”
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Sales of Children’s Book to Support USA Cares
‘A Glove of Their Own’ an uplifting tale of children’s love and passion for baseball
RADCLIFF, KY A soon-to-be-released children’s book, “A Glove of Their Own,” is contributing a portion of its sales to USA Cares.
“A Glove of Their Own” is about “Giving back and extending friendship is written between the lines of this story; a story of kids who play with little, worn-out equipment, without coaches or concession stands, all for the love of the game,” Bob Salomon said on the book’s web site, http://www.agloveoftheirown.com/. Salomon, a father of two and Little League baseball coach, along with authors Debbie Moldovan, Keri Conkling and Lisa Funari-Willever, created the book.
The sale of each book generates $3.30 for charities, Salomon said. Three charities receive 10 cents each. Purchasers can then designate the remaining $3 of the donation to USA Cares by using the USC 247 charity code on the Web site where the book is ordered.
“Whether you donate your old equipment, organize a community collection, or donate funds to these dedicated organizations, you will have made a difference to a child,” Salomon said.
“We’re honored to be a recipient of charitable funds generated from the sales of ‘A Glove of Their Own’,” USA Cares Director of Business Development Kim Moorman said. “The goal of the book is to teach children the value of sharing what you have with those in need. That idea is in line with our mission, to help military families in need.”
“I’m proud that we can be a part of this wonderful book,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
Sports organizations such as Rawlings, Louisville Slugger and Modell’s have joined several big name baseball stars such as retired Houston Astros legend Craig Biggio and Boston Red Sox first baseman Sean Casey in promoting the book.
Besides featuring “A Glove of Their Own” at its Museum, Louisville Slugger has chosen to use the same USC 247 charity code to show its support for military families through USA Cares.
“A Glove of Their Own” first editions will be available in late October. The book is illustrated by Lauren Lambiase and is a 10”x10” slipcover hardback with 32 pages. The cost is $15.95. Click on the USC 247 charity code to designate that $3 of the book’s sale goes to USA Cares. Reserve a copy at the Franklin Mason Press web site (http://franklinmasonpress.com/store/page2.html). For more information, go to the book’s web site (http://www.agloveoftheirown.com/).
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In its five and one-half years of operation, USA Cares has responded to over 11,000 requests for assistance, saved 465 military family homes from foreclosure or eviction thus sparing over 1,000 children from uncertainty. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY A soon-to-be-released children’s book, “A Glove of Their Own,” is contributing a portion of its sales to USA Cares.
“A Glove of Their Own” is about “Giving back and extending friendship is written between the lines of this story; a story of kids who play with little, worn-out equipment, without coaches or concession stands, all for the love of the game,” Bob Salomon said on the book’s web site, http://www.agloveoftheirown.com/. Salomon, a father of two and Little League baseball coach, along with authors Debbie Moldovan, Keri Conkling and Lisa Funari-Willever, created the book.
The sale of each book generates $3.30 for charities, Salomon said. Three charities receive 10 cents each. Purchasers can then designate the remaining $3 of the donation to USA Cares by using the USC 247 charity code on the Web site where the book is ordered.
“Whether you donate your old equipment, organize a community collection, or donate funds to these dedicated organizations, you will have made a difference to a child,” Salomon said.
“We’re honored to be a recipient of charitable funds generated from the sales of ‘A Glove of Their Own’,” USA Cares Director of Business Development Kim Moorman said. “The goal of the book is to teach children the value of sharing what you have with those in need. That idea is in line with our mission, to help military families in need.”
“I’m proud that we can be a part of this wonderful book,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
Sports organizations such as Rawlings, Louisville Slugger and Modell’s have joined several big name baseball stars such as retired Houston Astros legend Craig Biggio and Boston Red Sox first baseman Sean Casey in promoting the book.
Besides featuring “A Glove of Their Own” at its Museum, Louisville Slugger has chosen to use the same USC 247 charity code to show its support for military families through USA Cares.
“A Glove of Their Own” first editions will be available in late October. The book is illustrated by Lauren Lambiase and is a 10”x10” slipcover hardback with 32 pages. The cost is $15.95. Click on the USC 247 charity code to designate that $3 of the book’s sale goes to USA Cares. Reserve a copy at the Franklin Mason Press web site (http://franklinmasonpress.com/store/page2.html). For more information, go to the book’s web site (http://www.agloveoftheirown.com/).
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In its five and one-half years of operation, USA Cares has responded to over 11,000 requests for assistance, saved 465 military family homes from foreclosure or eviction thus sparing over 1,000 children from uncertainty. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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Monday, September 8, 2008
USA Cares grants more than $90,000 to Michigan military families
More than 200 families in financial need helped, 13 homes saved
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $90,000 over five years to service members living in Michigan. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved 13 Michigan military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 210 families have received grants. In 2007, 70 requests came in from Michigan. USA Cares has received 58 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Port Huron, USA Cares paid more than $3,000 one a mortgage to keep a family with five children in the home. In Elsie, the organization negotiated with a mortgage company and paid $912 to save the family home. And in Canton, USA Cares helped with utility payments because the service member had surgery after an injury on duty and did not receive incapacitated pay.
There are some military installations in Michigan, including the Army Garrison-Detroit Arsenal, which provides quality of life programs, housing referrals and base operations support to personnel from all four branches; and the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center, a Defense Logistics Agency.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Michigan, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $90,000 over five years to service members living in Michigan. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved 13 Michigan military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 210 families have received grants. In 2007, 70 requests came in from Michigan. USA Cares has received 58 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Port Huron, USA Cares paid more than $3,000 one a mortgage to keep a family with five children in the home. In Elsie, the organization negotiated with a mortgage company and paid $912 to save the family home. And in Canton, USA Cares helped with utility payments because the service member had surgery after an injury on duty and did not receive incapacitated pay.
There are some military installations in Michigan, including the Army Garrison-Detroit Arsenal, which provides quality of life programs, housing referrals and base operations support to personnel from all four branches; and the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center, a Defense Logistics Agency.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Michigan, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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USA Cares grants more than $85,000 To Illinois military families
200 families in financial need helped, eight homes saved
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $85,000 over five years to service members living in Illinois. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved eight Illinois military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 200 families have received grants. In 2007, 66 requests came in from Illinois. USA Cares has received 81 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in DeKalb, USA Cares paid $500 in rent to keep a family with two children in the home. In Joliet, the organization negotiated with a mortgage company and paid $3,400 to save the family home. And in Elmhurst, USA Cares helped with a telephone payment because the service member was forced to retire after an injury in Iraq and benefits were slow in arriving.
Included in Illinois military installations are Scott Air Force Base, home of the 375th Airlift Wing which makes global mobility possible; and Naval Station Great Lakes, home to the Navy’s only Recruit Training Command.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Illinois, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $85,000 over five years to service members living in Illinois. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved eight Illinois military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 200 families have received grants. In 2007, 66 requests came in from Illinois. USA Cares has received 81 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in DeKalb, USA Cares paid $500 in rent to keep a family with two children in the home. In Joliet, the organization negotiated with a mortgage company and paid $3,400 to save the family home. And in Elmhurst, USA Cares helped with a telephone payment because the service member was forced to retire after an injury in Iraq and benefits were slow in arriving.
Included in Illinois military installations are Scott Air Force Base, home of the 375th Airlift Wing which makes global mobility possible; and Naval Station Great Lakes, home to the Navy’s only Recruit Training Command.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Illinois, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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USA Cares grants more than $78,000 to Alaska military families
More than 200 families in financial need helped, three homes saved
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $78,000 over five years to service members living in Alaska. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved three Alaska military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 230 families have received grants. In 2007, 85 requests came in from Alaska. USA Cares has received 39 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Eagle River, USA Cares paid $500 in rent to keep a family with three children in the home. And in Barrow, USA Cares helped because the National Guard service member was away when extremely low temperatures damaged the home’s heater, toilet, and water heater. USA Cares was able to replace the water heater.
There are several military installations in Alaska. Fort Wainwright is home to the third Stryker Brigade Combat Team and the Task Force 49 Aviation Brigade. The post supports more than 12,000 people. Elmendorf Air Force Base is also in Alaska, hosting the largest and principle unit in the 11th AF, the 3rd Wing. It provides combat ready forces to Southwest Asia operations; and Fort Richardson, the military’s most centrally located worldwide transportation hub. The installation is home base for more than 22,000 service members and civilians.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Alaska, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $78,000 over five years to service members living in Alaska. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldiers, saving homes from foreclosure, and assisting with basic needs during times of serious financial crisis.
Since 2003, these donations saved three Alaska military families from losing their home to foreclosure, and overall 230 families have received grants. In 2007, 85 requests came in from Alaska. USA Cares has received 39 requests for help in the first eight months of 2008.
“Today’s military families are facing a perfect storm: multiple deployments, rising gas and food prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess, and a struggling economy. Coupled with visible and invisible wounds of war, many families can’t win this battle without our assistance,” Roger Stradley, founder of USA Cares, said. Members of any branch of the military serving post 9/11 and their families can apply for help.
USA Cares has worked with military families since it was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has responded to over 11,000 requests for help with more than $5 million in direct assistance grants. On the housing front, USA Cares is a recognized leader in mortgage loss prevention assistance for the military. In the future, USA Cares hopes to work with other partners to field a program for post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury victims who lack the financial resources to attend the treatment they need and deserve, ensuring that the service member doesn’t have to choose between groceries or treatment.
Nationally, USA Cares receives more than 100 new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through each one with the determination and commitment to assist these families as quickly as possible. “USA Cares is out there actually providing financial assistance to solve these problems – we’re not just talking about them,” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
For example, in Eagle River, USA Cares paid $500 in rent to keep a family with three children in the home. And in Barrow, USA Cares helped because the National Guard service member was away when extremely low temperatures damaged the home’s heater, toilet, and water heater. USA Cares was able to replace the water heater.
There are several military installations in Alaska. Fort Wainwright is home to the third Stryker Brigade Combat Team and the Task Force 49 Aviation Brigade. The post supports more than 12,000 people. Elmendorf Air Force Base is also in Alaska, hosting the largest and principle unit in the 11th AF, the 3rd Wing. It provides combat ready forces to Southwest Asia operations; and Fort Richardson, the military’s most centrally located worldwide transportation hub. The installation is home base for more than 22,000 service members and civilians.
USA Cares embarked on a national fundraising campaign on July 4. Share A Minute will raise funds by asking Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000-minute annual tour of duty. Those minutes quickly add up to create hardships for soldiers and their families during deployment or when they return, and it costs USA Cares $25 a minute to help these families.
This level of support will ensure that USA Cares can meet all the needs of military personnel and their families not only through the present twin crises of PTSD/TBI and housing, but also the economic challenges yet to come.
Stradley said there is no doubt that Americans will help by donating. “Our nation, including the residents of Alaska, has a level of compassion that is unmatched in the world. This nation’s defenders need help, and it’s now our duty to come to their aid.”
To share a minute, go to http://www.usacares.org/ and click on the Share A Minute logo or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In 2007 USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members; saved 192 homes from foreclosure or families from eviction in partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation; and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/, or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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