Wounded Warrior Project:

The Wounded Warrior Project exists to provide tangible comfort and support to our severely injured service members as they recover and transition into civilian life. We bring a message of hope to our troops, assuring them that America has not forgotten their sacrifices. Wounded Warrior Project is able to assist and support these troops through our numerous programs which are provided to aid and to inspire during the recovery process.

These programs include:

Transition Care Packs: A smaller version of the Wounded Warrior Backpack, Transition Care Packs are sent directly to Iraq and Afghanistan to provide immediate comfort during a warrior's relocation to a U.S. military trauma center.

Wounded Warrior Backpacks: We send male and female version backpacks of essential personal-care items, including comfortable clothes, toiletries, and calling cards, to severely wounded service members arriving at military trauma centers.

Benefits Counseling: Our staff provides guidance about government benefits available to the injured and helps them navigate the awkward transitions between agencies.

Family Assistance: We subsidize necessities for wounded service members' families during rehabilitative care, including housing, food, child care and transportation.

Advocacy: Our advocacy efforts give injured soldiers a voice in local and national issues. Through WWP's efforts, the Wounded Warrior Bill was passed, giving severely injured service members a one-time insurance benefit of up to $100,000 to help their families during the days immediately following their injury.

Adaptive Sports: Through the Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project, we involve healing veterans in adaptive sports, helping them develop new opportunities for recreation and rehabilitation.

WWP Outdoors: Through activities such as hunting, fishing, archery, boating, and camping, we provide lifelong lessons and hobbies that wounded warriors can enjoy without the need for special equipment or ongoing training.

The aftermath of a serious injury is measured in years and not days. We need your help to continue assisting our wounded warriors and show them that their sacrifices are remembered. Your ongoing financial support provides hope to thousands of men and women severely injured in the line of duty.
Donations can be made by visiting www.woundedwarriorproject.org or sent directly to our corporate office in Jacksonville, FL

Wounded Warrior  Project
7020  A.C. Skinner Parkway, Suite 100
Jacksonville, FL  32256 
Office:  904.296.7350     Toll Free 1.888.TEAMWWP  (832.6997)

 

 

 

MILKSHAKE MAN FUND

I am sure all of you have heard or read about the deplorable conditions our wounded military encounter at Walter Reed Hospital upon returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The number of young women and men that spend months/years of their lives learning how to walk, speak, take care of themselves continues to grow every day. Along with those issues, they often suffer from the inability to share their thoughts, memories of what they have seen and plans they might have for the future.
I recently met the "Milkshake Man" when he was honored by Labor for his very special method of engaging our veterans. His name is Jim Mayer and he is a Vietnam Veteran who lost both legs in that war. He goes to Walter Reed almost daily and spends his time just talking with the wounded. He has found that if he asks each patient if they would like a milkshake ... the answer is always yes. With the milkshake, the conversations begin and the relationships grow.
The "Milkshake Man" is retiring but will continue visiting the troops ... sharing milkshakes with the friends he has acquired over the years, as well as, with those who have yet to arrive.

Since the money for the milkshakes come out of his pocket, I thought it would be an opportunity for us to do a small thing that has produced such outstanding results.

This is a voluntary endeavor and you may choose to give whatever amount you are comfortable with ... or choose not to give at all.
If your local would like to send $25.00, the check should be made payable and to CWRC/Mi Iks hake Man and send to:

 

Barbara J. Easterling, Secretary-Treasurer
CWA
501 Third Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001