Veterans' Charities

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Everyone says they support the troops but few people actually do anything about it. One easy way to do something to show support is to support charities that benefit the troops and their families.

I personally organized a couple of fundraisers with my rugby team that benefitted two such organizations. I chose these charities after researching them and reading what independent charity monitoring organizations had to say about them.

Those two organizations are:

Fisher House - www.fisherhouse.org - here is a brief description of what they do - Because members of the military and their families are stationed worldwide and must often travel great distances for specialized medical care, Fisher House™ Foundation donates "comfort homes," built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful times - during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury.

Wounded Warrior Project - https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ - here is a brief description of what they do - The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors.

PURPOSE

To raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women,

To help severely injured service members aid and assist each other, and

To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of severly injured service members.

In contrast a number of veterans' charities were found to be so bad they were investigated by Congress. So if you choose to donate, please research your organization of choice first.

If you've had good experience with other veterans' charities please post about it.

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There is also the Intrepid Fallen Heroes fund which helps the families of those KIA.

For anyone who purchased a Camp Rustamiyah patch that's where your money went.

Cogs

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Thanks for the post.

The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, along with Fisher House, were the only two Veterans Charities to receive A+ ratings from the American Institute of Philanthropy.

There is also the Intrepid Fallen Heroes fund which helps the families of those KIA.

For anyone who purchased a Camp Rustamiyah patch that's where your money went.

Cogs