For more information, visit www.sowwcharity.com.
Archive for the ‘Charity’ Category
Special Operations Wounded Warriors – Veteran’s Day Celebration And Charity Dinner
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014Support Hot Shots Calendar
Saturday, October 18th, 2014Apparently, are quite a few people up in arms over the “partially nude” models in this video we originally posted a couple of weeks ago. But that’s kind of the point of a pinup calendar isn’t it?
Yes, there’s currently a witch hunt afoot to root out whether members of the Utah Army National Guard and Utah Department of Public Safety provided unauthorized assistance to the 2015 Hot Shots Calendar. But that hasn’t altered our support to the project.
We are media partners with Hot Shots Calendar because of the great work they do to support the UK’s Help for Heroes as well as select US SOF charities. We’ve traveled to England in support of the calendar and seen up close and personal the great work the charity and the models have done to support UK’s wounded warriors. We ask that you continue to support these charities whether you purchase a Hot Shots Calendar or provide direct support.
Coast To Coast Ride For The Fallen
Tuesday, October 14th, 2014
Coast To Coast Ride For The Fallen is an upcoming charitable endeavor in which a man named Cris is going to ride his BMW r90 motorcycle across the USA, from California to North Carolina. The trip is in honor of SFC Ryan Savard, who lost his life due to injuries sustained from heavy machine gun fire in Konduz Province, Afghanistan, and other Soldiers like him.
The ride will raise funds for the families of those who lost their lives. Cris will be active through social media, asking other riders to join him on his journey East. He will also stop in key locations to promote the actions of Ryan Savard, and to educate the population on those who sacrificed themselves for their country.
There is currently a GoFundMe campaign active for those wishing to donate towards this cause: www.gofundme.com/bike4thefallen
GreenVetsLA – Veterans Call To Action- Make This World Better One “Selfie” At A Time
Thursday, October 9th, 2014Carson, California: A group of formerly homeless Veterans issue a challenge to make our world a better place using teddy bears sewn in therapy.
GreenVetsLA, a non-profit organization started in 2010 by Jim Cragg a service disabled veteran, employs formerly homeless veterans as part of a work therapy program. The bases of this program is to teach sewing skills to struggling veterans and give them tools that will allow them to rejoin the society that they once served. All the projects that are taken on have a socially relevant component such as assembling first aid kits for the military or sewing environmentally friendly reusable cloth shopping bags.
For years the veterans have sewn the “Battle Bear”, a stuffed toy, made of camouflage material that matched the uniform of the deployed soldier. The soldier would take a picture with the bear, put a unit patch on it and send it back to the loved one to serve as a connector and companion during their absence.
This concept has morphed into the “Challenge Bear”, an inspirational bear made of durable military cloth scrap that comes with a challenge card from the veterans who created it to take on a social action project. Whether volunteering in a soup kitchen or doing a park or beach cleanup, this bear, strapped to the persons belt or backpack becomes a buddy on a journey to improving community. A Veteran in the program had the idea of taking a “selfie” with the bear while doing a “selfless” act and then posting that photo on social media to inspire others to engage in bettering our environment and our world.
As a nod to the formative years they spent in the military, the Veterans designed a special military / law enforcement Challenge Bear. Their hope is that teams, squads, and platoons would attach their unit patch and adopt a Bear for unit runs, road marches and other physical challenges.
For a recovering Veteran to have a person purchase and value a product they made is a victory. Our goal is to see viral demand for a Made in America, Veteran crafted bear that inspires and motivates others to do their part for community and country.
Challenge Bear is currently a Kickstarter campaign seeking support: www.kickstarter.com/projects/1507757642/challenge-bear.
To learn more about the program, see www.GreenVetsLA.org or www.VetCorpsUSA.org.
AUSA EOD Warrior 5K
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
The AUSA EOD Warrior 5K is an event established to raise awareness and funds for the EOD Warrior Foundation. The event is taking place at Capitol Lake/Heritage Park in Olympia, Washington, with a course route consisting of two laps around Capitol Lake. The AUSA EOD Warrior 5K will be held on October 25th, 2014.
For more information, and to register, visit www.eodwarriorfoundation.org/events/events/view/74
BreachBangClear – Buy A ‘Do You Even Liberty’ Shirt, Support The Brian Terry Foundation
Tuesday, September 30th, 2014
Breach Bang Clear and Article 15 clothing has announced that they will be donating all profits from the sale of the ‘Do You Even Liberty’ t-shirts to the Brian Terry Foundation, courtesy of Trek’s Trek: 2000 Miles for the Brian Terry Foundation.
www.article15clothing.com/do-you-even-liberty
Virginia Gentlemen – 7th Annual JTWalk – Camp Grom
Thursday, September 25th, 2014Virginia Gentlemen is a local organization which is set to raise money through the upcoming 7th Annual JTWalk to build Camp Grom, a handicap-accessible adventure park tailored for wounded Veterans and Military families. Check out the video and link below for more information.
Hope Video from VA Gentlemen on Vimeo.
www.jtwalk.org/team.asp?jtid=335
