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Combat Flip Flops Over Halfway To Its Goal Of $15,000 For Afghan Cashmere

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014

Combat Flip Flops is over halfway to its goal of sourcing Afghan cashmere from local producers to create scarves for first world markets. The donations made so far have:

helped fund over 90 days of school for Afghan women.

logged hours in Afghan factories supporting small businesses and driving economic stability.

supported a Veteran owned business that gives back to the Veteran community.

To add incentive, CFF has added a new donation reward to the list: The Gunner, an Afghan shemagh embroidered with a belt of ammo. The Gunner requires 6 hours of manual production in a woman owned factory, funds a week of school for an Afghan girl, and supports a veteran-owned business. For a $70 donation, you get a first run Gunner.

The campaign ends August 18th, 2014.

campaigns.vetlaunchusa.com/campaigns/combat-flip-flops-rock-the-cashmagh

Tags: Combat Flip Flops
Posted in Charity, Fundraising | 10 Comments »

Put the Hot Shots Girls on Kilimanjaro to Benefit Help For Heroes

Monday, July 14th, 2014

Some of the the same young ladies who adorn the pages of the popular Hot Shots Calendar plan to summit Africa’s Kilimanjaro next Summer. They need your help. In turn, they’ll be raising awareness for their favorite charity Help for Heroes.

Hotshots Calendar are climbing Kilimanjaro! After 7 years of raising money with the annual Hotshots Calendar, the girls, along with two members of the HSC Team are going to the extreme! They will be climbing Kilimanjaro with Help for Heroes in February 2015! Aiming to raise in excess of £25,000 for the charity, HSC Girls Kelly Hall & Daisy Watts will be joined by Ming Davies and Adam Edgar as they give everything to ‘Conquer the roof of Africa’. Please give generously, every penny counts, help be apart of making a difference to the brave men and women of our Armed Forces. Thank you for visiting my fundraising page.Donating through this page is simple, quick and secure. It is the most efficient way to give – so every donation goes further – and if you are a UK taxpayer and give Gift Aid consent you will boost your donation.Thank you for your support.

www.bmycharity.com/teamhotshots

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EOD Foundation Presents Service Dog to Wounded Warrior at Warrior East

Thursday, July 10th, 2014

Earlier today, during the Warrior Expo setup day, Chief Steve Bronson and Axl Rose, his Dutch Shepard Pitbull presented Wounded Warrior Brad Lang with his new service animal, Diego, on behalf of the EOD Warrior Foundation.

A Wounded Warrior, Brad Lang retired from the Marine Corps as an EOD SSgt after receiving graves wounds on July 24th, 2011 in the Sangin River Valley in Helmland Province. He recovered and nowadays, Brad keeps his head in the game by running Stumpy’s Custom Guns, Inc. in Swansboro, NC along with Johnny Morris who also lost a leg as a Marine EOD NCO. They named the shop “Stumpies” because they’ve got one good leg between the two of them. They also employ other Wounded Warriors.

Diego is a two year old Belgian Malanois. He’s undergone seven months of training for his new assignment as Brad’s service dog. Steve Bronson has really brought Diego a long way over that time.

This is a reunion for Brad and Diego. They last saw each other during SHOT Show in January. Brad had Diego initially for about four months and then he turned him over to BMC Bronson (USN, Ret) to train him as a service dog. Diego has been learning how to recover Brad’s chair, assist with handicapped doors and crosswalks as well as regular doors. Most of all, Diego will be someone to, in Brad’s own words, “watch my Six.”

EOD Warrior Foundation has paid for the entire training process. Everything from food to vet bills to training. They even purchased a Jog-a-Dog treadmill for Diego so that he can work off his excess energy. I spoke with EOD Warrior Foundation Founder and Chairman of the Board BMCM Ken Falke (EOD) (USN, Ret). He said, “We’re honored to be able to sponsor Diego’s training in order to make a difference in Brad’s life. We’re also grateful to Chief Bronson for his time and patience training Diego.”

Diego and Brad have one more challenge to surmount. Diego will be taking a public access test to assess his abilities to work with Brad in a public setting. Based on what I saw today, they’ll do just fine.

www.EODwarriorfoundation.org

Tags: Brad Lang, Chief Bronson, Diego, EOD Warrior Foundation, Stumpies Custom Guns, Warrior Expo East
Posted in ADS, Fundraising, K9, Veterans, Warrior Expo | 6 Comments »

Don’t Miss The No Brakes Throwdown Charity Fundraiser

Monday, July 7th, 2014

Are you coming to this week’s Warrior Expo presented by ADS here in Virginia Beach? Then you don’t want to miss the No Brakes Throwdown Charity Fundraiser presented by our friends at Tactical Distributors and Uber Group.

This event sponsored by Arc’teryx, S&S Precision, Daniel Defense, SSD, Smith Optics, and more, the No Brakes Throwdown offers fun, barbecue, beverages, and go kart racing! Don’t miss it!

Racing is open to all, but limited to just 130 available slots. Naturally, those not wishing to race can also attend as spectators! The top four racers will receive prizes from the sponsor companies, and the first place winner will choose the charity the funds are donated to.

The event is being held at American Indoor Karting in Virginia Beach, Virginia on July 9th, 2014 from 1730-2200 Eastern. That’s the night before ADS Warrior East.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.tacticaldistributors.com/blog/no-brakes-throwdown

Tags: Ãœber Group, Tactical Distributors
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Combat Flip Flops’ Rock The Cashmagh Campaign

Monday, July 7th, 2014

Combat Flip Flops currenty has a campaign on the new crowdfunding site Vet Launch, which hosts crowdfunding campaigns for Veterans. They’re looking for $15000 to launch a brand-new cashmere program which will utilize cashmere wool from local goat farmers in Afghanistan to create luxury scarves for First World markets. Through this effort, CFF looks to aid in developing a stable and self-sufficient economy in Afghanistan by encouraging Afghans to embrace enterprise through exportation, empowering millions of Afghanistan goat herders.

campaigns.vetlaunchusa.com/campaigns/combat-flip-flops-rock-the-cashmagh

Tags: Combat Flip Flops, Vet Launch
Posted in Charity, Fundraising | 17 Comments »

The Valhalla Project – UTV Fundraiser

Thursday, May 29th, 2014

The Valhalla Project is a Veteran reintegration and homesteading education project founded by retired Special Forces LTC Gordon Cucullu and his wife Chris Fontana. Based in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, the long term goal of the Valhalla Project is to become a completely self sufficient, permaculture based farm. It serves as a place for combat veterans and civilian wartime contractors to learn life skills, decompress, and transition back to a peacetime lifestyle.

Currently, Valhalla requires a Utility Vehicle for use as a workhorse and to transport Veterans with limited mobility around the 200 acre property, which operates year-round and sits on rough terrain.

A fundraiser set up on GoFundMe is working towards purchasing a $12,000 Yamaha Viking UTV. Donate to support this worthy cause, and take advantage of some best donation rewards we’ve ever seen in a crowd funding campaign, including signed novels, certificates for training courses, a 762Tactical Operator Chest Rig, and even having your name immortalized in the latest Dalton Fury Delta Force book. The donation period is limited, so please, help out if you can.

www.gofundme.com/8g33gc

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Lightning Friends and Family Memorial Organization – 2nd Annual Golf Tourney

Sunday, May 18th, 2014

The 525 Battlefield Surveillance Brigade has a long, rich history of providing direct and general Intelligence support to America’s rapid deployment forces. They’ve been stationed on Fort Bragg, NC off and on since 1948.

The 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade provides intelligence analysis and collection support to the XVIII Airborne Corps. It is the only rapidly deployable battlefield surveillance brigade in the United States Army. The brigade headquarters, two MI battalions and a Cavalry Squadron are stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The brigade’s capabilities include a full range of advanced intelligence analysis and intelligence collection that includes counterintelligence, long range surveillance, aerial signals intelligence, and Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP). Its Soldiers come from across the range of Military Occupational Specialties in the Army to include military intelligence disciplines, infantry, aviation, signal, and the full range of critical Combat Support and Combat Service Support experts. Its mission is to provide all-source, predictive intelligence and electronic warfare in support of worldwide contingency operations.

Over the years, they’ve lost their share of personnel but it turns out that they are the only unit on Bragg without a memorial. Although I was never assigned to the 525th MI, I have many friends who have been and I served as a SIGINT NCO for many years in another unit on Bragg and as an Intelligence Officer in a unit on Pope AFB for a few more. Naturally, Lightning Friends and Family Memorial Organization’s story, and their effort to pay for a memorial is of interest to me. I thought it was a good idea to share the organization with SSD’s readers as well as info on their upcoming golf tournament.

The Lightning Friends and Family Memorial Organization was established for the purpose of constructing a Memorial to honor fallen Soldiers of the 525th BfSB. The Lightning Memorial is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit public charity organization. All contributions are tax-deductible. The permanent monument will be erected on Ft. Bragg, NC. This memorial project will recognize those service members and their families who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving.

To learn more, ‘Like’ them on Facebeook – www.facebook.com/pages/Lightning-Friends-and-Family-Memorial-Organization

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Survival.Signal.Rescue Panel

Monday, May 12th, 2014

Developed by a friend of SSD, the Survival.Signal.Rescue Panel or SAR Panel is a multipurpose signal panel designed to help the user survive and get rescued in an emergency situation.

The top side is composed of NSI/ISEA 107-2010 compliant high-visibility material, designed to reflect light in either day or night conditions. A center pocket stores the included 20ft. of 400lb break strength kevlar cord, and the entire panel can be stored within the pocket when not in use. High contrast black webbing is sewn around the edges, providing strong attachment points for the included cord.

The bottom side is composed of a US manufactured heat-reflective Mylar, thicker than a standard space blanket. In addition to the signaling and marking functionality, the SSR panel can be used as a sun shade, and the integral pocket can hold hand-warmer and be wrapped around the user’s chest, while the Mylar side is positioned outward to reflect and trap heat in the core. The Mylar is also waterproof so the SSR can be used as a rain cover.

The SSR Panel is currently up for funding on Kickstarter. Funding is going towards ordering the product materials, all produced in the USA. Project rewards include the SSR panel itself, up to a package including a GPS beacon, infrared strobe, and additional survival items.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tbgroup/survivalsignalrescue-panel

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Posted in Fundraising, SERE | 6 Comments »