Thank you to all who took the time to vore.   Pepsi offered a grant for $250,000 and the American Legion submitted our program Operation Comfort Warriors.  We can in FIRST place!!!

 http://www.refresheverything.com/operationcomfortwarriors  

Operation Comfort Warriors is a campaign by The American Legion to provide comfort items such as DVDs, calling cards, portable electronics, clothes, puzzles and other gifts to U.S. military troops recovering in hospitals and warrior transition units.More than 35,000 men and women in the U.S. military have been injured as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Operation Comfort Warriors is not political in any way. Its intent is to support the military troops, regardless of whether one supports the wars or not.The comfort items will not make our wounded warriors “whole again” but it does show that we care and appreciate their sacrifice. So far, The American Legion has successfully delivered more than $200,000 in comfort items to recovering troops at facilities across the United States. All administrative and marketing costs are paid for by The American Legion’s national budget, so every cent of donated money goes directly to helping the troops.

We are improving the quality of life for military men and women in hospital settings and warrior transition units.