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Our Mission provides funding, services, and volunteers to augment
the support of our military injured in either Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)
or Operation Iraqi Freedom, and runs parallel to the initiatives identified
in the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program
(AW2).
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Volunteer your time and services
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Volunteers are needed in a variety of capacities
Geographical
boundaries are non-existent as there are opportunities for those interested
to participate in different stages of the patients recovery and by performing
other tasks from their own locale.
For further information on becoming a volunteer, please fill out our Volunteer
Form with your location, hours
available, area of interest, and complete contact information.
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- Organize Fund-Raising Events in your home town and make HOHF the beneficiary. Contact
us and we can open a separate paypal account to receive donations for your fundraiser. We will send
thank you notes to your donors (verifying their contribution to our 501(c)(3) charitable
organization) and provide you with a list of all donors. If you give us contact information for
your local media, we will send them HOHF information to help get the word out about your event.
- Collect
for 2006 Holiday Gift Bags. Organize a drive in your community to contribute to
the over 300 gift bags HOHF distributes to patients and their children during the holidays. Start
gathering the items at church, work, school, neighborhood, etc. Please collect the following new
items: winter gloves, scarves, socks, hats, sports shirts, long sleeved t-shirts, gift
certificates for fast food (McDonald's, Subway, Pizza Hut), dvd's, cd's, gym bags, cologne, perfume,
toys, etc. (no home-baked goods, please).
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Volunteer Opportunities
- Send Money. The resounding response is that cash donations afford the most flexibility and avoid
the need for shipping, storage, and sorting. Many of those injured have incurred financial stress
on their family and their recovery will move quicker if we can help to relieve some of this. All
financial grants are awarded through a process, and HOHF verifies the level of need to ensure financial
responsibility.
- Host Special Events for the injured and recuperating,
both in Washington DC and in regional locations around the country.
These may include fund-raising events, career nights, resume writing
seminars, morale events, etc.
- Create an educational scholarship for an injured soldier to register in schooling or
vocational training should they desire to change careers after their injury.
- Provide goods, services or funds such as donating a library
of career publications, computers for schooling, tickets to entertainment
events, sponsoring an injured soldier and family during
the holidays, etc.
- Have a special date be remembered by your friends and family by asking them to make
donations to HOHF (in honor of your birthday, anniversary, wedding, etc.).
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