American Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors
competes for $250K Pepsi grant
Votes Needed!
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 1,
2010) – The American Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors is competing for a
$250,000 grant to be awarded by Pepsi Cola, Inc. More than 700 charities are
competing for grants, which are determined by the number of votes received
at its Web site. As of this morning, Operation Comfort Warriors was 21st in
voting. The top two vote getters will receive quarter-million dollar grants.
Visitors
can cast their votes at
http://www.refresheverything.com/operationcomfortwarriors.
Since
December 2008, the American Legion family has raised funds for Operation
Comfort Warriors, a program dedicated to meeting the needs of wounded
military personnel, providing them with comfort items not usually supplied
by the government. OCW ensures that patients at U.S. military hospitals and
warrior transition units are given items like sweat suits, DVDs, puzzles,
electronic devices, books, calling cards and more.
“The wars
in Afghanistan and Iraq continue. Military service will always include
inherent dangers from training and other hazardous duties,” American Legion
National Commander Clarence E. Hill said. “As long as our men and women are
in harm’s way, there will continue to be wounded warriors. The American
Legion needs to be there for our heroes. Operation Comfort Warriors is an
excellent way to show our appreciation for their sacrifices. I urge all
Americans to show their appreciation by voting for it on the Pepsi Refresh
Everything Web site.”
All
administrative and marketing costs for Operation Comfort Warriors are paid
for by The American Legion, meaning 100 percent of all donations and grants
received go to the troops.
With a
current membership of 2.5-million wartime veterans, The American Legion was
founded in 1919 on the four pillars of a strong national security, veterans
affairs, Americanism, and youth programs. Legionnaires work for the
betterment of their communities through more than 14,000 posts across the
nation.