CFC: USO Donation

As promised, here is the photo-documentation (okay screenshot) of the first CMP Comments for Charity donation to the USO … sensitive information blurred to protect my financial well being

I split up the donation to help each area of assistance — I contributed the majority of the $25 towards Operation Enduring Care:

Operation Enduring Care was designed to help meet the recovery needs of injured service members, their families and the medical personnel who care for the wounded. This program also includes support for funeral escorts, mortuary personnel and honor guards serving fallen troops.

For those interested, here’s the details on Operation Phone Home and United through Reading:

Operation Phone Home
Please help deployed service members call home by donating to USO Operation Phone Home.

They have sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, and friends who are with them in spirit and silently supporting them from the other side of the world. But it would mean so much to our service members to be able to hear their voices.

The USO is working hard to bring home as close to them as possible. Please join us in USO Operation Phone Home, a campaign created to make it possible for Americans to extend this touch of home to the men and women of our armed forces.

United through Reading
The USO, in partnership with Family Literacy Foundation, is proud to offer the United Through Reading® program at select USO centers worldwide. This program helps deployed service men and women stay connected to the children in their lives through the medium of reading aloud. This program allows service members visiting participating USO centers to videotape themselves reading a children’s book. The DVD, a copy of the book, instructions, as well as information on the United Through Reading program, are mailed to the child and family back home. All recording equipment, books and packaging materials are supplied by the USO.

The parent or caregiver is encouraged to photograph or videotape the child’s excitement as they watch the DVD and follow along with the book. The photograph or DVD then can be sent to the deployed family member, boosting the morale of the entire family and enhancing the feeling of connectedness.

If you are interested in contributing to the USO, visit their website at http://www.uso.org.

Check back in two weeks for the photo-documentation of the donation to the VFW …