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Virtual Volunteer: Bake Homemade Treats For Deployed Military
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Soldiers are sometimes deployed for over a year. This means birthdays and holidays are spent away from friends, family, and loved ones.
Soldiers' Angels is an organization that focuses on providing aid, comfort, and resources to soldiers, veterans, and their families. As a virtual member of this team, you can send homemade treats to soldiers in care packages.
Learn more when you get involved with Soldiers Angels at:
https://soldiersangels.org/volunteer/virtual-volunteer/angel-bakers/
📸: Kudos Kitchen
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Wounded Warrior Project 5K (Virtual) Walk/Run
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The mission of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Now you have the chance to put that mission in motion and bring the WWP Carry Forward® 5K to your own community or neighborhood. Every step you take and dollar you raise will help empower wounded warriors as they take on their next mission.
You can walk, jog or run your 5K anywhere on any day. You’ll choose the location and date and decide if you want to organize your 5K as a solo run/walk or with friends and family.
For more information: https://carryforward.woundedwarriorproject.org/index.cfm
Note: While ThatHelps strives to provide zero-cost Opportunities to make an impact, from time-to-time some may include a nominal cost. This is one such Opportunity.
Source: Wounded Warrior Project
📸: Wounded Warrior Project
Our military mothers — those who serve and military spouses — have a 2-3 times higher risk of experiencing a maternal mental health complication than their civilian counterparts. Let’s honor our military moms by urging Congress to do something about this disparity by supporting the MOMS (Maintaining our Obligation to Moms who Serve) Act. This proposed legislation would bring evidence-based maternal mental health programs into the military health care system for service members and their families.
👉 We know that serving in the armed forces is challenging and military moms deserve adequate mental health support! Learn more about the MOMS Act and add your name in support at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/MOMSAct/?source=action
Source & 📸: Moms Rising
Ken, a U.S. Navy veteran, faced challenges entering his home of 50+ years due to mobility issues from his service. Volunteers from Lockheed Martin and Rebuilding Together Atlanta provided life-changing repairs (free), making his home safer and more accessible. 💚
Read more at: https://rebuildingtogether.org/blog/repairs-and-modifications-allow-veteran-maintain-independence-and-safely-care-son
📸: Rebuilding Together Atlanta
The NFL and USAA, an official NFL Salute to Service partner, announced Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Morgan Fox as finalists for the 14th annual Salute to Service Award presented by USAA.
The Salute to Service Award is part of the NFL and USAA's year-round commitment to recognize and honor the military and veteran community. USAA will contribute $25,000 in the award recipient's honor to the official aid societies representing each of the military branches. The NFL Foundation will match that donation, which will go directly to the recipient's military charity of choice.
To learn more about these 3 finalists ties to the military: https://www.nfl.com/news/finalists-announced-14th-annual-nfl-salute-to-service-award-usaa
📸: Thearon W. Henderson
8 million adults have PTSD in a given year and the approach for treating it is not a one-size-fits-all. We want to THANK so many of you for taking a moment and signing a petition to protect and preserve all PTSD treatments that work. You made this the "Most Popular" Opportunity (in "Veterans & Military").
The petition is still active, so if you didn't have a chance to join in, there's still time at 🔗☝️
📸: VistaCreate
