Valour-IT kicks off today
Posted By Bouhammer on October 26, 2009
I have mentioned Valour-IT on this blog several times before and it is no mystery that I am big fan of it. Valour-IT is a fundraising project by Soldiers’ Angels. Valour-IT’s big fundraising drive kicks off today, October 26th until Veteran’s Day, November 11th.
The purpose of Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, helps provide voice-controlled/adaptive laptop computers and other technology to support Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries. Technology supplied includes:
- Voice-controlled Laptops - Operated by speaking into a microphone or using other adaptive technologies, they allow the wounded to maintain connections with the rest of the world during recovery.
- Wii Video Game Systems - Whole-body game systems increase motivation and speed recovery when used under the guidance of physical therapists in therapy sessions (donated only to medical facilities).
- Personal GPS - Handheld GPS devices build self-confidence and independence by compensating for short-term memory loss and organizational challenges related to severe TBI and severe PTSD.
The experience of Major Chuck Ziegenfuss, a partner in the project who suffered serious hand wounds while serving in Iraq, illustrates how important these laptops and other technologies can be to a wounded service member’s recovery.
Chuck Ziegenfuss is one hell of a soldier, milblogger and a friend. In fact last week while spending several days at Blog World Expo in Las Vegas, I hung out with Chuck quite a bit and even though I have known him for a couple of years, I really got to spend some quality time with him this year and know him even better. He is a walking testament of the influence and importance of these voice-controlled laptops on the troops.
I have given to Valour-IT for the last several years and I plan to again this year, however I am going to try and give a little more and want some of your help to do that. As you may or may not know, all the T-shirts in my Bouhammer Gear Store have the profits go directly to four great charities. However the hats and embroidered shirts that are in my store have their profits come to me to help off-set the costs of running this blog, web-space, Bouhammer Enterprises, LLC, etc.
But during the time of the Valour-IT fundraiser (10/26-11/11) any embroidered shirts or hats that are sold will have 100% of the profits go directly to the Valour-IT fundraiser. So I hope all my readers help out by donating just a little something to this great project that directly helps our wounded warriors. And if you were thinking about buying a Bouhammer polo, button-down or hat then hopefully this will motivate you to pull the trigger to get one and help these guys out.
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Hey Bouhammer,
I’ve joined in with Team Army, too. Thank you for donating the proceeds of those items in your gear store to this. Yet again, you’ve done a good thing!
And I’m still waiting on those ETT/PMT t-shirts to arrive. I’ll be sure to check out the other shirts…
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