- My goal:
- $5,000
- Raised so far:
- $300
- # of Donations:
- 3
Welcome to SSG Briceno 4 VETS!
I really need your help supporting Veterans of Foreign Wars by making a donation. The process is fast, easy, and secure. I truly appreciate any support you can provide. It will benefit a great cause!
If you can't make a donation at this point I understand, but you can still help me reach my goal by sharing this page on Facebook and Twitter! Or, even better, send an e-mail to friends you think might be interested in contributing and include a link to my page!
Thank you so much for your generosity!
SSG Alejandro L. Briceno
United States Army
About the Campaign:
Help VFW reach their goal of raising $50,000 between Memorial Day and Independence Day 2012!
Our nation's defenders answer the call to duty selflessly, without hesitation. But all too often, deployments can be incredible financial and emotional hardships for them and the families they leave behind.
Some 40,000 troops returned from Iraq late last year. Thousands more will arrive from Afghanistan in the months ahead. For more than 10 years, they’ve left their families behind to honorably and selflessly serve in a multi-theater conflict.
They’ve fought long and hard — and at great personal cost. Still, for many, the toughest fight of all lies ahead… coming home.
Severe Injuries — It's a tragedy: young veterans in wheelchairs, living with amputations, burns, blindness or other physical injuries. But those aren’t the only casualties. Other veterans carry devastating “invisible wounds.” More than 220,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have experienced a traumatic brain injury. Many are now haunted by crippling mental illnesses like PTSD, and at high risk for suicide. For all these heroes, it’s often an uphill battle to get the help they need to make it through.
Staggering Unemployment — In 2011, the unemployment rate for America’s youngest veterans (age 18-24) hovered around 30%! Transitioning to civilian life can seem utterly hopeless without the prospect of employment or the ability to care for their families.
Families in Crisis — What happens when a young spouse suddenly becomes a full-time caregiver? When a child must now care for a disabled parent? When a military family buckles under the stress of living with a veteran forever changed by war? It’s happening every day in the homes of our heroes as they cope with all they’ve lost.
Please do what you can to make sure our programs can meet the rising demand of new veterans back from the wars in the Middle East and struggling veterans of all generations.
Donations made to your fundraising page will support VFW programs that help veterans:
- Fight for the VA benefits they’ve earned
- Have a voice on Capitol Hill so promises made are promises kept
- Apply for emergency financial grants to cover groceries, medicine and mortgages
Welcome to SSG Briceno 4 VETS!
I really need your help supporting Veterans of Foreign Wars by making a donation. The process is fast, easy, and secure. I truly appreciate any support you can provide. It will benefit a great cause!
If you can't make a donation at this point I understand, but you can still help me reach my goal by sharing this page on Facebook and Twitter! Or, even better, send an e-mail to friends you think might be interested in contributing and include a link to my page!
Thank you so much for your generosity!
SSG Alejandro L. Briceno
United States Army
About the Campaign:
Help VFW reach their goal of raising $50,000 between Memorial Day and Independence Day 2012!
Our nation's defenders answer the call to duty selflessly, without hesitation. But all too often, deployments can be incredible financial and emotional hardships for them and the families they leave behind.
Some 40,000 troops returned from Iraq late last year. Thousands more will arrive from Afghanistan in the months ahead. For more than 10 years, they’ve left their families behind to honorably and selflessly serve in a multi-theater conflict.
They’ve fought long and hard — and at great personal cost. Still, for many, the toughest fight of all lies ahead… coming home.
Severe Injuries — It's a tragedy: young veterans in wheelchairs, living with amputations, burns, blindness or other physical injuries. But those aren’t the only casualties. Other veterans carry devastating “invisible wounds.” More than 220,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have experienced a traumatic brain injury. Many are now haunted by crippling mental illnesses like PTSD, and at high risk for suicide. For all these heroes, it’s often an uphill battle to get the help they need to make it through.
Staggering Unemployment — In 2011, the unemployment rate for America’s youngest veterans (age 18-24) hovered around 30%! Transitioning to civilian life can seem utterly hopeless without the prospect of employment or the ability to care for their families.
Families in Crisis — What happens when a young spouse suddenly becomes a full-time caregiver? When a child must now care for a disabled parent? When a military family buckles under the stress of living with a veteran forever changed by war? It’s happening every day in the homes of our heroes as they cope with all they’ve lost.
Please do what you can to make sure our programs can meet the rising demand of new veterans back from the wars in the Middle East and struggling veterans of all generations.
Donations made to your fundraising page will support VFW programs that help veterans:
- Fight for the VA benefits they’ve earned
- Have a voice on Capitol Hill so promises made are promises kept
- Apply for emergency financial grants to cover groceries, medicine and mortgages
The Campaign:
You can stand UNITED FOR VETERANS - Help us raise $75,000 to show you care about our defenders!
The Organization:
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is a nonprofit veterans service organization composed of combat
