'Bake Sale For Body Armor' Tuesday, Wednesday
The Oklahoma City Community College Young Democrats are sponsoring the latest in a nationwide series of non-profit fundraisers supporting American troops in Iraq. The fundraiser supporting U.S. troops, “Bake Sale for Body Armor 3” will take place in the College Union at OCCC tomorrow and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
All donations given to buy cookies, pies and cakes will be fully tax-deductible. After the success of the first two Bake Sales For Body Armor at OCCC, Jed Green, President of OCCC Young Democrats, decided it was time to hold another event.
The program was founded by a Helena, Montana resident Tammara Rosenleaf, whose husband now serves in Iraq with the U.S. Army. Rosenleaf started the program with the aid of Iraq War veteran Charlie Anderson of Virginia Beach, Virginia, when she learned that her husband did not have adequate body armor. “When I learned that my husband was over there unprotected,” Rosenleaf said, “I was frantic. I realized that no matter what happened with my husband, we had to continue with this program. Nobody loves their soldier any less than I love mine.”
Both national co-founders said that all the money raised from the “Bake Sale for Body Armor” will be used to purchase and send to Iraq the precise kind of body armor, approved by the U.S. military. “We have verified that we will be buying the correct kind of protection, so that our donations don’t inadvertently lead to anyone losing his or her military death benefits,” she said, alluding to a new government policy that denies benefits to anyone who is killed while wearing self-supplied armor that doesn’t meet government specifications.The organization is currently focusing on leg armor, which helps protect troops from Improvised Explosive Devices, the most common type of attack in Iraq. Bake Sales for Body Armor will also send medical supplies, or equipment such as radios for communication. Items that will promote health and safety, can be purchased, depending on funds and the need for armor.What: Bake Sale For Body Armor 3 - Buy treats to help save soldiers’ lives.
All donations given to buy cookies, pies and cakes will be fully tax-deductible. After the success of the first two Bake Sales For Body Armor at OCCC, Jed Green, President of OCCC Young Democrats, decided it was time to hold another event.
The program was founded by a Helena, Montana resident Tammara Rosenleaf, whose husband now serves in Iraq with the U.S. Army. Rosenleaf started the program with the aid of Iraq War veteran Charlie Anderson of Virginia Beach, Virginia, when she learned that her husband did not have adequate body armor. “When I learned that my husband was over there unprotected,” Rosenleaf said, “I was frantic. I realized that no matter what happened with my husband, we had to continue with this program. Nobody loves their soldier any less than I love mine.”
Both national co-founders said that all the money raised from the “Bake Sale for Body Armor” will be used to purchase and send to Iraq the precise kind of body armor, approved by the U.S. military. “We have verified that we will be buying the correct kind of protection, so that our donations don’t inadvertently lead to anyone losing his or her military death benefits,” she said, alluding to a new government policy that denies benefits to anyone who is killed while wearing self-supplied armor that doesn’t meet government specifications.The organization is currently focusing on leg armor, which helps protect troops from Improvised Explosive Devices, the most common type of attack in Iraq. Bake Sales for Body Armor will also send medical supplies, or equipment such as radios for communication. Items that will promote health and safety, can be purchased, depending on funds and the need for armor.What: Bake Sale For Body Armor 3 - Buy treats to help save soldiers’ lives.
Labels: Bake Sale For Body Armor, Iraq, OCCC Young Democrats
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