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Support Our Troops IV - More Info
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Thursday, August 02, 2007
 Some people have asked about the "Support Our Troops IV" charity event that we posted on this website last month. Specifically, they wanted to make sure that 100% of the donations actually get delivered to the needy families.
And the answer is "Yes!"
Support Our Troops started several years ago after Tyler Paulsen, the owner of Hells Kitchen, and his friend Timothy Kuzelka (the biker attorney), heard about a soldier that got killed in action. This soldier had his wife and kids living on Camp Pendleton. When he was killed, the base told his wife she had to move out within 30 days, and she didn't have much money. Some friends had to donate money to help her move.
That gave Tyler and Tim the idea of starting a charity event to collect money and gifts for military families during Christmas time. They talked to some other large charities such as "Toys for Tots", but discovered they could not actually meet the families that received these gifts. So to ensure that their 100% of the donations actually ended up with the families, they started their own charity event.
Contacts at Camp Pendleton identify about 15-30 of the most needy families there, and these families put together a wish list of what they want. Tyler and Tim use the money collected from the event registrations to buy the gifts on the wish list. During the day of the event, the families are bused to Quaid Harley-Davidson where Santa Claus makes an appearance to hand out the gifts.
In the subsequent years, both Tyler and Tim have tried to get corporate sponsors to donate funds and gifts. But because they were not actually a non-profit corporation, they couldn't find any sponsors. So this year, they actually created a non-profit corporation.
So, hope that answers your question! Now, how about downloading the registration form, and getting involved! These families need our help...
Click the link below to download the flyer and registration form...
 Support Our Troops IV Flyer (PDF 946K)Labels: Christmas, Events
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