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Spring Thank You to the Fresh Air Fund Bloggers

Mar 23, 2009
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Thank you again, Fresh Air Fund bloggers and Twitterers, for all the support you have shown the Fresh Air Fund and us, Abraham Harrison, in support of finding both camp counselors and host families for this summer season, 2009! We are so grateful for your support and look forward to working with you in the future! Here's everyone -- and if we missed you, please let me know!

Thank You Fresh Air Fund Camp Counselor Bloggers!

Feb 20, 2009
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Fresh Air Fund not only needs host families, donations, and children every year, FAF also needs camp counselors to staff the summer camps every year. The Fresh Air Fund and Abraham Harrison LLC reached out and over 120 bloggers and Twitterers responded to the call. We thank you all very much and we appreciate all of your hard work on Fresh Air Fund's behalf! Much obliged!

Fresh Air Fund Looking for Help via Three Rivers Episcopal
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer! via The Abraham & Harrison Blogger blog
Fresh Air Fund via All Said and Done
Fresh Air Fund via Reflective Ponderings
banner via Spectrum, Apex College
Now Hiring: Fresh Air Fund Summer Camp Staff via Assertagirl
Old-School Fun via Half the Sins of Mankind
Fresh Air Fund Looking for Summer '09 Counselors via Best View in Brooklyn
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 via Ghana for a While
Fresh Air Fund, Non Profit, Now Accepting Applications from Gen Y for Summer Jobs via The Orrell Group
Fresh Air Fund Needs Counselors for Summer 2009! via Chris Abraham
The Fresh Air Fund via Brilliance or Madness
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer! via Chris Abraham Social Media PR & Blogging Expert
Hiring For Camp Counselor Jobs via Chris Abraham’s Weblog
The Fresh Air Fund! via Around the World in beautiful Shoes
the fresh air fund JOBS via Around the World in beautiful Shoes
Information via Because I'm Cool Like That...
Fresh Air Fund Now Accepting Applications for Counselors via Danny Fisher
Fresh Air Fund via Chen Chow
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer! via April 24th Blogging Basics
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer via My Blog
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer! via Chris Abraham
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer via Chris Abraham Ceci N'est Pas Un Blog
Help inner-city kids enjoy a summer vacation via Christifideles
Fresh Air Fund and saying no to buracracy via My Time in Cape Verde with Peace Corps
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer! via Official Colexica Blog
The Fresh Air Fund Needs Counselors for the Summer of '09 via Make it Happen
Senator John Cornyn;Texas' Embarrasment! via Dicky's Doodles &Scribbles
Michael Steele; The Putney Swope Of The GOP via Dicky's Doodles &Scribbles
From the Mailbag: Fresh Air Fund Needs Counselors for Summer 2009! via Epluribus Media
Rethinking Fresh Air via Rethinking Life
The Fresh Air Fund: Needs Counselors for the Summer of '09! via Faithful Progressive
Your Money: The Fresh Air Fund via Cute, Cuddly, and Cannibalistic
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer! via Fresh Air Fund
Hiring Camp Counselors for the Summer via Fresh Air Fund Blog
Do Something Good: The Fresh Air Fund via Gingerbread Latte: The E! True Hollywood Story
2009: THE FRESH AIR FUND: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED via Tom Glover's Hamilton Scrapbook
2/4/09 PRESS RELEASE: Fresh Air Fund via Greenwich Roundup: This Just In ......
From Ashton Kutcher to Soup: Super Bowl Giving via Have Fun Do Good
Fresh Air Fund via The Common Room
Fresh Air via The Hosanna Road
Link via Whole
Fresh Air Fund via Rickety Contrivances of Doing Good
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 via In the Direction of my Daydreams
The Fresh Air Fund via About.com Internships
A Peal via Jakartass
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 via Happy at HFC
The Fresh Air Fund Needs Counselors via Jewels of My Heart
The Fresh Air Fund via Following My Heart
THE FRESH AIR FUND 2009 via Whykay's Happenings
Fresh Air Fund via Keokuk Radio News Blog
Kill Jill Turns One! :D via Kill Jill Goes to College
Volunteering= Good for the Soul via La Petite Fashionista
The Fresh Air Fund Wants You! via I Say Hella
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer! via Memes.org
Looking For A Summer Job? Give Back! via Micah Jesse Blog
via Mind Warriors
Fresh Air Fund Needs Counselors for Summer 2009! via Blah Blah Babycakes
Fresh Air Fund via Money Amulet
Philanthropy: The Fresh Air Fund via Movable Hype
The Fresh Air Fund via Beyond the Clouds
Fresh Air via Neringa's Corner
The Hot Club of San Francisco takes audience to a simpler time via Ocolly.com
Make a difference this summer: leave home via Our pdx Network
Monday Afternoon Dept of Failures & Such via Page One
Long overdue... via Fijate que...Life of an El Salvador RPCV
My Favorite Links via Peace Corps Diary: Botswana 2008
Link via Pine Ridge Reflections
Fresh Air Fund Needs Counselors: Summer'09 via Pro Equestrian World Edition
Fresh Air Fund Needs Counselors: Summer'09 via REVISTA PROEQUESTRIAN ROMANIA
Get a Job! The Fresh Air Fund via Punk Rock
Fresh Air Fund Looking for Counselors via Ned Resnikoff
Hot fun in the city… via RoadTurn: Reflections on Life
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer! via The Russell Pike Blog
Banner via Salamu Kenya!
FRESH AIR FUND COUNSELORS via Samotalis
Make a Difference - Support the Fresh Air Fund! via In The South, We're Not Crazy...We're Eccentric!
The Fresh Air Fund via Shamazing
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer! via SMNR Social Media News Room
Wanted: Counselors who enjoy Fresh Air via Star City Harbinger
FYI - summer camp counselors needed via Steph in Burkina Faso
Volunteer as a Fresh Air Fund Counselor via System 13
Banner via Tangocherie
Link via Livin' la Vida Loca: Peace Corps DR!
Sure, I'll Support Your Camp, As Long As It Isn't Jesus Camp via The Political Blog For Cynical Millennials
"Fresh Air" for Children via The Buddha Diaries
LINK via Third Mom
Fresh Air Fund is looking for a few good counselors via Left of Centre
Tweet via Blog Business World
Who says there are no jobs? Get a summer one! With Fresh Air Fund. http://tinyurl.com/6qkwwp via Young Manhattanite
Tweet via Lindsey Pollak
Tweet via Thoughts from Meggie Poo
Tweet via Deb's Search and Rescue Stories
Fresh Air Fund Job Opportunities via Volunteer Boston: Get On Your Feet
Fresh Air Fund via Winny & B
Fresh Air Fund Camp Counselor Opportunities via Boarding School Blog
The Fresh Air Fund via Novel Inspiration
Camp Out & Change Lives! via Bare Essentials
The Fresh Air Fund needs Summer Counselors via Blogging for Business
banner via Bloody Brilliant
Counselors for 09 Summer Camps Required via Cop Recruiter
Change a Young Life this Summer via Everyday Giving Blog
The Fresh Air up There via Laura in Botswana
HIRING CAMP COUNSELORS FOR THE SUMMER! via Peter Geisheker's Small Business Marketing Blog
For the kids... via Golfgal
Banner via Gotham Unleashed
Fresh Air Fund Is Hiring Counselors via Granby 01033
banner via Jewish Donor Blog
Doesn’t Everyone Deserve a Breath of Fresh Air? via Mamanista
The Fresh Air Fund is Looking for Camp Counselors via Math Me Thinks
So…what are YOU doing this summer? Here’s an idea…that pays! via The Online Degree Dorm Room
Fresh Air Fund Needs Camp Counselors via Outskirts:Life and Times in Charlottesville
General Discussion Message Board via Ram Nation
THE FRESH AIR FUND IS SEEKING COUNSELORS FOR THE SUMMER OF '09 via Republica Update
Summer jobs with Fresh Air Fund (now accepting applications) via Secrets of The Job Hunt
Fresh Air Fund Counsellors via Servant of Chaos
A Breath of Fresh Air via TMT
Fresh Air Fund Needs Camp Counselors via The Diva Network
The World Needs Camp Counselors via Thoughts from Meggie Poo
SUMMER OPPORTUNITY: FRESH AIR FUND via Writing on the Mall
Hiring Camp Counselors for This Summer! via The Xyience Diet Resource
Fresh Air Fund via Yoga and Judaism Center
Fresh Air Fund Needs Counselors for Summer 2009! via Young Manhattanite

Thank You Operation Survivor Bloggers Encore

Nov 25, 2008
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While I have already thanked all of the wonderful, generous bloggers who have blogged about Operation Survivor since Labor Day, there has been a countinued outpouring of support. As a result, I have added all of the new posts, banners, Twitters in addition to the initial posts -- as of 25 November, this is everyone.

5 Minutes Around the World via 5 Minutes for Mom.
Banner via A Disgruntled Republican.
Survivor Corps Program-Help! via Swimming Against the Red Tide.
Survivor Corps: Founds Operation Survivor Project to Assist U.S. Military Combat Veterans in Transitioning to Civilian Life via A DC Observer.
Survivor Corps. Rise Above. Give Back via All 4 My Gals.
Banner via American and Proud.
Support 'Survivor Corps' this Veterans Day via American Thinker.
Support 'Survivor Corps' this Veterans Day via Americanthinker.
Returning Troops...a Noble Cause via Dodgeblogium.
Indigenist News Items for: 11-14-2008 via Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo.
They don't go away when Veterans Day ends via Around the Island.
Survivor Corps via Assoluta Tranquillita.
Survivor Corps via Jake's Life.
Banner via Bearing Drift.
Vast Write Wing via Be Logical.
Survivor Corps Operation Survivor: A Worthwhile Cause to Consider via Mount Virtus.
Someone alerted me to the good work that Survivor Corps via Big Bark.
Standing up for Max Cleland on Veteran's Day via Big Bark.
Twittered via How to Change the World.
Do Not Abandon Our Vets via understanding the effects of unresolved abandonment issues.
Help Our Troops This Veterans Day via Locust Fork Blog.
Soldiers Angels Web Surfing via MySpace: Kathie's Soldiers Angels Account.
Banner via Blog Mommas.
An Appeal via Don Surber's blog.
Survivor Corps: Help a veteran break the cycle of violence via Hormone-Colored Days.
Support the Survivor Corps via Burbsblogs.
Veterans Day via Bodhi Baby.
Supporting Our Troops via Booker Rising.
Operation Survivor via Britannica.
As Per Request via Budget Nomad - US Ex - Pat on the Move.
Per a Request via Budget Nomad - US Ex - Pat on the Move.
Help veterans through Survivor Corps via South by Southwest.
Remembrance Day via Around the World in beautiful Shoes.
Veteran's Day via Danny Fisher.
Survivor Corps via Charming Just Charming.
Veterans Day via Chip's Quips.
Please Help Me Support Our Troops on Veteran’s Day via Chris Abraham.
I Will Not Be Broken via For the Heck of It.
Ray via Notes from the Cookie Jar.
Survivor Corps Helps Injured Vets Cope via Connecticut Bob.
Help Our Troops This Veteran's Day via Culture11.
Supporting Our Troops: Operation Survivor via Culture Kitchen.
Supporting Our Troops: Operation Survivor via The Daily Gotham.
Donate to help our Troops via Make it Happen.
Survivor Corp-Returning Troops via What's Delmer Look Like?.
Banner via Popcorn and Sushi.
Banner via Supercozy WorldHome.
Supporting Returning Troops via Donklephant.
Operation Survivor-Survivor Corps and TroopTube via Where the Hell Am I?.
In Their Boots via Holly's Fight for Justice.
In Their Boots via Holly's Fight to Stop Violence.
Banner via Gapers Block.
Banner via Gary Presley.
Operation Survivor via The Political Junkie.
Veterans Day via On the Fringe.
Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and Their Families via GoMekong.com.
Support Our Troops NOW via MamaBugs...Homeschooling Where the Air Force Sends Us!.
Soldiers Angels Web Surfing via Hooah Wife & Friends.
Breaking the Cycle of Violence via Another Opinion.
New Book from the founder of Survivor Corps via The IAVA Blog.
Some Odds and Ends of the Election via The Liberal Life of a Navy Wife .
cross-post via Personal Injury and Social Security Disability Blog.
Banner via Iraq The Model.
In Honor of Veterans' Day via James Kotecki.
Survivorcorps.org via Jelly Mom.
Banner via Into the Woods, Living Deliberately.
Survivor Corps via A Leg Up.
Standing up for Max Cleland on Veteran's Day via Informed Comment.
Helping Veterans (a day late) via Just Enjoy Him: Ramblings of a Mid-Life Mom.
Soldiers Angels Web Surfing via Mail Call! Supporting the Troops.
Survivor Corps via Kung Fu Monkey.
Banner via Kim Stagliano.
Survivor Corps via Knee Deep in the Hooah.
Banner via Kentucky Progress.
Courage via Last One Speaks.
Banner via Leucadia Blog.
Iraq snapshot (The Common Ills) via Like Maria Said Paz.
Banner via Lisa's Cookbook.
For a Good Cause via The Local Crank.
Banner via LooneyBin4Sure.
Tis the season to help our troops via Manatee's Military Moms.
Thoughts of a conservative mind: A worthwhile charity via A different kind of Conservative Blog.
Banner via Married to the Army.
Veterans Day via State of Ohio Blogger Alliance.
Veteran's Day via Weapons of Mass Discussion.
Operation Survivor via Big Blueberry Eyes.
Survivor Corps offers peer support to injured vets via Media Dis&Dat.
Survivor Corps via Tanker Bothers - Soldiers in the War on Terror.
Survivor Corps via Tanker Brothers.
Miss Beths Victory Dance via Miss Beth's Victory Dance.
Survivor Corps via Miss Cellania Blog.
side bar Banner via Mommy Bytes.
Survivor Corps. Help for Surviving Troops via Mommy Does it All.
Operation Survivor via My American-Iraq Life.
Banner via Myrtus.
Mine removal personal ambition for Missouri State instructor via News-Release.com.
Survivor Corps: Support for returning heroes via News Blaze.
Veterans Deserve Your Help via New Zeal.
Supporting Returning Troops via Northloop Neighborhood.
Read Terrance D.C. via Oh Boy it Never Ends.
Banner via only red head in taiwan.
Banner via On the Upside.
Banner via Papamoka Straight Talk.
Banner via Pardon Me For Asking.
Survivors of War via Ponderings on a Faith Journey.
posted link on blogroll via Political Grind.
Survivor Corps: Operation Survivor via Political Reps.
A Day To Honor Those Who Have Served Their Country via Political Vindication.
Banner via Praise and Coffee.
Banner via Preemptive Karma.
Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and their Families! via Progressive Independent.
cross post via Quick Quotes Online.
In Banner Rotation via Redline.
Veteran’s deserve not just a word, but also a hand: Operation Survivor via Rich Kirkpatrick.
Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and their Families! via Right Michigan.
Banner via Rightwingchamp.
Katrina Vanden Heuvel is an Idiot via Ruth's Report.
Katrina vanden Heuvel is an idiot via Ruth's Report.
Survivor Corps via Sanbans Lymphorama.
Helping the Walking Wounded on November 11 via Serge the concierge.
Banner via Seven Wheelchairs.
palin, survivor corps, heroes and more via Sex and Politics and Creeds and Attitudes.
Links, Awards and Other Good Blogishness via She Lives.
Peace, be still. It’s Armistice Day. via Short Woman.
Sick of It via SICKOFITRADLZ.
posted Banner and review of I will not be broken via Writing in FaithWriting in Faith: Previews and Reviews.
Banner via Socialism.
Survivor Corps - Electronic Media News Releases via Soldiers Angels Network.
Survivor Corps via Soldiers Angels New York.
Survivor Corps via Soldiers' Angels New York.
Need a little Inspiration? via My Life As A Military Spouse.
Banner via Stepping Right Up!.
Survivor Corps via Straight, Not Narrow.
Veterans Day via The Adventures of Super Mommy & Spitup Boy.
Support 'Survivor Corps' this Veterans Day - American Thinker via Survivor.
Operation Survivor - excerpt from website via Arthriticyoungthing.
posted Banner via Screw Politically Correct B.S..
Banner via The Political Jungle.
Survivor Corps via Tao of Katie.
Help veterans through Survivor Corps via The Reaction.
The bridge, the sacrifice, more via The Common Ills.
Banner via The Inside Dope.
A Belated Veterans (Day) Post via The Moderate Voice.
A Belated Veterans (Day) Post via Funny Blog.
Veterans and PTSD via Where There's a Will There's a Way.
Tuesday, November 11. 2008. via This French Life.
we posted? via This Fucking War.
Survivor Corps Website via Untreatable Online.
cross post via News Updated Frequently.
Survivor Corps via Unveal Blues.
Banner via VDog and Little Man.
Banner via Virginia Left Wing.
cross post via Today on Vot3r.
Banner via mikesmercurialmaddness.
As Long as We're Bailing Out CEOs... via World-O-Crap.
Wake Up Americans via Wake Up America.
Survivor Corps via Wake Up America.
Xyence via The Xyience Diet Resource.
Please Help the Veterans via Yaw and Mog.
Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and their Families! via Young Philly Politics.
Survivor Corps Supports Returning Vets and Their Families! via Zimbio.
Mojo Mom says thank you to military families via Mojo Mom.

I daresay we'll be get more so there might very well be another thank you email. Again, both Abraham Harrison and Survivor Corps thank you very much for all of your continued generosity and support!

Thanks to Operation Survivor Bloggers on Veteran's Day

Nov 18, 2008
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Veteran's Day this year is especially poignant since it has been 5 years since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began. Thank you to everyone who helped Survivor Corps get the message out about Operation Survivor and all the amazing work that Survivor Corps does for vets, for returning troops, and for their families. Here's a list of all of your fine work:

Please Help Me Support Our Troops on Veteran's Day via Chris Abraham.
banner via On the Upside.
Veterans and PTSD via Where There's a Will There's a Way.
Support Our Troops NOW via MamaBugs...Homeschooling Where the Air Force Sends Us!.
Peace be still. It?s Armistice Day. via Short Woman.
Do Not Abandon Our Vets via understanding the effects of unresolved abandonment issues.
Helping the Walking Wounded on November 11 via Serge the concierge.
Support 'Survivor Corps' this Veterans Day via Americanthinker.
Veterans Day via Bodhi Baby.
Veterans Day via The Adventures of Super Mommy & Spitup Boy.
Operation Survivor via Britannica.
Veteran's Day via Danny Fisher.
Donate to help our Troops via Make it Happen.
Remembrance Day via Around the World in beautiful Shoes.
Operation Survivor via Big Blueberry Eyes.
In Their Boots via Holly's Fight for Justice.
In Their Boots via Holly's Fight to Stop Violence.
Veterans Day via Chip's Quips.
Help Our Troops This Veterans Day via Locust Fork Blog.
Banner via Socialism.
In Banner Rotation via Redline.
Veteran's Day via Weapons of Mass Discussion.
Help Our Troops This Veteran's Day via Culture11.
side bar banner via Mommy Bytes.
Veteran's deserve not just a word but also a hand: Operation Survivor via Rich Kirkpatrick.
Survivor Corps: Help a veteran break the cycle of violence via Hormone-Colored Days.
Veterans Day via On the Fringe.
The bridge the sacrifice more via The Common Ills.
Someone alerted me to the good work that Survivor Corps via Big Bark.
Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and Their Families via GoMekong.com.
Support 'Survivor Corps' this Veterans Day - American Thinker via Survivor.
Helping Veterans (a day late) via Just Enjoy Him: Ramblings of a Mid-Life Mom.
Survivor Corps: Operation Survivor via Political Reps.
Survivor Corps Website via Untreatable Online.
Survivor Corps Operation Survivor: A Worthwhile Cause to Consider via Mount Virtus.
Veterans Day via State of Ohio Blogger Alliance.
A Day To Honor Those Who Have Served Their Country via Political Vindication.
Courage via Last One Speaks.
banner via A Disgruntled Republican.
An Appeal via Don Surber's blog.
Mojo Mom says thank you to military families via Mojo Mom.
Survivor Corps via Miss Cellania Blog.
For a Good Cause via The Local Crank.
Operation Survivor-Survivor Corps and TroopTube via Where the Hell Am I?.
In Honor of Veterans' Day via James Kotecki.
banner" via Into the Woods Living Deliberately.
Survivor Corps Supports Returning Vets and Their Families! via Zimbio.
Please Help the Veterans via Yaw and Mog.
posted banner and review of I will not be broken" via Writing in FaithWriting in Faith: Previews and Reviews.
banner' via Pardon Me For Asking.
Veterans Deserve Your Help via New Zeal.
I Will Not Be Broken via For the Heck of It.
Per a Request via Budget Nomad - US Ex - Pat on the Move.
banner' via Blog Mommas.
banner via Myrtus.
banner via Married to the Army.
Survivor Corps. Rise Above. Give Back via All 4 My Gals.
Re: Vast Write Wing - November 2008 via Be Logical.
Survivor Corps. Help for Surviving Troops via Mommy Does it All.
Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and their Families! via Right Michigan.
Indigenist News Items for: 11-14-2008 via Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo.
banner via Gary Presley.
banner via Seven Wheelchairs.
Operation Survivor via The Political Junkie.
Need a little Inspiration? via My Life As A Military Spouse.
Banner via Preemptive Karma.
Operation Survivor - excerpt from website via Arthriticyoungthing.
banner via Rightwingchamp.
Survivor Corp-Returning Troops via What's Delmer Look Like?.
posted banner via Screw Politically Correct B.S..
palin survivor corps heroes and more via Sex and Politics and Creeds and Attitudes.
banner via Bearing Drift.
banner via Kentucky Progress.
Supporting Returning Troops via Donklephant.
banner via Gapers Block.
Katrina vanden Heuvel is an idiot via Ruth's Report.
Supporting Our Troops via Book Errising.
Survivor Corps - Electronic Media News Releases via Soldiers Angels Network.
A Belated Veterans (Day) Post via The Moderate Voice.
posted link on blogroll via Political Grind.
They don't go away when Veterans Day ends via Around the Island.
Survivor Corps offers peer support to injured vets via Media Dis&Dat.
Survivor Corps via A Leg Up.
Supporting Our Troops: Operation Survivor via The Daily Gotham.
Survivor Corps: Founds Operation Survivor Project to Assist U.S. Military Combat Veterans in Transitioning to Civilian Life via A DC Observer.
banner via Iraq The Model.
Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and their Families! via Young Philly Politics.
banner via The Inside Dope.
Survivors of War via Ponderings on a Faith Journey.
Survivor Corps via Charming Just Charming.
Survivor Corps via Knee Deep in the Hooah.
Tis the season to help our troops via Manatee's Military Moms.
A Belated Veterans (Day) Post via Funny Blog.
Support 'Survivor Corps' this Veterans Day via American Thinker.
Supporting Returning Troops via Northloop Neighborhood.
As Per Request via Budget Nomad - US Ex - Pat on the Move.
Some Odds and Ends of the Election via The Liberal Life of a Navy Wife .
Returning Troops...A Noble Cause via Dodgeblogium.
Survivor Corps Website via Untreatable Online.
Standing up for Max Cleland on Veteran's Day via Informed Comment.
Standing up for Max Cleland on Veteran's Day via Big Bark.
Read Terrance D.C. via Oh Boy it Never Ends.
Katrina Vanden Heuvel is an Idiot via Ruth's Report.
Iraq snapshot (The Common Ills) via Like Maria Said Paz.
Tuesday November 11. 2008. via This French Life.
Survivor Corps Program-Help! via Swimming Against the Red Tide.
Survivor Corps via Kung Fu Monkey.
banner via Leucadia Blog.
banner via Bearing Drift.

You have done an amazing thing for the vets and also for the mission of Survivor Corps domestically and around the world. Thank you for your posts and for your banner placement. Never hesitate to contact me personally or my team at Abraham Harrison. Also, always please feel free to contact the entire Survivor Corps team.

Thank You All Who Supported International Medical Corps!

Oct 16, 2008
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On behalf of the International Medical Corps and Abraham Harrison, thank you so much for all of your support over the last four weeks to get the vote out to help get the International Medical Corps into the top-five of the Members Project and then for securing the $100,000 from American Express, to be used to feed hungry children worldwide. Here's a thank you video blog entry from Paige Strackman, who was the PaigeS who submitted IMC in the first place under the title, Saving the Lives of Malnourished Children.

Here's the official, final, press release you can read, directly from International Medical Corps:

International Medical Corps Wins $100,000 Grant from American Express to Save Malnourished Children

October 14, 2008, Los Angeles, Calif. –International Medical Corps (IMC) has been awarded $100,000 through the American Express Members Project. The grant will be used to treat malnourished children worldwide. IMC is one of five organizations to receive funding in the nationwide campaign where American Express Card members submit and vote for projects that are meant to bring people and organizations together for positive change.

The funding will be used to implement the project, ‘Saving the Lives of Malnourished Children.’ Submitted by American Express cardmember Paige Strackman, the project focuses on treating malnutrition through nutrient-rich, ready-to-eat food, which International Medical Corps provides to more than 35,000 children every month through a network of 215 supplementary and therapeutic feeding sites in some of the world’s most food-insecure environments, including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia. The project was selected by an elite panel out of 1,190 others and received more than 14,000 votes in the final round of competition.

“I submitted this project because, as a mother, I cannot ignore that five million children under five die every year due to malnutrition,” says Paige. “This funding will save thousands of malnourished children around the world who otherwise may not have been reached. I am so grateful to everyone who supported this project and helped make it a reality.”

While the project was submitted by one individual hoping to make a difference, it gathered public momentum. The project’s message was shared in the media from Los Angeles to New York, on nearly 200 blogs across the Internet, through thousands of emails and on social networking sites, including Facebook, My Space and Twitter.

The grant from American Express comes at an opportune time when rising food costs are driving millions deeper into poverty everyday while trying to afford basic staples. As a result, hunger and malnutrition kill more people each year than HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria combined.

“We are incredibly grateful to Paige for not only submitting the project, but also for fueling it with the passion to make it so successful,” says Rebecca Milner, Vice President of Institutional Advancement. “There are approximately 178 million children around the world who are malnourished and only 3 percent get treatment. This funding makes it possible for International Medical Corps to reach more of those children who desperately need our help.”

In Democratic Republic of Congo alone, International Medical Corps’ supplementary feeding centers admitted 3,500 new children in the past two months. At one center for severely malnourished children, IMC has a 35-bed capacity, but is accommodating 82. Another 30 children await treatment. This trend is symptomatic of the food insecurity affecting East Africa and much of the developing world. The World Food Program estimates that 15.7 million of those in need are in East Africa, and another 8.6 million are in Afghanistan.

With a mission that focuses on training, International Medical Corps works to empower individuals and communities, providing education on how to treat malnutrition, identify warnings signs, and intervene before malnutrition worsens. Health care workers and parents are educated on proper diet and hygiene, and communities are equipped to grow their own food and reduce their vulnerability to rising prices.

*The ‘Saving the Lives of Malnourished Children’ project can be viewed here: http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/OZH1P1
**Videos of children’s dramatic recoveries from malnutrition can be seen on International Medical Corps’ YouTube Channel: http://ca.youtube.com/user/IMCMembersProject

For more information visit our website at www.imcworldwide.org.

Also, thank you to every single blogger and social media maven who was so generous as to help us spread the word out and get as much attention as possible for both the Members Project as well as for International Medical Corps as well. You were all more than generous and all of us at IMC and AHLLC would love to thank you for being so generous and selfless.