April-2016 Newsletter - PTSD Foundation of America

April 2016
The Ripple Effect
In This Issue
Many of you reading this are familiar with the statistic that we are
losing 22 veterans a day in America to suicide, according to the
VA. Additionally, you have some understanding of the "ripple
effect" from such horrific loss. All in all, it is beyond devastating
to families and friends.
For a moment, let's think about the "ripple effect" of saving one life.
A mother's endless heartache is spared. A father and son have
the opportunity to be restored. A child has a hero to hold their
hand, not just a flag to place on a shelf. We all can agree whatever
the cost, saving the life of our veterans is worth the sacrifice.
At Camp Hope, with the help of many volunteers, supporters and
encouragers, we have been able to see many lives saved and
radically changed. While we cannot remove post-traumatic stress
from anyone's life, we can help them find a new purpose and build
a meaningful and happy future. As they work on developing their
future, we work on assisting them with some very basic needs.
For some of our veterans, they embark on a new career while
others head off to school to prepare for a career. Often, a
trustworthy vehicle is a great need and obstacle in achieving their
next step. Over these past few years, we have been fortunate to
receive automobiles from a number of individuals. Most of these
have required only minor mechanical fixes, then we have been
blessed to give those automobiles to veterans as they transition
out of our program and move forward to whatever is next for them.
Would you consider donating your vehicle? Just imagine how
such a gift could positively impact the life of a veteran and his or
A Generous Donation From
Master Flo And Stream-Flo
The Residents Of Camp Hope
Go Fishing
Thank You Generous Donors
PPG Paints Fun Run
An Easy Way To Support
Team Rubicon At Camp Hope
Camp Hope Veterans Mobilize
Critical Needs for
Graduates of Camp Hope
Having a job gives anyone a
sense of self-worth and
pride. Imagine the affect that it
would have on a veteran that
her family! For more information please visit our Vehicle Donation
page at ptsdusa.org/contact-us/vehicle-donation/. We need your
help in creating that positive "ripple effect" in the lives of our
veterans who are living with the unseen wounds of war.
~ David MaulsbyExecutive Director
Master Flo and Stream-Flo Sponsor A
Generous Donation For Camp Hope
In February Master Flo Value USA Inc. and Stream-Flo Industries
Ltd. contributed $10,000 to purchase animals through the Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo that will now feed the residents of
Camp Hope.
This very generous
donation will
provide a number of
healthy meals.
The Klein ISD FFA progra m pa rticipa nts, the
donation organizer, Ka thy Koeck , and the residents
a nd sta ff of Ca mp Hope pose for a picture after
their donation delivery.
The animals
purchased were
raised by students
within the in the
Klein ISD FFA
program.
Thank you
students, thank
you Master Flo and Stream-Flo, and a special thank you Kathy
Koeck for bringing it all together!
What a GENEROUS donation!
www.masterflo.com and www.streamflo.com
The Residents Of Camp
Hope Go Fishing
Thanks to the generosity of caring
donor, Chris Kespohl, some of the
residents of Camp Hope were treated
to a fishing trip - and did very well
as you can see in this picture!
has graduated from our
program! Do you have
connections? Do you own a
business or know someone
who owns a business that
could help a veteran find
a JOB? We are currently
building a database that will
reach out to companies that
can supply a veteran with a
job or help them in their
search.
We need your help!
All Of Our Services Are
ABSOLUTELY FREE
to Veterans!
Donate Your Reliable
Vehicle & Help a
Veteran
It is very important to us to put
the veterans who graduate
from Camp Hope on the right
track. The donation of your
reliable vehicle could be the
key to a veteran getting a job
and keeping his or her selfrespect. If you are interested
in donating your vehicle
please click HERE or visit us
at :
http://ptsdusa.org/contactus/vehicle-donation/
Residents M a tt a nd Brent
enjoy a da y of fishing with
Chris (Right) a nd his
nephew, Stephen (Rea r).
Thanks to the generosity of so many
our veterans receive a safe and quiet place to live, healthy meals,
support, and the opportunity to find hope and healing - with a
good dose of fun!
If you have an activity you'd like to share with
our veterans contact us - we would love to hear
Help Us Help
Others
Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) is a
timeless problem affecting
our military veterans in
pandemic proportions.
1 in 5 OIF/OEF veterans are
diagnosed with PTSD
from you!
A Great
- PTSD linked to marriage
and family problems
Big Thank You To Our Very
Generous Donors
Thanks to our very generous donors Camp Hope has an abundance
of cleaning products and canned foods! Thank you everyone!
M others a nd Da ughters from the
Na tiona l Cha rity Lea gue
Still looking for a way to
help? We have an urgent
need for cars and trucks
for Camp Hope's
graduating veterans.
Another much needed
donation - bicycles - in
good condition. And of
course, we always need
gift cards and individual
size bottles of water.
These donations not only
help our veterans but earn the donor a tax credit!
For vehicle donations, please visit:
ptsdusa.org/contact-us/vehicle-donation/
To arrange other donations please contact:
Jim Mehrmann at 832-912-4429 or jim.mehrmann@ptsdusa.org
PPG Paints Fun Run Raises $45,464
PPG Paints held a Fun Run
fundraiser at their National
Sales Conference in
Orlando, FL on March 22.
Nearly 1,000 PPG associates
participated resulting in an
HUGE donation in the
amount of $45,464 to the
PTSD Foundation of America and Camp Hope!
Thank you PPG!
- PTSD linked to veteran
unemployment
- PTSD linked to veteran
homelessness
- PTSD increases risk of
suicide
22 Veterans / Active Duty
Military take their own lives
EVERY DAY
In Memory Of
With sincerest
condolences to the
families
Don Martin
Brett Hoffman
Mary Campion
BH "Shine" Rice
Kim Wynns
Douglas Freytag
Michael Delaine Skaggs
Randall Antonio Stevenson
John Deffenb augh
Leslie Lamar Manning
E. Lloyd Adamson, Jr.
Visit PPG Paints at:
www.ppgpaints.com
Contact Us
An Easy Way To Support Our Veterans
Looking for an EASY way to support our veterans? Try
AmazonSmile! Support our veterans every time you shop on
Amazon! It's EASY, click on this link or copy it onto your browser:
Office
832-912-4429
Fax
832-604-7140
smile.amazon.com/ch/203864341
PTSD Veteran Line
877-717-PTSD (7873)
When you shop
at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to
the PTSD Foundation of America - so you're supporting our
veterans while shopping for the things you need...and maybe a few
things you just want!
Coming soon...
Soon you'll be able to support our veterans by shopping at Kroger
and Randalls!
Team Rubicon At Camp Hope
Email
info@ptsdusa.org
Mailing Address
PO Box 690748
Houston, TX 77269
Physical Address
Camp Hope
9724 Derrington Rd.
Houston, TX 77064
map
Team Rubicon has come to Houston to help with our recent
flooding and Camp Hope welcomed them with open arms. Team
Rubicon will maintain their Houston area headquarters at Camp
Hope while they help those affected by our recent storms.
Don't Forget To Join
You can help Team Rubicon as well as
Camp Hope with your donation of
individual bottles of water. Everyone
will be working hard and it's going to
be pretty hot and humid soon so we need your water donations!
David Maulsby
Learn more about Team Rubicon by visiting their website at:
Sundays at 5:00pm on
100.7 FM or
streaming live at
kkht.com
www.teamrubiconusa.org
And follow them on Twitter at: @teamrubicon
Hosting
Warrior's Shield
Radio
Flooding In Houston Camp Hope Veterans Mobilize
Recently when record
flooding hit Houston
Camp Hope veterans
mobilized to assist a
local veteran.
Much damage was
sustained but we were
glad to give back
to the community and
help a fellow veteran!
Vetera ns helping vetera ns - wha t Ca mp
Hope is a ll a bout!
The PTSD Foundation of America is a non-profit organization under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3)
PTSD Foundation of America, PO Box 690748, Houston, TX 77269
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