Adopt A Guardsman Foundation
www.adoptaguardsman.org
The Adopt a Guardsman Foundation has been formed to raise funds for the men and women of the South Carolina Army/Air National Guard Family Readiness Groups. This is a non-profit organization with an IRS 501-C-3 code. Your donations will be tax deductible. The Adopt a Guardsman Foundation is asking each patriotic South Carolinian to donate $10.00 or more to support the citizen soldiers/airmen as they protect our country’s security in this War Against Terrorism. This fundraiser is called -Don’t Let Your Guard Down – Give $10 or more for the Men and Women of the South Carolina Army/Air National Guard-. Your donation will provide the purchase of needed support items with postage, and provide financial support to the Family Readiness Groups who deal with the concerns of the soldier’s families. National Guards Accomplishments since September 11, 2001: 3,000 S.C. National Guard members are on active duty now. 4,500 out of every 9,300 have served on active duty since Sept. 11th. about 1,100 are in Iraq now. None have been killed in action, although about 40 have earned a Purple Heart. In coming weeks, another 1,100 will deploy to Iraq. Others have served in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan and at the Navel Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In the past two years, roughly two-thirds of the 1,250 members of the S.C. Air National Guard have been mobilized. On the day of the first bombing mission over Baghdad, an F-16 fighter from the S.C. Air Guard was the first plane overhead. Gratefully yours, LTC Andrew J. Hogue, Jr. Sumter Guards Commander Chairman, The Adopt a Guardsman Foundation 9Mar04 From the Web site of the Sumter Guards: BACKGROUND Army and Air National Guard personnel responded immediately to President Bush�s call to service after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. In America�s finest tradition of the �minuteman�, the citizen-soldiers of South Carolina secured key government installations and airports in South Carolina. Following the initial call-up, Army and Air National Guard units were activated to federal service for homeland security and in direct support of operations overseas. Over 3,000 South Carolina Guardsmen have been called away from their families, jobs, and communities to perform critical missions in the War on Terrorism. The ADOPT-A GUARDSMAN Program provides a means for citizens, civic organizations, churches, schools and businesses to show support for these fine sons and daughters of South Carolina who have answered the call to service. The program has been in effect since March 2002 and has forwarded over 5,000 letters and packages. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU ADOPT-A-GUARDSMAN? Every effort will be made to ensure that the number of items sent will match the number of personnel in the unit so no one will be left out - enlisted and officers serving overseas and in the U.S. They are all away from their families and deserve thanks from us here at home. You will receive, first and foremost, the satisfaction of knowing that in some measure you have contributed to the War on Terrorism by enhancing the morale of South Carolina’s citizen soldiers serving in our Armed Forces. In addition, you will likely receive a personal note from the recipients of your gift. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, contact at the phone number listed but please be patient since it is manned by volunteers and you may be asked to leave a voicemail, which we will answer as soon as we can. Or you can contact us at the email address listed below. Thank you for your support!
commander@adoptaguardsman.org
http://www.sumterguards.org/
P.O. Box 8606, Charleston, SC 29416 1.866.SC.GUARD 1.866.724.8273