Operation Santa is picking up steam . The bulk of these toys were donated by our brave first responders, El Segundo fire fighters. This was by far the biggest donation of toys that we have ever received from any one source. Not only was a truck and 2 SUVs full of toys but they were really awesome stuff – kids are …
Thank you Jim – Just in the nick of time! Today Jim Chen, owner/operator of Independent Repair and Tire Pros in Redondo Beach, came through for us as he has done many times in the past. Jim is a local business owner and a great friend that has always supported our foundation helping wounded Veterans. Today he donated $1,000.00 to buy …
There is an undisputable fact that Americans love their Vets. We at Wounded Heroes of America rely heavily on the help and support from our community to be able to accomplish the work we do. Without the help from community leaders, business owners, and local politicians we could not do what we do. We have developed the best relationship, friendship, …
I know Santa simply gets on his sleigh and away he goes, however, we have to do things a little different. Today, I had the pleasure to visit Catholic Daughters of the Americas #Court 519 at St Mary’s of the Assumption in Whittier, Ca. First, I want to say what a great bunch of ladies they are and how gracious and …
As the year comes to a close, we have much to be thankful for. First blessing is the friendship and partnership we have cultivated with Albertsons. A very special thanks to the managers at the Carson store on Main and Sepulveda, Vance Bennett and Jody Carr, who have demonstrated year after year to be real friends to WHOA and strong supporters …
On Saturday Sept 26 -The South Bay Sunrise Rotary club of Torrance hosts their 6th Annual RAT RIDE. This is our second year helping guide the riders. The race consist of several distances from 15 miles to 61 miles throughout many of the South Bay communities- It has a little bit for everyone, including a nice ride along the beach. …
We may not have deep pockets but we have great friends that love, respect and understand the value and the sacrifice our men and women in uniform make daily. Every year for the last three years the Los Angeles County Fair (LACF) has hosted Wounded Heroes of America for a Day at the Fair. It’s one of our biggest get-together …
Another example of the community stepping up for our Wounded Vets Congratulation to Gil Rojas- “Your vocational scholarship in the amount of $3506.61 has been approved” Sgt Gil Rojas an Iraq combat wounded Veteran was awarded a scholarship from the Southbay Sunrise Rotary Club of Torrance CA to attend a dog training school. As time passes , more and more …
We’re very lucky here at Wounded Heroes of America in that we have great friends. We’re basically a regional foundation and certainly not as large as the better known national foundation, but as far as local organizations caring for our combat wounded from Iraq or Afghanistan here in southern California, we’re as good as the best and better the rest. …
We’ll always remember Valentine’s Day 2015. We love things that work and learning how and why they work…We have come to the conclusion that our kids are probably the most important members of our recovery, re-integration to civilian world, social interaction etc, etc TEAM. Wherever the kids go the parents follow, if the parents follow, as they usually do, they …
