Most people hear the word veteran and think "old". That is most definitely not the case. There are entire generations out there who are still so young and literally have most of their lives left to live. They will faithfully serve our nation and are then discharged when they're no longer needed, without any direction as to what to do next. Some are lucky enough to find work in their fields of expertise, but there are many that cannot. There are many who have been scarred in ways that may not show. They live everyday with the pain and memory of what they witnessed and experienced; loss, pain, fear, loneliness. Given no direction, they feel lost in the everyday. There's something missing inside them, something that they don't know how to fix or replace. There's an organization that was based on this, and it's name is Team Rubicon.
Team Rubicon is a volunteer organization that puts veterans back to work, that helps them fill that void. If there's one thing I've learned about our military, it's that there primary purpose in serving our country is to help. Help make it safer, help make it a better place to live, help the world be a better place. That's what Team Rubicon allows them to do again. An organization created out of need. The need for help and the need to help.
The Story of Team Rubicon
I got the honor earlier this year to deploy on my first mission with Team Rubicon. I went to Moore, OK to assist with relief efforts after the massive tornado that ripped through the town. It was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had. I made friendships and bonds with people that neither time nor distance could ever break. I've never met a harder working group of people in all my life. There was never a question of getting the job done. As soon as the call was put out, Team Rubicon answered, in force.
Now, with over 10,000 volunteers in the TR nation, we are a force to be reckoned with ourselves. One thing is key- we're all volunteers. We freely give up our time with our families, take time off work, do whatever we can to get out there, get dirty, mucky, and whatever else to help someone else. We have the ability, the desire, the willingness to help get another's life back on track, even just a little bit. Being completely volunteer, the organization relies on donations to keep its efforts going.
100% of all donations goes directly towards equipment and supplies to aid the team in disaster relief efforts.
TR has launched their Eleven11 fundraising campaign. A fundraiser that will help us be ready at the call. Our goal is to have boots on the ground as soon as we can when there's a need. Any donation, any amount, helps us to achieve this. Our one objective is to help. We'll gladly get dirty if it means a family can get their house back, their lives back, a sense of normalcy for their children, their peace of mind back.
Here's a little breakdown of what YOUR donation could help with:
We could someday be helping you.
