Posted by
Dawnsblood on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:09:52 PM
I've gotta back the guys at BlackFive
here. I already laid $40 down myself:
Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss,
provides voice-controlled software and laptop computers to wounded
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand and arm
injuries or amputations at major military medical centers. Operating laptops by speaking into
a microphone, our wounded heroes are able to send and receive messages
from friends and loved ones, surf the 'Net, and communicate with
buddies still in the field without having to press a key or move a
mouse. The experience of CPT Charles "Chuck" Ziegenfuss,
a partner in the project who suffered hand wounds while serving in Iraq, illustrates how important
this voice-controlled software can be to a wounded servicemember's recovery.
This was his first post on the topic this year explaining the fundraiser:
Valour-IT's online fundraising competition begins today! Let's see
who can raise the most money to help reconnect our wounded warriors
with the world!
WHAT: Friendly fundraising competition for Valour-IT.
WHEN: October 30th through Veterans Day, November 10th .
WHERE: Based in the blogosphere, spreading everywhere else.
WHY: Because giving wounded warriors with hand and arm injuries access to a computer supports their healing and puts them back in touch with the world.
HOW: Blogger teams will be divided along military branches, with civilians "up for grabs."
If you have a few extra bucks, consider Valour-IT please. Oh and GO ARMY!