TVHS English 9A Classes Host Wounded Warrior Fundraiser
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AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley High School announced plans Friday to donate all proceeds from a writing/art gallery to assist service members who have been injured in the line of duty. All proceeds from the writing/art gallery will be donated to the nonprofit organization Wounded Warrior Project, and will support a full range of programs and services for this generation of injured veterans and their families. More than 47,000 servicemen and women have been injured in the recent military conflicts. In addition to the physical wounds, it is estimated as many as 400,000 service members live with the invisible wounds of war including combat-related stress, major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Another 320,000 are believed to have experienced a traumatic brain injury while on deployment. Wounded Warrior Project’s 18 programs and services are uniquely structured to nurture the mind and body, and encourage economic empowerment and engagement. The Writing/Art Gallery of Six-Word Memoirs will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 19 at TVHS. Admission is $3 for adults or a donation, $2 for students and $10 for a family. “Students have worked hard and have chosen to use their voices to benefit our veterans and their families. This is an amazing collection of our writing, our voices, our lives. We hope the surrounding communities will all generously support Wounded Warrior and will enjoy the work we have done.” stated Lois Buss, English 9A teacher. The mission of Wounded Warrior Project™ is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Its purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. Wounded Warrior Project is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org
