Thank Our Veterans by Supporting Semper Fi Fund!

 

Last year on Veteran’s Day we at The Plan Collection told you about our charity partner, Semper Fi Fund, and the incredible work they do to help qualifying post-9/11 veterans and their families. We continue to support Semper Fi Fund as it expands its mission to care for combat wounded, critically ill, and catastrophically injured veterans and their families from all US military service branches during hospitalization and recovery.

 

What is Semper Fi Fund?

According to Semper Fi Fund’s founders, “Our story began in the spring of 2003. Just back from Operation Iraqi Freedom, the first wave of wounded Marines and Sailors landed at Camp Pendleton, CA. A dedicated group of Marine spouses began to organize welcome home activities at the hospital. They arranged travel for family members who couldn’t afford airfare. They provided a specialized van for a Marine who is now a quadriplegic through the generosity of donors like retired Marine Colonel Jack Kelly. The group assembled and distributed care bags filled with toiletries and phone cards. And still, the injured kept coming.

“Every day, Semper Fi Fund experiences lives transformed by hope. Deeply inspired by the determination of service members and their families to overcome, we take concrete steps to show them a new way forward: Post-Traumatic Growth.”

 

Through 15 and counting programs under general headings like Service Member and Family Support, Transition, and Integrative Wellness, Semper Fi Fund helps its veterans cope with life after service. The Veteran 2 Veteran Support program (under Transition) is a good example. According to the program, "Veterans know best how to help peers develop the knowledge and skills necessary for success beyond the military. This program is designed to support transitioning service members as they return to their communities. It trains and empowers Veteran Leads to help other veterans make a smoother transition back to civilian life."

 

Getting Even Better

It may be hard to believe that such an amazing charity can get any better, but it has.

Semper Fi Fund has expanded its mission to include Vietnam Veterans from all service branches of the US military through the LCpl Parsons Welcome Home Fund for Vietnam Veterans. 

 

Eligibility criteria include: 

 • Blind/legally blind 

 • Paralyzed (paraplegia, quadriplegia) 

 • Amputation (loss of leg, arm or any combination) 

 • Burned over 50% of the body  

 • Severe Traumatic Brain Injury — cannot function independently (needs 24/7 care and supervision) 

 • Life threatening illness linked to Agent Orange exposure (recognized by VA)

 If eligible, assistance may be provided in the following areas (case by case basis): 

 • Transportation grant (Adaptive Vehicle or Modifications, Vehicle Repairs) 

 • Housing grant (Modifications, Repairs, Adaptive Home) 

 • Medical Care grant — (not covered by insurance or VA)

This new program ensures that no service member is left behind with assistance in transportation, housing, and medical care for qualified veterans.

 

Looking for a Highly Rated Charity?

If you’re looking to thank our veterans for their service, then help support Semper Fi Fund and the important work that the organization does.

You can be sure that your donation is directly helping those who have sacrificed so much for all of us. Semper Fi Fund has had

• A Charity Watch A+ rating for 7 consecutive years

• A Charity Navigator 4-Star rating for 8 consecutive years

• And only a 7% overhead since its inception in 2004.

 

Semper Fi Fund Is Making a Difference – How Can I Help?

There are many ways to donate – your money and/or your time – and every donation and person makes a difference. Here are just a few:

1. Online donation – one-time or monthly

2. Tribute or Honor gifts

3. Mail a check

4. Create a fundraising campaign or volunteer for one.

5. Look into corporate support opportunities, which are also available.

Check out all of the ways you can help by visiting the Semper Fi Fund website.

 

The Plan Collection is proud to support Semper Fi Fund and the critical work they do. It is a mission that we strongly believe in, and we are happy to help all of our service members and their families who have sacrificed so much for us.