| About the Boots For OUR Troops Foundation Boots For OUR Troops Foundation is created to support qualified non profit 501 (c) 3 Veteran Service Organizations (VSO's) that serve military personnel, their families and veterans residing in Arizona who find themselves in financial difficulty and are in need of services We provide paper cutout combat boots to participating retail stores, employment centers, fraternal organizations and veterans organizations for their customers, employees and members to purchase and display on a donor wall. Boots For OUR Troops is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization There is no charge to participate!!! Donations are distributed to non profit VSO's who have applied and been approved by the Board of Directors. Any non profit VSO within Arizona is eligible to submit an application to be considered for a grant. Some of our Arizona veterans, military \ personnel and their families may encounter financial emergencies because of substantially reduced incomes during their period of active duty and deployments. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) require special care for special challenges. Problems of homelessness, readjustment, financial shortfalls are just a few challenges facing those who have made the sacrifices to protect our country. HOW CAN YOU HELP? IT IS EASY AND PATRIOTIC! |
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| Mike, Hope all is well with you. Wanted to let you know that we were able to use part of our grant from you to assist a veteran and his wife who were traveling through Tombstone. They had driven from Yuma to Amarillo because of the promise of a job and a place to live. That didn't work out. On top of that, his wife is recovering from some emergency surgery. They were trying to get back to Yuma but were out of gas and money in Benson. The Benson VFW sent them to us and we were able to get them a room for the night for a much needed rest and money for food and gas to get home. The real bonus to this is that they may actually get jobs at the motel we put them up in! On top of that, the wife had raised money for "Boots for Our Troops' in Yuma, so her good works are being directly rewarded. Way cool! Susan |
| Hero Horses Where would we be without our amazing horses? They bring so much joy to all whose lives they touch. Not a day goes by that we aren't reminded of how thankful we are for such a great, healthy herd to share with our community. Knock on wood - all are sound and eager to do their job. And now we have a new addition – Maggie. She's a beautiful dark- bay Thoroughbred who has an extensive background in the show ring. She does it all – western, English, jumping, barrels, trail riding. She's had many a child on her back, and we're currently getting her geared up for her newest journey in life as a therapy horse. BFOT is just one reason why we do what we do. Please help them so we can help you! Thanks! Hero Hearts Hometown Heroes This quarter we salute Boots For Our Troops, Home Depot, Glacier Technologies, and Golden K Kiwanis. Boots For Our Troops has graciously donated $3,000.00 to Hero Hearts in support of our pilot program for wounded military personnel. Mike MaLoon and company have been very active in pursuing approval for sponsoring soldiers, and we thank them from the bottom of our Hero Hearts. If you know of a business or public venue that would be willing to sell “boots” for $2.00 to their customers (“boots” are pictures of combat boots with a space @ the bottom to put your name and have displayed at participating retailers) please contact: Boots For Our Troops (www.bfotaz.org) Mike Maloon 618-514-1098 boots@bfotaz.org |
| Mike, I love to spend your money. We just used funds from your grant for the following: $200 Fry's card for a Desert Storm veteran to help him 'bridge the gap' $100 Fry's card plus $140 to U-Haul for a female Afghanistan vet who is disabled and the house to her own place and had everything in place except the money for the U-haul. Also, I have recently referred 2 wives of active duty servicemen to Army Community Services for assistance. Of course I thought of you, because Boots for Our Troops has helped them, too. Man, its getting to be a small world. Thanks for all you do. Susan Schubert |
| Mike MaLoon Presenting a certificate of appreciation to Exalted Ruler Ken Adams for their support of BFOT last fall. |
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