February 2, 2010

    The American Legion family has raised more than $300,000 to purchase comfort items for U.S. troops recovering in hospitals and warrior transition units around the globe. Now we have the opportunity to nearly double what was raised.

     Pepsi Cola is offering a $250,000 grant to the top two charities (based on votes) as part of its  Pepsi Refresh project. There are 729 charities competing and as of Feb. 1, Operation Comfort Warriors is 21st  in votes.  There is no time to lose--the voting period ends on February 28, 2010.

     All overhead and administrative costs for Operation Comfort Warriors is paid for by The American Legion, meaning 100 percent of donations go toward helping the troops. If OCW were to receive the Pepsi grant, that money would also go entirely to the troops. Please go to http://refresheverything.com/operationcomfortwarriors and vote. Just as importantly, use your post and department newspapers, facebook pages, web sites, twitter and all other tools at your disposal to encourage others to vote for this great cause.

The http://refresheverything.com grant can make a difference in the lives of hundreds of our disabled troops.  Log in and vote now, and share this email with all your friends and co-workers.

If you have any questions about Operation Comfort Warriors, please feel free to call Communications Director John Raughter at (317) 630-1350, or visit http://legion.org/troops/operationcomfort.

Thank you for your support,