Ad Community Supports Children in Iraq and Afghanistan - Tom Deierlein

Originally published October 30thamp1602008The 3rd Annual TD Foundation Fundraiser event is set to take place on Wednesday November 12 2008 68pm at Google39s NYC Office 75 Ninth Avenue New York NY 10011To receive an invitation send an email to tdfoundationhotmailcom or call 9172875961This very important cause which helps needy children in Iraq and Afghanistan has been adopted by the Advertising Community since the summer of 2006 when the cofounder Tom Deierlein was stationed with the US Army in Baghdad IraqMission Statement wwwtdfoundationorg The purpose of this organization is to help needy families and children with their most basic living needs including medical care We arrange for medical treatment andor purchase critical daily items such as clothes food water school supplies vitamins as well as toys etc We partner with local organizations and other nonprofits like Children in Need International httpwwwchildreninneedintlorg and the Iraqi Childrenamp8217s Project httpwwwiraqichildrensprojectcom to locate and distribute goods and services to those in need Our recipients are the Iraqi and Afghani children affected by the current war This is a grassroots organization 100 of donated funds will go to those children and families in needThe organization is nonpolitical Regardless of how people feel about the war one thing is true for all of us amp8211 we do not want to see innocent children suffer The truly tragic thing about the current situation is that the most innocent and needy are suffering With the mass exodus of the middle class in 20042006 there are precious few social institutions and places for these destitute families to seek medical care and obtain lifeamp8217s basic necessities like clothes and vitamins and a simple notebook and pencil for schoolMany people frustrated with the war and the current economy want to find ways to make a difference or do something amp8211 ANYTHING The 3rd Annual TD Fundraiser will provide an extremely valuable opportunity for all of us to spend some time with our industry companions and other media influentials making a true difference amp8211 a direct specific and tangible difference in the lives of young children effected by war In fact this year we are expecting three of those young children to be in attendance and share their stories and experiences through interpreters and family membersAbout the Fundraiser The 3rd Annual TD Foundation Fundraiser is a cocktail party with silent auction and brief presentation on the work of the Foundation We expect between 175200 attendees from the advertising media and marketing industry Previous attendees have included senior level executives from companies that include Forbes NBCU MSN AOL Carat JWT Ogilvy Starcom MediaVest Group as well as advertisers ATampampT Johnson ampamp Johnson Pepsi and Unilever In fact last yearamp8217s event was covered by Fox News NYA Few Highlights From This Past Year We have helped save the lives of 15 children by providing them with life saving surgery This includes 6 heart surgeries multiple burn victims and one boy who lost his leg Costs average 8000child We shipped over 20000 of medical supplies to help stock 3 new clinics in East Baghdad We shipped 1500 of childrenamp8217s vitamins courtesy of an 8th grade girlamp8217s fundraising efforts We shipped more than 500 school supply packs working with two different Eagle Scouts We shipped 25 boxes of clothes shoes and supplies through the efforts of a young girl in Florida We shipped soccer uniforms and equipment thanks to a grassroots partnership with Soccer Moms from Fair Haven New JerseyThe foundation is in the process of filing with the IRS for tax exemption under Section 501c3 We were incorporated on July 30 2007 and our Tax ID is 412255430For more about the FoundationSee Jack Myers39 article in Nov 2005 about Tom Deierlein who was called back to Active Duty after 12 years absence in late 2005 ArchivesSee the 5 part MSNBCcom Series about Tom who was shot by a sniper in Sept 2006 and creation of the Foundationhttpwwwmsnbcmsncomid19717176See the NBC Nightly News VideohttpvideomsncomvideoaspxmktenUSampampbrandmsnbcampampvidca685587a20a4e1fa27753b9c9631e2dVisit the website wwwtdfoundationorg

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