Media Industry Connects to Iraqi and Afghani Children Through the TD Foundation. Join Us for Cocktails on December 7 - Tom Deierlein - MediaBizBloggers

On Tuesday December 7th join your colleagues and friends for cocktails fun silent auction an update from the front and to support an important cause the media and advertising industry adopted in 2006 The 5th Annual TD Foundation Cocktail Party and Fundraiser is taking place at the Time ampamp Life Building hosted for the second year in a row by Time Inc Digital To RSVP pleaseamp160email NatalieSandovaltimeinccom Details are belowYou first learned of my personal story that led to the creation of the TD Foundation here on these very pages in October 2005 when Jack Myers shared an email advising that I had been called up to serve in Iraq even though I was close to turning 40 and was an inactive reservist While in Baghdad in 2006 I was overwhelmed by the poverty nonexistent infrastructure and complete lack of medical care That is when the advertising industry first answered the call amp8211 boxes of clothes toys vitamins and school supplies began to poor in While on my missions we would stop set up security and give the humanitarian aid to children and families Every minute put us additional risk but the soldiers loved it and it was worth it to see the smiles of the children who had absolutely nothing plus the quiet grateful nods of the mothers in full burkas holding a bottle of 300 vitamins All these families wanted is exactly what each and every parent here in the US wants amp8211 a safe life for their children an education and some food on the table The needs were simple the resources were few and the future was bleak We made a differenceOn September 9 2006 I was shot by a sniper I spent eight months in the hospital Again the advertising and media community answered the call Bill Flatley Paul Bremer and Sean Finnegan started a foundation to continue our efforts To date we have spent more than 400000 to help improve and save the lives of countless children We have shipped more than 100000 worth of school supplies 75000 of medical supplies wheelchairs and provided life saving surgery for more than 30 children amp8211 everything from heart surgery to severe burns to pediatric orthopedic leg reconstruction from a rocket attackThe need continues Things are better but we as an industry must continue to answer the call amp8211 critical infrastructure and basic educational and medical facilities still do not exist Our guest speaker on December 7 is Captain Chaplain Mike Oliver He just returned from his second tour in October He will talk about his two tours including quotThe Surgequot and our work together this past yearYou can make a real and tangible difference Join your friends for some holiday cheer and simultaneously help Regardless of your stance on the conflicts we can all agree that innocent children deserve a chance Not only will you have a great time trust me you will feel the giving spirit of the holidays for months to comeParty and Foundation Details RSVP NatalieSandovaltimeinccomIt is a 3 hour long cocktail party with LIVE MUSIC silent auction and brief presentation and update on the work of the Foundation by Tom Deierlein and other guest speakers This is a nonpolitical event5th Annual TD Foundation Holiday PartyTuesday December 7th 69pm Time ampamp Life Building1271 Avenue of AmericasNew York NY 10020HOST Time Inc DigitalSponsors Collective NBCU and Universal Audience Platform Quantcast and Tremor MediaThe minimum TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation remains only 150 For 250 you can bring a clientguest Platinum donors this year is 500After you RSVP make the payment directly on the site amp8211 wwwtdfoundationorg the email receipt is your entry ticket and tax receiptHere is a recent email string that helps illustrate my point names changedNovember 6 2010Iamp8230would like to get some information or an idea on how to help the needy children in Anytown Iraq My department responds to calls that involve Iraqi children the majority in our opinion are abuse related It39s emotional to send them to the local hospital because they don39t have much care there and from what we are told quot if they don39t have money they will not be seenquot I am limited as a military member to help without breaking military protocol It is also hard to get support when we are the few people who actually see these poor children that need help I feel there is actually more than what we can see My question is how can I get help to these injured children I know your organization deals with children around Baghdad how can we get help up North What avenues can I go through to start some kind of aid Any information or suggestions are greatly appreciated keep up the good work More on the TD FoundationNBC Nightly News Video httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid21134540vp2150298221502982amp160MSN 5 Part Series httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid19717176nsusnewsgivingNYTimes httpwwwnytimescom20070621businessmedia21adcohtmlr1ampamprefbusinessParade httpwwwparadecomfeatures070426youramericatomdeierleinintrohtmlFox NY httpwwwmyfoxnycomdppnewsASoldiersFoundation

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