VALOUR IT

VALOUR-IT Totals

By Cao on 11/19/2009

Total brought in for all teams, including donations not designated to any team: $113,124.90
These are the totals by team:
Air Force: $15,662.17
Army: $32,758.80
Marines: $43,060.89
Navy: $19,108.04
General donations: $2,535.00
Not bad when unemployment is so high and non profits have experienced a downturn in donations.
Kudos to Cassandra at VC for taking the lead on the Marine Team and rallying [...]

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VALOUR-IT Marine Corps Birthday

By Cao on 11/10/2009

Today is the Marine Corps’ Birthday. It’s Marine Corps tradition to observe the Commandant’s Birthday message; it is played at every Marine Corps Ball and at any place where Marines gather all over the world. This is last year’s message from the Commandant and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. It makes the point that [...]

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Soldiers Angels – VALOUR-IT Final Push

By Cao on 11/9/2009

If you came from Melanie Morgan’s website, please read on- you’ve come to the right place.
We, the VALOUR-IT Marine Team, are in the home stretch now, and our goal is to be the first team to raise $35,000 for this very worthwhile cause. As you can see, we have built momentum and a lead [...]

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Reminder: VALOUR-IT is still marching along

By Cao on 11/6/2009

Soldiers Angels are developing plans for the families who lost loved ones at Ft. Hood.

It’s time to look at the widget to see where we are with fundraising. I’d like to mention a few other things while we’re at it-
1.There are a variety of items up for Valour-IT auction. Go bid !! Send [...]

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Marine of the Day *bumped*

By Cao on 11/3/2009

Welcome Melanie Morgan readers from- MelanieMorgan.com! And a big thanks to Mel for mentioning what we’re doing. You know I love you, and all those wonderful folks at Move America Forward and MAF Freedom PAC, too. Read on-this post will remain at the top of the blog for a few days-
The Marine [...]

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VALOUR-IT -Marine Team Calling for Reinforcements

By Cao on 11/2/2009

If you haven’t yet done so, please consider a small donation to the Valour IT Marine team. We’ve managed to assemble a team of over 65 bloggers but it’s tough for us to compete with the larger service branches.
Until yesterday we had a $2000 lead over the Army and a $7-8000 lead over Air Force [...]

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VALOUR-IT -Army Team Auction Items

By Cao on 11/2/2009

All Auction items are listed here.
Army auction, Red Sentinel 5 restored tube radio – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356817722
Marine Auctions are here.
Navy Auctions are here.
Air Force Auctions are here.

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VALOUR IT – Major Chuck Ziegenfuss’ story (video)

By Cao on 11/1/2009

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI71GuCAd7k[/youtube]
It was really hard to get this down to 3 minutes, but I’ll do a few more and see if I can get the right message across…
God bless him and his wonderful wife, Carren!
Chuck blogs at From My Position on the Way, here.
Read about Chuck and his steadfast and courageous Carren, here and their amazing [...]

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Valour IT calling for Video Competition Entries

By Cao on 11/1/2009

Do you make videos? Do you youtube? Are you someone who supports the military? Are you participating yet in the VALOUR-IT fundraiser?
It’s going on right now…but maybe you don’t know that they’re running a competition for videos created about the VALOUR-IT project.
Here are the instructions. Woops, it should be 3 minutes [...]

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The Ballad of Captain Z

By Cao on 10/31/2009

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwh2bVL0ibc[/youtube]
And if you don’t know the whole story about Chuck Zeigenfuss and his road to recovery, you should check this out.
Step up if you’re a blogger, join us! You, too can be a devil dog recruit-join the Leatherneck Valour IT Team!!! Click here to sign up!!
Click on here to donate so the DEVIL DOGS [...]

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Soldiers Angels-VALOUR IT (VIDEO)

By Cao on 10/31/2009

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSumLrTwwlM[/youtube]
Here’s another one – I took more time to put this one together-leave a comment about it, I’d like to hear what you think.
Step up if you’re a blogger, join us! You, too can be a devil dog recruit-join the Leatherneck Valour IT Team!!! Click here to sign up!!
Click on here to donate so [...]

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VALOUR IT VIDEO

By Cao on 10/31/2009

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rmG7CSQGs[/youtube]
Here is a short video I put together – it runs about 3 1/2 minutes – about what we’re accomplishing with the Soldiers Angels’ VALOUR IT project.

Step up if you’re a blogger, join us! You, too can be a devil dog recruit-join the Leatherneck Valour IT Team!!! Click here to sign up!!
Click [...]

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Valour IT Marine Team Auction Items

By Cao on 10/31/2009

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Marine auction – Nolan Ryan autographed baseball – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356356055
Marine auction – Nolan Ryan autographed photo – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356356389
Marine auction, 3 signed Michael Fay prints – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356538022
Marine auction, Guardian Angel – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356538618
Marine auction, Iraq Series Prints – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356539353
Marine auction, Marine Series prints – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356540242
Marine auction, Tragic Monument print – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356540653
Marine auction, Navy service emblem cross stitch – [...]

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Valour IT Air Force Team Auction Items

By Cao on 10/31/2009

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Air Force auction, Chris Muir print – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356351948
Air Force auction, Wine colored 1950s GE tube radio – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356818931

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Valour IT Navy Auction Items

Valour IT Navy Auction Items

By Cao on 10/30/2009

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This post will be updated as I receive word that new auctions have been put up at eBay
Navy Auction: Galloping Ghost http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356338539
Limited Edition Lithograph Galloping Ghost of the China Sea
Navy Auction: Guadalcanal Litho http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356339684
Limited Edition Lithograph ‘Victory Over Guadalcanal’
Navy Auction: ‘Command Attention’ – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356345106
Navy Auctin: ‘Handbook for Marines’ – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356340911&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
Navy Auction: ‘Embedded’ – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140356345960
Navy [...]

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