BWF in the News

April 15, 2009

Tweet To ReMIND is a campaign seeking $1.65 million for troops coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families, using Twitter. The goal is to get 400,000 Twitter users to tweet four times over Memorial Day weekend, donating $1.00 per tweet. The money will go directly to ReMIND.org, for local support services and resources that will assist in the troops' recovery from their physical and psychological wounds.

Rene Bardorf, Executive Director of ReMIND.org, says Memorial Day is "a great time" to do this. According to the Tweet to ReMIND site (tweettoReMIND.org), "More than 1.65 million U.S. service members have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since 9/11. More than 35,000 service members have been physically wounded. It is estimated that more than 320,000 have sustained traumatic brain injuries and more than 300,000 have psychological wounds." She also states that in past wars, "we didn't have the great medical care we have now," and that because the current military is a volunteer force, with service members being deployed multiple times, there is more stress when troops come home. They and their families need our help.

Think about it: you'd spend more on two cups of coffee for one day, than you'd spend in one weekend helping our troops. I'd give up Starbucks for one day for that. And it's so simple. Just register for Tweet to ReMIND at TweettoReMIND.org, and pledge now.

ReMIND.org (remind.org) is a Bob Woodruff Foundation Initiative. Bob Woodruff, co-founder of ReMIND.org, sustained a traumatic brain injury in Iraq from a roadside bomb. During his recovery he got to know many injured service members and their families.

Many thanks to Porter Novelli, a New York-based marketing-based public relations firm specializing in consumer, convergence/technology, health care, and corporate affairs practices, for partnering with Twitter on this, and to Lisa Gruber there for informing me about Tweet to ReMIND. "Go To DC Mental Health Examiner":http://www.examiner.com/x-2259-DC-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Tweet-To-REMIND

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