Wounded Warrior Service Proposal
1. Who are the students participating in this project?
Aaron Kim, Gordon Strelow, Logan Cook, and Zach Burns
2. What is your area of interest, and why?
We are interested in helping our community’s wounded warriors, who have sacrificed so much for our country. They allow us to keep our freedoms and everything this country stands for. For example, we have already completed a fundraiser (car wash) and plan to have many more in the coming year. This money for donations along with our volunteering hours will provide much help for the WWP organization.
3. Who are the potential partner organizations you may utilize throughout this project?
● Wounded Warrior Project
○ (855) 252-4997
○ Register Online for your event for $10 and they will supply literature on WWP, pens, stickers, etc.
● Wounded Warrior Camp Pendleton Volunteer Information
○ Yoses.levine@usmc.mil
○ (760) 468-9856
○ Wounded Warrior Family Readiness
■ (760) 725-4111
○ SSgt (Staff Sergeant) Abner
■ (760) 468-9856
4. What is the specific community need(s) that will be addressed? Why do they need to be addressed?
We hope to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project in the Orange County area.
We want to provide help for the injured military service members and their families and develop relationships with the veterans. We wish to show as much appreciation as possible for the injured servicemembers and their families. The military service members have sacrificed so much for their country, and we feel that our community should do something to give back. When we contacted the Wounded Warrior Project, they conveyed that they needed more volunteers and funds to build upon their Hope Center. This is where we wish to provide the most support on a monthly basis. In this way, we will be volunteering next year regularly and, with the money from future fundraisers, we hope to help their organization out to purchase future necessary equipment.
5. What are possible activities/opportunities you may execute within the scope of this project?
We have already reached out the to Wounded Warrior Camp Pendleton Branch. They offered us the opportunity to volunteer at one of their pre-existing programs. If we were to volunteer we would be working at the Hope Center at Camp Pendleton. That’s where all the wounded veterans go to receive physical treatment. Another one of our group objectives is to hold a paintball tournament and raffle to raise money for the Wounded Warriors project. This idea has already been approved by the organization. In our senior year, we hope to host a significant amount of fundraisers throughout the year, as well as organize our big event, the paintball tournament. However, the majority of our time will be dedicated to volunteering at the Camp, as this seems to be our most reasonable option.
6. What do you hope to have accomplished by March?
We hope to have hosted at least two successful fundraisers for WWP. We also hope to attend multiple WWP programs and volunteer at the Hope Center frequently. Additionally, we hope to successfully host our planned paintball tournament so that the proceeds can aide the Hope center at Camp Pendleton. In terms of next year, we hope to have completed many fundraisers during the year, but our main goal is to gain access into the necessary USO organization and begin our volunteer work at the Hope Center.
7. How will you plan to achieve your goals? (Be as specific as possible)
● Paintball
○ We are looking to host a Consolation Bracket Paintball tournament.
■ Teams will consist of 6 players with a total of 12 teams. The game played will be Elimination (Last Man Standing). Two teams will compete against each other, eliminating players by marking each other with paintballs, until one player remains.
■ The teams entering the tournament will have to pay an entrance fee to cover the cost of the game play and donations to WWP. Entrance cost will be determined after we receive an email response from Camp Pendleton Paintball Park.
● Raffle
○ The secondary fundraiser will be hosting a raffle. (Most likely at the paintball tournament)
■ Raffles tickets will be sold at $5-$10 / per ticket, which will be entered into the raffle for a large prize. Possible items are:
● Xbox One
● PS4
● Camera
■ The money received from the raffle tickets will cover the cost of supplies (Tickets and Prizes) and the remaining balance will be donated to WWP.
- Goals for Next Year:
- Hope Center
- Through Amy Riviera, we hope to submit applications to the USO and enter their program to allow us to volunteer at Pendleton
- Fundraisers
- Car washes
- Paypal account/flyers
- Cha for Tea
- Paintball Tournament
- We collaborated with Briton Valdez for a paintball tournament this year
- We are going to use his experiences and contact information to continue the project next year
• October 30:
Listen to presentations
• November 20:
Draft a proposal for the Wounded Warrior Project, and contact Wounded Warrior officials.
• December 11:
Meet with our panel and pitch our idea. After project approval call WWP representative to organize a meeting. Contact6 SSgt Abner to organize a meeting.
• January 15:
Meet with Wounded Warrior officials either at a volunteer event or for lunch. Discuss our ideas as well as the logistics of the fundraisers. Call paintball stores to organize possible sponsorships and discounts. Plan a date for our paintball tournament. By January 15 attend at least one or two events to lend a helping hand. Go to hope center as a group on January 18.
• February 5:
Meet again with a WWP representative to refine the logistics of the fundraisers. Build off the relationships started with SSgt Abner and other Wounded Warrior officials. Work as volunteers at the Hope Center on February 8 and February 22. Contact local venues for a Wounded Warrior amputee and sniper trainer Sergeant Jason Pacheco.
• March 5:
Organize all the supplies and meet with Camp Pendleton Paintball Park to set up the tournament venue.
Meet with Staff Sergeant Abner and finalize tournament plans. Finish up logistics and get necessary materials for the raffle.
• April 16 (Last SL day, presentations):
Present our achievements from the year.
Volunteer on April 12 and April 26.
8. How will you measure success?
○ Set a monetary goal for the fiscal year 2014
○ Raise money through fundraisers
○ Successfully host a paintball tournament
○ Volunteer frequently at the Hope Center
9. Create a blog to report on your progress. What is the address?
http://shswwp.blogspot.com/
Future Volunteer Opportunities
USO San Diego serves as the lead non-profit organization supporting this signature annual event for the Wounded Warrior Regiment. The Marine Corps Trials features the same Paralympic sports as the National Warrior Games: wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, swimming, recumbent cycling, shooting, archery, track and field. The training and competition is fierce during the Marine Corps Trials, with athletes vying for top placement in individual and team sports. Participants in the trials include wounded, ill and injured Marines, medically retired Marine veterans, international service members and Navy Corpsmen.
USO San Diego supports the games with over 400 volunteers who will be manning tents where they will assist in refueling the competitors throughout each day of the training and competition with healthy snacks, fresh fruit, bottled water and sports drinks at each event.
Important Note: These opportunities are on a first-come, first-to-reply basis. You are encouraged to provide a second and third option in your reply. We rely heavily on the participation of our volunteers so please only sign-up if you are able to devote the necessary time.
Volunteers must be 18 years or older.
Should you be interested in volunteering for the Marine Corps Trials, please email Catherine Charfauros, Director of Volunteers at Catherine@usosandiego.org<mailto:Catherine@usosandiego.org> <mailto:Catherine@usosandiego.org<mailto:Catherine@usosandiego.org>>
Please ensure you provide the following when signing up:
- Subject line should read - 2014 MCT Volunteer Opportunities
- Date and shift you would like to volunteer
- Your first and last name
- Email Address
- Phone Number (preferably a cell phone)
Volunteer Opportunities for this year’s games are below:
-Friday, March 7 – 6:30am – 12:00pm (13 volunteer spots) Friday, March 7 – 12:30pm – 4:00pm (12 volunteer spots)
-Saturday, March 8 – 6:30am – 12:00pm (4 volunteer spots) Saturday, March 8 – 12:30pm – 5:00pm (10 volunteer spots) Saturday, March 8 – 5:00pm – 8:30pm (2 volunteer spots)
-Sunday, March 9 – 6:30am – 12:00pm (11 volunteer spots) Sunday, March 9 – 12:30pm – 5:30pm (10 volunteer spots).
USO OF SAN DIEGO
Charlotte Jacobs, Chairman of the Board
Phone: 619-235-6503
Email
USO NEIL ASH AIRPORT
Bobby Woods, Sgt Maj USMC (Ret.), Director
3705 North Harbor Drive, 1st. Floor
San Diego, CA
Phone: 619-296-3192
Email
SAN DIEGO DOWNTOWN
Tiana Caylor, Director
303 A Street Suite 100
San Diego, CA
Phone: 619-235-6503
Email
USO serves as the leader for the Wounded Warrior Trials
Veterans Village of San Diego
Anthony Arriaga
Anthony.arriaga@usmc.mil
Staff Sgt. Abner
Wounded Warrior Family Readiness ‘
7607254111
They will put on the events, and may ask for help to prepare for events
Gold Star Family
Magnificent Bastards 2-4 Family Readiness Officer
MagBasFRO@gmail.com
