Registration & More Information:
www.operationjumpstartdc.org
Please join the organizing sponsors, Federal CIO Council, 1105 Media and TechAmerica on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, from 5:30 – 8:30PM at the Army-Navy Club in Arlington, Virginia, as we hold our seventh annual “Operation Jump Start VII” event to help the soldiers of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom transition to civilian careers. The event is also supported by ACT-IAC, AFCEA-Bethesda, AFCEA-NOVA, AFFIRM, and GITEC and open to all who want to give.
We are pleased to announce this year’s Honorary Chairs from our community – the Honorable Roger Baker, CIO, Department of Veterans Affairs and the Honorable Rob Carey, Deputy CIO, Department of Defense.
Also, come learn about the volunteer internship program that is underway to assist these brave young men and women establish themselves in alternative careers and discuss how you and your organizations might participate. The price of admission is a donation to support the soldiers as they “jump start” their new career. Other suggested and valued donations are as follows:
Donations
All Phases: Cash donations
Cash donations are always appreciated and will go into a special, non-profit, tax-exempt fund established for the soldiers and their families. Make checks payable to the 501(c)3 organization The Aleethia Foundation, Tax id #51-0529300. This fund is used 100% to support special needs for the recovering soldiers and their families as they work to build new lives, whether it is a “first month/last month” deposit, bills forgotten while recovering or to meet other educational/emotional needs.
Phase 1: Still in the Hospital, Keeping in Touch, Building up Strength
1. Gift cards in $5 increments from Dunkin Donuts or Burger King (all at the hospital).
2. Gift cards for a nice meal out with the family – Macaroni Grill is close to Walter Reed (Takoma Park/Silver Spring metro) – in increments no larger than $25 please.
Phase 2: Transitioning to the Work Force, Moving Up and Out
1. Dry-cleaned mens and ladies suits, coats, ties, etc. for office wear. This is not a clothing drive; emphasis is on mint quality, not quantity. Donate only what you would be proud to see our soldiers wearing as they dress for success on the way to a new career.
PLEASE MARK CLOTHES with a TAG indicating the SIZE of the item (makes
disbursement easier). SPECIAL NEED FOR LARGER SIZES 44 -48+!!
ALSO, formal wear for both men and women appreciated, as many of these soldiers and their spouses are invited to attend formal functions around town.
2. Gift Certificates to Target (daily shuttle), Macy’s, and Safeway (in increments of $20-25 denominations makes disbursement easier). All are within easy access of Walter Reed/Navy Bethesda.
3. Thumb drives
4. New Laptops
5. New or Used Palm Pilots (used in Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy) – no phone capability required.
Please join us for hors d’oeuvres and the music of the Bank Street Band. There will also be a cash bar. We will also have special VIP visitors from Walter Reed Medical Center and anticipate a full house, so registration is required!
To Register: Please register online at
www.operationjumpstartdc.org
Registrations will be accepted through February 4th. In case of Inclement Weather the day of the event, please check the event website.
What has made this event so successful in the past is that everyone is there to give back to the soldiers for giving so much for us. Although the event is sponsored by several organizations and companies for monetary and organizational support, all are doing this for one purpose – the soldiers. Thank you.
