Helping Wounded Veteran Families

Nation Of Patriots

Helping Wounded Veteran Families

Since 2009, The Nation of Patriots has worked directly with the VA Hospitals around the country to find and financially help struggling families of wounded veterans. Here's a look back.

Nation of Patriots Giving Back in 2011

With the help of thousands of proud American's acroos the country, The Nation of Patriots raised $10,000! Working with the Milwaukee VA hospital we gave 7 families $700 Walmart gift cards each and had a ceremony in their honor right before Christmas.

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Working with Nation of Patriots Regional Commander, Paul Aubert, down at Baton Rouge Harley-Davidson in Louisiana we were able to provide financial support to two deserving families! Paul and his crew raised money by taking donations and from custom t-shirts made for their leg of the 2011 Patriot Tour! All the money raised in Baton Rouge stayed in Baton Rouge and went to help these families from the Baton Rouge area. It was an incredible and humbling experience for all involved!

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We were also able to help a most deserving family from South Dakota. With the help of Bob Hoffman, the American Legion Riders, and the local Hy-Vee grocery store we put on a wonderful celebration.

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December 18th 2010

The Nation of Patriots successfully raised $3,500 throughout the course of the year and worked witht the Milwaukee VA Hospital to find 5 struggling families of wounded veterans to give each $700 gift cards to Wal-Mart on December 18th. It was an amazing day as we shared with each family stories and pictures of the 2010 Patriot Tour. Donations came in from around the nation as word of the Patriot Tour spread. Though we did not create the Patriot Tour as a fund raising event, many Americans heard of our organization through its workings and felt compelled to donate to our cause.

To see more on this emotional day, please visit the Milwaukee VA's facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/notes/milwaukee-va-medical-center/nation-of-patriots-salutes-veterans/468158501734

December 23rd 2009

The original Patriot Tour set out to raise money to support wounded veterans and their families. It was a discovery year and since then, many things have changed, but we did manage to raise a small amount in donations. $2,100 was the grand total and we reached out to the Milwaukee VA Hosptial to help us find deserving families to receive the money. We were able to help 3 families by providing each a $700 gift card to Wal-Mart right before Christmas. We were there to personally meet each family and explain where the money came from and why they had been selected to receive it. The emotions and pride that came away from that day are what motivated the directors of the Nation of Patriots to revamp the Patriot Tour and come back bigger and stronger in 2010.

Please read the blog from Founder Bill Sherer's journey on the road during the 2009 Patriot Tour HERE.

Nation of Patriots is exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All donations are tax-deductible retroactive to January 1st, 2013. All PayPal donations are subject to a 2.9% + $0.30 service charge