SecOps Angels Charity Drive: National Breast Cancer Foundation

SecOps Angels Charity Drive: National Breast Cancer Foundation kicks off tonight!!

The National Breast Cancer Foundation's mission is to save lives by increasing awareness of breast cancer through education and by providing mammograms for those in need. NBCF accomplishes this mission through various initiatives. NBCF programs provide women help for today and hope for tomorrow.

Our vendor has approved the concept of the t-shirt design, and I fought tooth and nail to get us the lowest price possible.  With a donation of $25 (or more, if you wish) you will receive a “SecOps Support Breast Cancer” t-shirt. If you wish to donate to the cause and don’t desire a t-shirt, please feel free as it also greatly appreciated. To donate, visit http://secopsangels.chipin.com/national-breast-cancer-foundation and follow these instructions: 

1) Click on the orange ChipIn button on the right hand side (under the contribution stats)
(2) On the item price under "Your Order Summary" in the left column, please enter your desired contribution ($5 is the asking donation, feel free to donate more if you wish).
(3) Click "Update"
(4) Sign in to your PayPal account and confirm payment options/billing info. ****CLICK “NOTE TO SELLER” (located DIRECTLY under your shipping address) AND INDICATE YOUR SHIRT SIZE (SIZES S-3XL).****

The $25 covers your cost for the shirt, shipping (depending on your location) and the remainer will be subsidized as a donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The drive will end on October 4th, and payments/shipping/contributions will begin immediately thereafter. If you have any questions, feel free to inbox me or email me at Secopsangels@gmail.com at your leisure.

Learn more about NBCF here: http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/ and check out the SecOps Angels Blog here: http://secopsangels.blogspot.com/. 

Have a Blessed One!!

AIDS Walk Washington 2012

Support #TeamSecOps in AIDS Walk Washington 2012

AIDS Walk Washington is a 5K fundraising walk and timed run benefiting and produced by Whitman-Walker Health, a nonprofit community-based health organization which provides dependable, high-quality, comprehensive and accessible health care to those infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

In a city where three percent of adults are known to have HIV and an additional three percent are infected but don't know it, AIDS Walk plays a vital role in raising funds to fight the epidemic.

By registering and raising funds, you are helping to keep your neighbors healthy and alive. You're also helping to prevent new infections.

 

 

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

1. Go to: http://www.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1010031&lis=0&kntae1010031=6814B92D9A454CD7BAAF2CF912475E6D&team=5107554

2. Click "Join Our Team" to walk with us. or Click "General Team Donation" to donate towards the team goal. or Click one of the participating agents name to donate towards their goal. (All donated money will count towards the team goal)

Want to sleep in on October 27 or just can't be with us??? If you are not in the area, you can still be on the team! Follow the same instructions and select "Sleep Walker Registration" for $40 and you can support the effort from the comfort of your bed! Your commemorative AIDS Walk t-shirt will be mailed to you after the event.

Peace and Blessings

Vote for Phelps 2012

A Pastor, a combat veteran, a mentor, and a great friend of ours William Donte Phelps is running for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives!!! His vision to change the world as we know it starts NOW!!! Please visit http://www.phelps4georgia.com to show your support!! VOTE PHELPS!!!!!!!!!!! 

(Directly from his Campaign Site)  

William Donte  Phelps was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Raised by a single parent mother, William acknowledges that his mother had a pivotal role of shaping him as a man of integrity and faith.  He affectionately states that “I would not be the man I am today if it weren’t for my mother.” Throughout high school, William was a member of the NJROTC for four years, while being actively involved in his community and Church.

After graduation Phelps entered into the Marines where he served from 2002 to 2010.  While enlisted he served in Operation Enduring Freedom(Afghanistan) as from March 2008 to November 2008. Phelps also served in additional leadership roles in logistics, and business administration as well as serving as a liaison to new recruits.  He was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Operation Enduring Freedom Medal for his outstanding military service.  Now as a Disabled Veteran, William is a mentor for disabled veterans, University student and is an avid supporter of Veterans’ rights, rehabilitation, and services.

In 2010, Phelps transitioned out the Marine Corps moved to East Point and successfully won the Post Seat Holder for the Fulton County Democratic Party.  Since then he has played an instrumental role in the East Point Community and Villages of East Point as an Interim President of the Villages of East Point.  While Interim President, he established the Villages of East Point Community Association.  The establishment of the Association created a “safe zone” whereby residents could voice their concerns, provide protection for the children of the community, and create a plan for the prosperity and progression of the community. 

William Phelps is compassionate leader and enjoys working with public.  He values education and enjoys educating others concerning government, the political process, and Veterans affairs.  When asked why he is running for State Representative of District 59, William emphatically states, “I want to ensure that all residents of the 59^th District are represented in a way that allows for growth and success.  I am running because we have some real issues in Georgia. The unemployment numbers are staggering, our educational system is in a state of rehabilitation, we need mass transit so that all of Georgia residents can have a safe, viable option in commuting, and lastly, we must ensure that Georgia has clean initiatives in place where we all can enjoy Georgia's rich plains in a way that is healthy and comfortable.  We must all become a stakeholder in Georgia's future because it is upon us to leave a mark and a legacy for generations to come. Please join me as I run for State Representative for the 59th District.”

http://www.phelps4georgia.com

American Foundation for AIDS Research

As we are all aware, HIV/AIDS affects our community in great numbers. This Charity Drive, for the American Foundation for AIDS Research, is our first bi-monthly charity, as we are hoping to maximize as much participation as possible. Not for the sake of exceeding any previous dollar amounts, but to increase awareness and educate one another through the likes of philanthropy, selfless support, and humanity involvement.

The American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) identifies critical gaps in our knowledge of HIV/AIDS, and supports promising early-stage studies that often lack the preliminary data required by more traditional funders. Through its Research program, amfAR is advancing efforts to prevent HIV infection in those who are vulnerable and to improve treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS, with the ultimate goal of eradicating the virus.  Through its Public Information program, amfAR generates awareness of the need for better treatment and prevention methods, and publishes educational materials on important AIDS-related research, treatment, prevention, and policy issues. As a respected voice on HIV/AIDS, amfAR frequently provides media commentary on research developments and other aspects of the epidemic.

Medications such as Truvada, Atripla, Ziagen, Racivir, Retrovir, Epivir, and Viread to name a FEW were all developed through heavy research in pharmaceutical laboratories. It’s through funding and support our medical experts are able to work closer towards fighting, abating, and eventually curing the disease. Funding also helps provide medical support for impoverished Americans and people all over the world.

To contribute, visit http://secopsangels.chipin.com/american-foundation-for-aids-research:

(1) Click on the orange ChipIn button on the right hand side (under the contribution stats)
(2) On the item price under "Your Order Summary" in the left column, please enter your desired contribution ($5 is the asking donation, feel free to donate more if you wish).
(3) Click "Update"
(4) Sign in to your PayPal account and confirm payment options/billing info.

-Visit: http://www.amfar.org/ to learn more about amfAR.

God Bless

Child Abuse Prevention

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month!!! The Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the general public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we provide access to print and electronic publications, websites, databases, and online learning tools for improving child welfare practice, including resources that can be shared with families.

Child Welfare Information Gateway consolidates and builds upon the services formerly provided by the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (NCCANCH) and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC)

Here are a few unfortunate statistics regarding child abuse and its horrific effects:

·      2.34 children out of 100,000 die from injuries relating to their abuse, with 80.8% of deaths occurring in children under four years old.

·      For every incident of child abuse or neglect that gets reported, it’s estimated that two others go unreported.

·      Physical abuse accounts for 17.8% of documented child abuse cases each year.

·      Abused children are more likely to abuse alcohol and become addicted to drugs, and one third will later abuse their own children.

·      Of all prison inmates, 84% were abused as children.

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human services  

To find out more on child abuse and how YOU can help save lives and do your part in prevention, visit:

http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/

God Bless, and remember, the children are our future!!!! <3

Team Roberta

Support Bryant's Cause to Cure Leukemia:

For those who do not know.. My mom was diagnosed with Leukemia (2) years ago and it has been a tough battle. I am asking all those who call me FRIEND to make a donation to advance research. EVERY PENNY COUNTS.. Thanks in advance.

Please join me in supporting Team Roberta and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) by making a donation. Every dollar we raise counts as one vote and the candidate who gets the most votes/raises the most money is named the local Man or Woman of the Year. Please forward this email to your friends and help Support Team Roberta.

Please visit my fundraising page. To make a pledge, please click here: http://nca.mwoy.llsevent.org/TeamRoberta

-Bryant R.

Are you #TeamRoberta?

Justice for Trayvon

Visit this link To find out more about his story and sign the petition to bring justice for this young man!

God Bless

St. Baldrick's Foundation

Are you interested in helping to fund children’s cancer research and cure-findings? The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. The Foundation raises money for childhood cancer research primarily through head-shaving events. Volunteers, sponsored by family, friends and employers, shave their heads in solidarity with kids who typically lose their hair during cancer treatment. Events have taken place in all 50 US states and 28 countries. Since 2000, St. Baldrick's Foundation volunteers have organized nearly 4,200 head-shaving events and shaved over 190,500 heads, raising over $118 million for life-saving childhood cancer research.

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation became a non-profit organization in 2005 and makes grants to research organizations that meet stringent criteria and share the Foundation’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and emphasis on research. St. Baldrick’s research grants help fill crucial funding gaps at medical institutions where children are treated for cancer, ensuring the finest care for every child. Since 2005, St. Baldrick's has awarded over 100 Fellow and Scholar awards, to develop the childhood cancer research experts of tomorrow.

To learn more about St. Baldrick’s Foundation and how you can contribute (by internet, mail, phone, text, and even by tweeting) please visit: http://www.stbaldricks.org/

You can also show support for the foundation by visiting its official Facebook-page and “liking”: http://www.facebook.com/StBaldricksFoundation

 

God Bless and Love One Another!

KONY 2012

Kony 2012, named after the infamous leader of Christian terrorist group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), is a film and campaign by humanitarian group Invisible Children that aims to bring Joseph Kony to light, "not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice." The film focuses heavily on the issue of child soldiers, with Kony’s LRA reportedly having up to 30,000 boys and girls who are used as soldiers and sex slaves.

Kony is alleged to have fathered over 200 children during his 26 years on the run from the Ugandan government. Invisible Children, an activist group that campaigns to end genocide and crimes against humanity, said the goal of Kony 2012  was to raise awareness about one of the world’s most brutal warlords in an effort to expedite his arrest.

Kony, who wants to implement a theocratic government in Uganda based on the Ten Commandments, was indicted by the International Criminal Court in 2006 for war crimes but has evaded capture. Viewers of the film have expressed shock and anger at the events taking place in Uganda and many have pledged to do what they can to help, including celebrities Rihanna, George Clooney and Ellen DeGeneres.

I’m asking you all to take just 30 minutes to watch this video, which highlights the terrors and disastrous political climate of Uganda. These children need our help! We need to end the war and help stop the innocent lives being taken!!!!

I’m not asking for donations, nor am I suggesting you donate to any charity regarding this manner (as controversy surrounds some of the charity groups), but am I asking that we all become aware of Uganda’s struggle for peace to end genocide. God Bless <3

Visit the Official Stop Kony 2012 site and pledge to help bring Kony to Justice: http://s3.amazonaws.com/kony2012/kony.html

Please visit the official Stop Kony Facebook Page and “Like” to show support: http://www.facebook.com/#!/Kony2012Stop  

Mini-Drive for The American Red Cross

** Due to conflicts with the American Red Cross' PayPal access, we have forwarded the raised money for this charity to Ten Doves Charity in order to help with immediate relief for tornado victims and families. **

HUGE thanks to those who contributed, without you S.O.A. would not exist!!!

Hispanic College-Student Charities

Good Afternoon!!

In January, we raised $445.00 for the United Negro College Fund. As a group based on Men of Color, we must examine walks of education which provide a comprehensive set of programs forming a pipeline that supports students from pre-college to college to post-graduate success (for all students of color).

The Hispanic College Fund (a future SecOps Angels Charity Drive spotlight) is a national non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., with a mission to develop the next generation of Hispanic professionals. For 19 years, the Hispanic College Fund has provided educational, scholarship, and mentoring programs to students throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, establishing a career pipeline of talented and career-driven Hispanics.

The Hispanic College Fund has awarded millions of dollars, impacting thousands of students through high school to college to career. HCF has been recognized by USA Today as one of the nation’s top 25 charities and has twice received Charity Navigator’s top four-star rating for fiscal responsibility. In 2010, the College Board recognized HCF for program innovation. Please visit: http://www.hispanicfund.org/ to learn more!

A sister organization, The Hispanic Scholarship Fund, believes that the country prospers when all Americans have access to the opportunities a college education can afford.  As the nation’s leading Hispanic higher education fund, HSF works to address the barriers that keep many Latinos from earning a college degree.

In addition to scholarship opportunities for deserving Latino students, they offer a broad range of outreach and educational programming to help students and their families navigate through the rigors of college life. The HSF has several programs developed from its original foundation, collaborates with hundreds of colleges across America, and assists with college transitioning for Hispanic high school students.

Both these organizations are PHENOMENAL, and their philanthropic efforts have proven such. If you are interested in contributing to these charity and/or inquiring to learn more about it, please visit: http://www.hsf.net/default.aspx. One will be featured as a SecOps Angels Donation Drive Beneficiary in the near future, feel free to read up on them in the meantime!

These charities will be featured on the SecOps Charity spotlight on our new blog!

Be Blessed Gents

American Red Cross for Tornado Relief (March 2012)

Good Evening Agents!!

We raised $410.00 for the Trevor Project!!!!!!!!!!

Huge thanks to those who donated, without you this would not have been possible, and also to those who wanted to donate but could not, your interest is ALWAYS appreciated. After PayPal’s fees were assessed, $394.49 was sent to the Trevor Project this afternoon. This charity drive supported the activism in preventing gay suicide, and I cannot express how proud and overjoyed I am. ^_^ I love you guys so much…

The American Diabetes Association will be the March Charity, but I’m postponing the start of this Charity Drive (until 9 March) in response to the recent tornado disasters in the Midwest/Southeast area. SecOps Angels is hosting a mini-drive for the AMERICAN RED CROSS to aid in tornado relief in the Ohio/Tennessee/Alabama area. The asking donation is always $5 per agent, To contribute, please visit: http://secopsangels.chipin.com/american-red-cross

Thank you for your interest and generosity, God Bless!!!!!!!!

*** THE AMERICAN RED-CROSS NEEDS OUR HELP ***

Dear Family,

Due to the recent tornado disasters in the Ohio/Tennessee/Northern-Alabama area, I will close the SecOps Angels Charity Drive for The Trevor Project TONIGHT at 2359, and start up a mini-drive (possibly a week long) for the American Red Cross to aid in disaster relief sometime this weekend.


Thank you to all who contributed to the Trevor Project, and to all those who still wish to contribute before the drive closes, please visit our SecOps Angels ChipIn site here: http://secopsangels.chipin.com/the-trevor-project


I will post more details about the mini-drive for the American Red Cross this weekend, thank you to all taking interest in our philanthropy group! <3


See more about the recent tornado disasters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/02/us-usa-tornadoes-idUSTRE81S2AD20120302

The National MS Society

Good Evening!! Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potentially debilitating disease in which your body's immune system eats away at the protective sheath that covers your nerves. This interferes with the communication between your brain and the rest of your body. Ultimately, this may result in deterioration of the nerves themselves, a process which is irreversible. The National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society is the largest, most productive organization in the world taking an active lead in researching multiple sclerosis. Taken from their official site, please observe their purpose and mission:

The National MS Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS NOW—to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn't.

We help each person address the challenges of living with MS through our 50-state network of chapters. The Society helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward.

If you are interested in learning more about multiple sclerosis and how you can help in the fight, please visit The National MS Society at:  http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx

God Bless you all! Take care of one another and remember LOVE heals all! <3

American Diabetes Association

Good Evening Gents!! November is Diabetes Awareness Month, but the fight against diabetes is never-ending, and the American Diabetes Association needs your assistance. If you are or know anyone dealing with any type of diabetes know how much the disease takes a devastating toll on people’s lives physically, emotionally, and financially. Thus, if you are or know anyone who is interested in taking an active role in helping finding a cure for Type I and Type II Diabetes:

1.     Attend an American Diabetes Month event in your area (see link Option 2)

2.     Visit www.stopdiabetes.com 

3.     Call 1-800-DIABETES

4.     Text JOIN to 69866 (standard data and message rates apply)

5.     Pledge on the ADA’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/AmericanDiabetesAssociation)

Thank you, God Bless!

http://www.diabetes.org/

The United Negro College Fund

Greetings!!

In support and recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday and kicking off the New Year to encourage more blacks acquire higher education, the SecOps Angels hosted a charity drive for the UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND for the month of January!! Founded on April 25, 1944, the UNCF awards more than 10,000 scholarships through more than 400 scholarship, internship, fellowship and institutional grants that support students at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Those programs include the:

-Gates Millennium Scholars Program, which supports students from undergraduate through to doctoral studies and whose students have graduation rates of 80-90 percent

-UNCF/Merck Science Initiative, which offers students bioscience and biotechnology research fellowships, cultivating their potential with financial support, hands-on training, close mentoring relationships and institutional support

-Corporate Scholars Program supports hundreds of students with scholarships and internships at major Fortune 500 corporations

Amongst prominent UNCF alumni are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. David Satcher (U.S. Surgeon General, CDC), Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, and General Chappie James (USAF first black 4-star General). For the entire month of January, S.O.A. will be hosted a donation drive for the UNCF and raised $445.00!!!!

Please visit their site listed below and find out how YOU can aid in helping young Black men and women in their educational needs!! GOD BLESS!!!!

http://www.uncf.org/