Today, it is my pleasure to post some information on the finances of MN Patriot Guard. I am proud to report our year to date donations and we will in the future announce them every six months.
From 01 January 2008 through 18 September 2008 we have donated $64,541.02 in program services to
Where did the money go?
| 34th Division Chaplains’ Fund | $2,500.00 |
| Disabled Vets Rest Camp | $5,000.00 |
| Flags for MN Fallen Military | $5,000.00 |
| Gold Star Event | $5,313.65 |
| Military Heroes Foundation | $2,500.00 |
| Minnesotan’s Military Appreciation Fund | $19,447.30 |
| Project Backpack (children of MN military) | $6,500.00 |
| TTTT Scholarship Fund | $5,000.00 |
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| HOTH Donations broken down by Sectors | |
| Brainerd Sector | |
| WIA | $1,000.00 |
| Flags | $477.48 |
| Helping a family of a currently serving soldier | $300.00 |
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| WIA | $1,000.00 |
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| Metro Sectors | |
| WIA | $1,000.00 |
| WIA | $1,000.00 |
| WIA Tuition Assistance | $750.00 |
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| Melrose House Clean-up | $500.00 |
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| WIA | $1,000.00 |
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| KMS Memorial Ride | $500.00 |
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| Chairlift for Luverne MVH | $500.00 |
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| Veterans Home Events | |
| | $200.00 |
| MPLS Veterans Home Bingo | $825.00 |
| Hastings Veterans Home Bingo | $194.98 |
| Hastings Veterans Home Bike Show | $625.15 |
| Luverne Veterans Home Bingo | $130.00 |
| Disabled Veterans | $600.00 |
| Fergus Falls Veterans Home Bingo | $70.00 |
| Silver Bay Veterans Home | $1,000.00 |
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| Flags for Veterans Homes | |
| Luverne | $400.00 |
| | $400.00 |
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| Bus Ticket for Veteran | $195.00 |
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| Total | $64,541.02 |
A few notes about this:
Our HOTH mission is not to duplicate the services of other organizations - it is to help with needs that fall through the cracks of conventional assistance. Some of the organizations shown that we have donated to have come to our attention through requests for assistance made to our board.
Rather than step into areas where the generous people of
A note about the donation to the Minnesotan's Military Appreciation Fund of nearly $20,000 (I'll try to make this as simple as possible): We collaborate with the generous folks at Dennis Kirk on the Patriot Ride event and bike raffle, and 50% of the net proceeds are designated directly for the MMAF. All raffle ticket deposits went into a special account set up by MN Patriot Guard, since we secured the gambling license for the raffle; other revenues were handled by Dennis Kirk.
Final net proceeds from the Patriot Ride and bike raffle were just over $73,000, half of which was designated for MMAF ($36,600). After a final accounting, the donation to MMAF came from both Dennis Kirk and MN Patriot Guard accounts. To sum it up: The efforts of PGR volunteers and the generosity and hard work from the people at Dennis Kirk was incredible!
In the past there was talk of scholarships for the children of Fallen Heroes from
Several of the amounts shown by sector are labeled WIA - wounded or injured members of our military. There are often other requests that are responded to by our HOTH team and/or the board on a case-by-case basis. We choose not to show most names out of respect to privacy for those who defend our nation, unless these activities have been in the news or we have the consent of those we have assisted.
The Veterans' Home events are much more than numbers on a spreadsheet. Due to privacy polices of the VA, we normally cannot show you the smiles on the faces of our Veterans - but those who are active in Bingo and other activities can tell you that they happen each and every time, without question. As our HOTH team is fond of saying, "Our real power does not lie in a checkbook - it lies in our hands and in our hearts."
This report would not have been possible without the generous donations we've received - from PGR members, friends and families; the Patriot Ride event; from corporations in
