Wounded Warriors In Action Foundation, INC

Our special guest today on the latest episode of the WWIA Podcast is a shining example of one of the many supporters and friends that we are honored to have as part of our WWIA family. WWIA Founder and CEO, John McDaniel, proudly welcomes Mr. Trent McCall. Trent is the Co-Host of the Truxton Turkey and Trout Event in Truxton, NY, in collaboration with Co-Hosts Ed and Laurie Poole, and guides Zeb Leach and Josh Streichert. Their event recently celebrated its 3rd year of honoring and serving Purple Heart Heroes in the historic Finger Lakes region. John and Trent share a wonderful conversation about what it means to host a WWIA event, Trent's vocation as a woodworker, maker of Four Leaf Custom Calls, and much more. We’re excited to share this wonderful episode with you and hope you'll share it with others! You can listen and download this latest episode on our website (https://buff.ly/3Vb9bR3) or by going to your favorite podcast service, such as iTunes, Spotify, etc. Be sure to share the podcast with your friends and family, and if you're enjoying the podcast, please leave us a review! If you'd like to comment on the podcast or have an idea for a future episode, drop us an email at: podcast@wwiaf.org. 💜🎙️#WWIA #WWIAPodcast

📢 Calling all Service Members, Retirees, and Federal Employees. The 2024 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is underway! Please consider choosing WWIA as one of your CFC pledges to help us continue our mission to bring healing and restoration to America's combat-wounded veterans! You can easily make a pledge online by clicking on the following link https://lnkd.in/d4sEHfr or by scanning the QR code in the picture. Our CFC# is 94512. With your help, our mission is possible! Thank you in advance for your support, and please share this post with your friends and family. 💜 #WWIA #PurpleHeart #CombinedFederalCampaign #CFC #MissionPossible

🎉⭐👏 Please join us in recognizing, congratulating, and thanking the WWIA Southern Vermont Chapter and their amazing community members and businesses who came together for their annual fundraising banquet dinner this past weekend at the Bennington Elks Lodge in Bennington, Vermont. Through the generosity and support of this outstanding community, they raised..... drumroll 🥁......$80,139.00 for our Purple Heart Heroes! UNBELIEVABLE! 😲 We are humbled and incredibly grateful for this remarkable effort! This is a record-setting amount for the Southern Vermont Chapter, who continue to raise the bar year after year through the generosity and dedication of so many Patriotic and selfless people. The Southern Vermont Chapter is a WWIA Medal of Honor Decorated Patron and with this year's remarkable fundraising result, they have now raised over $559,000 collectively for WWIA since 2013! WOW!! 🤯 What an astounding accomplishment in support of bringing Honor, Connection, and Healing to America's combat-wounded Veterans! That equates to having provided real services (valuable outdoor therapeutic recreation) to approximately 250 combat-wounded veterans across a thirteen year period. That is exceptional! 👏 A HUGE THANK YOU to Mike and Debbie Davenport for their tremendous efforts, hard work, coordination, and leadership in making these annual fundraisers exceed all expectations. In addition, we would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to all of this year's sponsors, donors, attendees, and volunteers for continuing to go above and beyond to support WWIA and our Purple Heart Heroes! 💜🔥👊 #WWIA #WWIASouthernVermontChapter ThankfulThursday

📢🎙️ On the latest episode of the WWIA Podcast, WWIA Founder and CEO, John McDaniel, welcomes a longstanding friend and supporter of the Foundation, Mr. Kenny Thompson. Kenny is a part of the Mighty WWIA MO-KAN Chapter, an exceptional group of supporters who have been honoring and serving our combat-wounded veterans for over 15 years! Kenny is an avid and seasoned outdoorsman, having hunted and fished since he was a young boy, and has traveled across the globe in pursuit of his bow hunting passion. Kenny is also an integral part of the leadership team at Basys, a leader in the payments processing industry, and currently serves as Executive Vice President of Partner Relations. We are honored to spend some time with Kenny and hope you enjoy getting to know more about him and his story. You can listen and download this latest episode on our website (https://buff.ly/3Vb9bR3) or by going to your favorite podcast service, such as iTunes, Spotify, etc. Be sure to share the podcast with your friends and family, and if you're enjoying the podcast, please leave us a review! If you'd like to comment on the podcast or have an idea for a future episode, drop us an email at: podcast@wwiaf.org. 💜🎙️#WWIA #WWIAPodcast #Basys

Please join us in commemorating National POW/MIA Recognition Day as we remember and honor those prisoners of war (POW) who were held captive and returned, and those who remain missing in action (MIA). Please remember to honor and pray for their families as well. #WWIA #POWMIADay

Please join us in saluting and honoring the United States Air Force as they celebrate their 77th birthday! Thank you to all those who currently serve and have served in the United States Air Force for 77 years of outstanding and faithful service! #WWIA #USAirForce #USAF

Today is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. For 237 years, our United States Constitution has been the foundational bedrock on which we stand. Today commemorates that historic day, when the Framers of our Constitution signed this document on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, PA. #WWIA #ConstitutionDay #CitizenshipDay

Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) season is officially here! You can easily make a pledge online to help support WWIA and our Purple Heart Heroes. Simply click on the following link https://lnkd.in/e7GaM4T to be taken to the CFC pledge login page or scan the QR Code in the picture. With your help, we are changing hearts and minds and bringing healing and restoration to America's combat-wounded veterans. Thank you in advance for your support, and please share this post with your friends and family. 💜 #WWIA #PurpleHeart #CombinedFederalCampaign #CFC

Please join us in recognizing and thanking the Soo Lake Bar & Grill for hosting an amazing Labor Day Fundraiser to benefit WWIA and our Purple Heart Heroes. It was tons of fun in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, as this 2nd annual event featured a silent auction, a gun raffle, a scavenger hunt, a poker run, lots of great food (pizza & hot turkey sandwiches), drinks, and awesome music throughout the evening courtesy of The Freezers. Thanks to the generosity of the local patrons, the Soo Lake Bar and Grill WWIA Fundraiser donated $8,700.00 to help WWIA continue its mission to bring Honor, Connection, and Healing to our combat-wounded veterans. WOW! This stellar donation will go toward the 18th Annual Camp Hackett Event in Phillips, Wisconsin, which will take place this October. This fundraising event was a tremendous success and would not have been possible without the exceptional efforts of the following individuals: Mark and Kara Mahoney (owners of Soo Lake Bar & Grill), Scott Prescher, Bob Bolz, Jeff & Cindy Conger, Dan Gruenke, Randy Holler, Mike Holler, Dick Heitkemper, and Pat Schultz. Additional thanks to (Coulee Region), and to Jim Trone and Jason Rolling for donating guns for the raffle. THANK YOU ALL for your planning, hard work, and ingenuity in making this fundraiser so successful and fun! We are humbled and incredibly grateful for your outstanding support! Last, but certainly not least, a HUGE debt of gratitude to everyone who came out to support the event: the generous sponsors, the wonderful patrons, the awesome vendors, the gracious volunteers, and the hardworking staff. This is a testament to the generosity and patriotism of the local Northwoods community! See you again next year! 🥳🎶🍺💜 #WWIA

🔥 Our gratitude and thanks to Western States Fire Protection for their recent donation of $4,000 in support of WWIA's 15th Annual WWIA MO-KAN Chapter Ducks, Bucks, and Trapping Event. Western States has been a longtime supporter of WWIA and the Mighty MO-KAN event, and we salute them for their patriotism and generosity in helping support the mission of WWIA.💜 #WWIA #ThankfulThursday