This
Year's Charity
Operation
Helping Hand Tampa
Assistance for Active Duty Military
Patients & Families
Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation
Enduring Freedom, the James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital
has had a marked increase in the number of wounded and injured
active duty members referred for treatment. Their Spinal
Cord Injury and Comprehensive Rehabilitation Units have
treated some of the most severely injured service members
who have been in combat in these operations.
As you can imagine, the family members of
the wounded want to be with their loved ones during this
critical time of treatment. The average stay for the injured
is 45 days. Many of the families travel from all over the
country and must provide for themselves while staying here
in the Tampa Bay area.
Operation Helping Hand of Tampa (Op HH) ,
a project of the Tampa Chapter of Military Officers Association
of America (MOAA), has been organized to help the families
of the wounded and injured during their stay in Tampa Bay.
Assistance from the public and business community is definitely
needed to help these families. Following is a short list
of items that are needed:
•Rental or leased cars
•Bus or taxi fare coupons
•Cell phones or phone cards
•Gasoline coupons
•Amusement park, movie, dinner tickets
•Restaurant or food market gift certificates
•Any comfort or recreation items that will make their
stay here in Tampa more enjoyable, or checks for the purchase
of needed items
11th
Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Date: Saturday, October
9, 2010
Time: 12:00 pm
Place: Cheval
Golf and Country Club
