Moving day…
It’s moving day over here at Could Be A Blog. We haven’t gone far, though it seems like it took forever to get there. Have you noticed how it feels longer when you’re to-ing than it does when you’re fro-ing? Or is that fro-ing than when your to-ing? Okay. It feels like it takes a lot longer to get to Paris than it does to come home from Paris — unless they lost your luggage on the way back. Then maybe not so much.
Nope. We haven’t gone far. We’ve just moved CBAB from WordPress.com to WordPress.org. We have a new look and feel, which I hope you love. We’ve married the former elengrey.com site with CBAB and made one new elengrey.com with a fistful of potential and a sprinkle of ‘tude. The long distance thing just wasn’t working out.
The moving van is still being off-loaded, and there are unopened crates in every room. Still and all, it feels like home.
We’ve moved every single wee post and all the comments, pics and vids over, so you can still find your fave post on Snow-Hotties, or Northern Girls, or that all-time favorite — The Dimple, It’s a Tiebreaker… Well, this one won’t be moved. Please. Don’t make me. It was a trial. A trial!
So what are you waiting for? Hie thee over.
http://elengrey.com
Elen
Let’s do a little boogie…
I’ve been waiting for years, months, days to write this post.
The results are in. The final numbers are here. This is the hour… the moment we’ve all been waiting for. I could say the hour for which we’ve all been waiting, but I like ending my sentences with prepositions. It’s a walk on the grammatical wild side.
Yes! It’s the final totals for the Project Valour-IT Campaign Fundraiser of 2009.
Total — $113,124.90
Air Force — $15,662.17
Army — $32,758.80
Marines — $43,060.89
Navy — $19,108.04
General — $2,535.00
That’s 188 voice-activated laptops for wounded warriors. Of course, we’re talking laptops, Wii video game systems and personal GPS.
From our Soldiers’ Angels representative at Walter Reed…
Last night, during my weekly visits, I was greeted by SGM S, our latest laptop recipient, with a quick little dance. I think he even clicked his heels! He is so terribly happy to have received a laptop and is really looking forward to having Joe show him all the ins and outs. You made this SGM, who has served faithfully for 40 years and is as crusty as they come, do a happy dance in the lobby – PRICELESS!
So I’m saying Thank You. Thank you to everyone who came over and clicked that Donate Here button for TEAM AIR FORCE. The button that sat at the top of the sidebar from the 26th of October through November 11th. Thank you to all who donated by mail or supported the Army, the Navy, those sauce of awesome Marines — dammit! That was hard to say.
All monies raised will go to support the wounded across all the military branches.
A huge, gigantic, enormous THANK YOU to my regular readers for letting me commandeer this blog for a project close to my heart. I’m not a Milblogger, though they are fierce. That’s not what this blog is about. What I am is a Soldiers’ Angel, and this is just one of many projects they support.
I support Adopt-a-Soldier, which gives individualized support to our own throughout deployment. Currently, there are 1,363 soldiers waiting for adoption. Check it out.
And now, back to your regularly scheduled blog.
Elen
With deep and abiding gratitude…
Veterans Day
… to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month
We give thanks for their service.
Elen
(Quote from the History of Veterans Day, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
And the winner is…
Congratulations to No Sheeples Here!, winner of the first annual Valour-IT video contest. This lst place winner receives a voice-activated laptop donated in his name to Project Valour-IT and a $75 gift certificate to the Soldiers’ Angels store.
To learn about the other winners and find links to their videos, please click here.
While I’m yammering, I’ll just mention that you have only three days left to make a donation to this worthwhile campaign. Zoom on up and click that Donate Here button in the sidebar. It is waiting for you!
Good Valour-IT Monday Morning!
Elen
Twelve days in…
That’s right, folks. Project Valour-IT campaign is twelve days in. Thanks to supporters everywhere, we’ve raised $62,672. Here you can see Team Marines is still in the lead, with Team Army hot on their tail. It is my sad duty to report that Team Air Force is currently getting their butt kicked by Team Navy. I suspect it may have something to do with today’s Valour-IT Post of the Day. Just sayin’!
While we are enjoying the friendly competition between military branches, I remind you that monies raised go to support wounded warriors across all the branches. We’d just like you to donate to my team — Team Air Force – here. You can do that by clicking on the donate here button in the sidebar at the very top of this blog.
The overall goal is $140,000 by Veterans Day. This is what your hard-earned dollars are going for (via Soldiers’ Angels):
Voice-controlled Laptops – Operated by speaking into a microphone or using other adaptive technologies, they allow the wounded to maintain connections with the rest of the world during recovery.
Wii Video Game Systems – Whole-body game systems increase motivation and speed recovery when used under the guidance of physical therapists in therapy sessions (donated only to medical facilities). Personal GPS – Handheld GPS devices build self-confidence and independence by compensating for short-term memory loss and organizational challenges related to severe TBI and severe PTSD.
Make this the best TGIF ever. Please consider donating to Project Valour-IT. Won’t you?
Elen
The images in this post are copyrighted and used, with permission, for the Valour-IT campaign.
