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

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)

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