The Semper Fi Fund needs your help

Ask yourself a question. If the charities that get all the PR were doing what they claim, then why would there need to have been a fund like Semper Fi? One of the reasons why Wounded Times tries to give as much publicity as it can to charities, is, they don't spend their money on advertising. They spend it where it can really help the wounded and families in need. Semper Fi is one of the groups in need and doing great work.

The Semper Fi Fund needs your help
August 20, 2012
By GAIL CHATFIELD
North County Times

No doubt the first thing Billy Osterman did when he got to the Santa Monica Pier on Aug. 3 was jump in the cool Pacific Ocean. Over the previous 45 days, the 16 year-old Fallbrook High School student rode his bicycle 2,500 miles through seven states from Tybee Island, Ga.

As part of the "American Challenge" bike tour, Billy raised $3,000 for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.

One week later, four recumbent-tricycle riders arrived at Camp Pendleton after a similar coast-to-coast ride from St. Augustine, Fla.

The "Ride for Heroes" tricycle team included three Marines, one a double-amputee Afghanistan veteran. Lance Cpl. Ben Maenza, a combat engineer with 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, lost his legs to an IED two years ago.

Like Billy, the men rode cross-country to raise awareness and money for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. The team received donations both large and small, including a jar of 307 pennies from a little girl in Texas. By the time they reached Camp Pendleton, the team had raised $93,000.
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