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Today I rediscovered one of the coolest military support charities while browsing my Twitter updates – Bunkers in Baghdad (bunkerstweets on Twitter) is a non-for-profit charity based out of Buffalo, NY that collects both used and new golf equipment – shoes, golf balls, clubs, etc. – and sends them over to our men and women protecting our freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have shipped over an impressive 1,000,000 golf balls and over 35,000 clubs in less than two years!
What’s so great about this organization is that their efforts allow wounded soldiers to incorporate the game of golf into the rehab programs. It’s what the organization calls “a slice of home” for the folks who have to be away from home.
Bunkers in Baghdad also provide golf equipment for many Wounded Warriors Programs nationwide.
If you’re interested in supporting this organization, here’s what you can do:
Make a monetary donation: visit their donate page to submit a cash or credit card donation.
Donate golf equipment: send your donations to the following address, or drop it off at the following locations if you happen to be in the area:
Mail:
Bunkers in Baghdad, Inc. Attn: Joe Hanna, President
665 Main Street Suite 400
Buffalo, NY 14203
Drop Off Locations:
The Goldberg Segalla LLP offices at 665 Main Street, Fourth Floor in Buffalo
Storage unit in Grand Island, NY (call Joe Hanna to schedule a drop off time)
Buy a Box:
The Bunkers Buddies program allows students from middle schools in the Western NY area to ship boxes of golf balls right to the troops using a special rate from the US Postal Service. Each box costs $15. Students can fill the box up with 200 golf balls, cards, and letters to the troops. Checks for boxes sent through the Bunkers Buddies program can be mailed to the address above to the attention of Joe Hanna.
To become a Bunkers in Baghdad partner, or for any additional information, you can call President Joe Hanna at 716-566-5447 or email him at jhanna@goldbergsegalla.com.
I love to find out about new organizations that are strictly devoted to boosting the morale of our men and women overseas. Thanks to Joe Hanna and all who support this charity!
