2017 SUPPORTED CHARITIES
The San Diego Enforcers are proud to partner with United Cerebral Palsy of San Diego for an unprecedented sixth season! United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) educates, advocates and provides support services to ensure a life without limits for people with a spectrum of disabilities. United Cerebral Palsy and its nearly 100 affiliates have a mission to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with a spectrum of disabilities by providing services and support to more than 176,000 children and adults every day one person at a time, one family at a time. For more than 60 years, UCP has worked to ensure the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in every facet of society.
Bella’s House of Hope address a critical need in our community, a need that typically falls between the cracks on the spectrum of social service programs. Moms with children with special needs often cannot get direct aid or support. Many outlets for support are targeted towards the needs of the child, which does not address housing, therapy, and support for moms. A single mom faces many uphill battles, juggling time and scarce resources while trying to provide love and support for their child. Mix in the overwhelming specter of a child with long term special needs, and you have a population in dire need of our community’s support.
Honor Flight San Diego (HFSD) is a non-profit branch of the nationwide Honor Flight Network which consists of over 130 independent “hubs” across America. HFSD escorts veterans to Washington D.C. to see their memorials using monies donated by individuals, foundations, associations, business owners and corporations who wish to recognize their contributions and thank them for their service and sacrifice to the United States and its citizens. Top priority for our trips is given to the most senior veterans, currently World War II survivors, and to veterans who are terminally ill.
ENFORCERS PAST CHARITIES
This year's "Salute to Service" game against the United States Marine Corps will benefit Team Red White and Blue of San Diego. Team RWB's mission is to enrich the lives of America's veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity. The San Diego chapter of Team RWB hosts a variety of consistent, positive activities that foster authentic relationships at the local level. Veterans connect with each other, and members of their community, through events like: weekly running groups, hiking, yoga classes, functional fitness, or even volunteering.
Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) takes a holistic approach when serving warriors and their families to nurture the mind and body, and encourage economic empowerment and engagement. Through a high-touch and interactive approach, WWP hopes to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation's history. Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) serves veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound, co-incident to their military service on or after September 11, 2001 and their families. On that date, America watched in horror as approximately 3,000 people died including hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers. Many warriors note a sense of duty to volunteer for the military following these tragic events.
Susan G Komen advocates breast self-awareness as a primary method for fighting breast cancer. Susan G Komen supports universal screening mammography as well as ever-increasing levels of government spending on diagnosing and treating breast cancer. They promote early detection as the primary tool for preventing breast cancer deaths. Since its inception in 1982, Komen has spent (through 2010) nearly $1.5 billion for breast cancer education, research, advocacy health services and social support programs in the U.S.
The Semper Fi Fund provides immediate financial assistance and lifetime support to post 9/11 wounded, critically ill and injured members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, and their families, ensuring that they have the resources they need during their recovery and transition back to their communities. Since establishing the Semper Fi Fund in 2004, Semper Fi has issued more than 86,000 grants, totaling more than $102 million in assistance to over 13,300 of our heroes and their families.
The Travis Manion Foundation assists our nation’s veterans and families of the fallen. TMF engages with veterans and families of the fallen in all stages of their personal journeys and offers them unique opportunities to empower them to achieve their goals. TMF believes that the best way to honor the fallen is by challenging the living. TMF challenges veterans and survivors to lead the “If Not Me, Then Who…” movement and inspire others to continue the service to community and country exemplified by the nation’s fallen heroes.
The San Diego Brain Tumor Foundation’s mission is to be a local presence in San Diego, where they can make a difference in the brain tumor community by supporting patients and their families. Since its inception, the San Diego Brain Tumor Foundation has been able to provide comfort to patients and their families through a variety of services. The San Diego Brain Tumor Foundation is a local non-profit, voluntary grassroots organization dedicated to providing essential information and support for brain tumor patients and their families. The organization was established in 2002 by Connie Reeves Campbell, who lost her husband Dennis Campbell to a brain tumor in 2000.
The Joseph Pritchard Foundation was established by the family and close friends of Joseph Pritchard, a 2001 graduate of Lindenhurst Senior High School, Lindenhurst resident, and New York City Police Officer who was tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident on March 25, 2013. The Memorial Fund serves to honor Joey's memory by giving back to the local community that he loved so much.
The Memorial Fund has two purposes. The first is to endow and award annual college scholarships to Lindenhurst High School senior student athletes that best personify the athletic, academic, and leadership qualities that Joey exhibited throughout his high school career. The second is a Financial Grant offered to create and/or financially participate in projects designed to improve the quality of life for youth sport organizations in the Lindenhurst community.