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Many of
the military personnel are grievously wounded and require long
hospitalization and rehabilitation. The purpose of LHCP's
program is to enhance the morale and welfare of the wounded by
contributing quality of life items such as sweat pants, sweat
shirts, pajamas, lounge pants, boxers, socks, and seasonal
jackets or coats. Combat Support Hospitals also receive items
such as sheets, blankets, pillows, and towels. Each shipment
that Landstuhl Hospital Care Project sends is sent in honor of
a military member who has made the ultimate sacrifice and lost
his or her life in service to our country.
Your
donations will help our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines
know that they are supported. Please see below to find
out more about how you can contribute.
How Did We Get Started?
This
effort began after founder Karen Grimord traveled to Germany
in August of 2004 to visit her daughter and son-in-law who
were stationed at Ramstein Air Force Base. At that time, LRMC
had a very small collection of movies (DVD/VHS) for the
wounded military personnel to watch while they were
recuperating from their injuries. When Karen returned to the
States, she contacted her family and shared what she had
learned with them. Through the efforts of her family members,
and the Talakto District Boy Scouts of America from
Huntsville, Alabama, 485 DVD and VHS tapes were sent to the
Pastoral Services at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for the
injured men and women to watch.
After this shipment, a Chaplain at LRMC
was asked what other help was needed. He provided LRMC’s
Giving Statement and identified other items of need at that
time. He explained that patients often arrive at LRMC with no
clothing other than the hospital garments that they are
wearing. He also explained that each Operation Iraqi Freedom
(OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) patient receives a
$250 voucher from the Department of Defense that is to be used
at the local Army/Air Force Exchange Service facility for
clothing and personal hygiene items. However, there are times
when additional items are needed - above and beyond what the
voucher is able to provide.
LHCP
was founded to provide sweat suits for our wounded military to
wear as they received care at LRMC. As the group has grown,
so also has our mission expanded. Our major goal now is to
get the Chaplains the items they require to provide support
and comfort for our men and woman to convalesce. These needs
change month to month, so our goals change as well. That is
why your donations are so important! The funds we raise and
use to purchase needed items, and the items that get donated
from lists we post, allow us to fill LRMC and field hospital
requests. Shipments are typically made at the end of each
week.
Our Organization
Landstuhl
Hospital Care Project is a nonprofit organization incorporated
in the state of Virginia. LHCP has received an
advanced ruling of eligibility for tax-exempt status under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code effective May
26, 2005. The Directors who form our Board live in the states
of Virginia, Idaho, North Carolina, and Maryland. You may
learn more about them on the Contact Us page. We also have
formed a Yahoo group to better enable us to distribute current
information to our members (see link at bottom of page). LHCP
has over 170 supporters from all over the United States,
Canada, and Europe.
How You Can Help
LHCP sends
monthly shipments of specific items requested by the hospitals
we serve. For more information, including a current list of
needed items, please go to our
How You Can Help page.
Perhaps
you represent a civic organization or school that wants to
organize a drive or fundraiser on our behalf. Church groups,
Boy Scout troops, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars
posts and auxiliary units, and Blue Star Mothers groups have
been regular organizers of such efforts. To
inquire about organizing a drive or fundraiser, contact Karen
Grimord at
LHCP.President@yahoo.com.
If you
want to send a monetary donation, please make your check
payable to Landstuhl Hospital Care Project and send it
to:
Sharon
Buck, LHCP Treasurer
52
Seminole Trail
Ft.
Mitchell, AL 36856
If you are
donating needed items that are listed on our web site or on
the Landstuhl Hospital Care Project Yahoo group, please send
packages to:
Landstuhl Hospital Care Project
29
Greenleaf Terrace
Stafford, Virginia 22556
The
Landstuhl Hospital Care Project Yahoo group will keep you
up-to-date on our efforts and items that the hospitals need.
Click the button below to join.
Thank you
for the support you are giving to our wounded soldiers,
sailors, airmen, and marines.
Karen
Grimord, President
Click to join Landstuhl Hospital Care Project
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