The Bob Woodruff Foundation is giving away $50,000 to three winning organizations that serve veterans, service members and their families for planning and managing an impactful event.
The organization must take the lead on planning, managing and staffing the event, while the Bob Woodruff Foundation acts as the title sponsor, according to a release.
Here are the ground rules for creating the event:
- The event can’t be a fundraiser.
- The event should impact at least 50 veteran, service member, family member or caregiver guests.
- The event must take place in the United States during the 2023 calendar year.
Since it beginnings in 2006, the Bob Woodruff Foundation has called for people to support the emerging and long-term needs of veterans, including mental health, caregiver support, food insecurity and service-connected fertility issues. The initiative, founded after reporter Bob Woodruff was wounded in a roadside bombing in Iraq, has invested more than $85 million in programs that have empowered veterans, active-duty military and their family members.
The contest is part of the Bob Woodruff Foundation’s “Got Your 6 Network.” “I’ve got your 6” is a phrase coined during World War I by U.S. fighter pilots covering a plane’s rear position as an enduring message of support.
The deadline to enter is Feb. 22. The foundation will announce the three winning organizations on March 1. Winners must also agree to be featured on Bob Woodruff Foundation social channels and press releases and press photography
Click for more information and to submit event contest entries. For questions, contact Dina Shapiro here.
Reach Julia LeDoux at Julia@connectingvets.com.
