On October 6th Activision’s Call of Duty Endowment announced its’ partnership with Pro vs. GI Joe’s Purpose Driven Rehab Fall Tour. The purpose of this tour is to support the rehabilitating of wounded Veteran’s by having them manage events at sporting venues across the nation. This will help take the rehabilitation, unemployment and other Veterans issues into the public to create more awareness and get more support.
The tour will stop at high profile sports venues across the nation offering $250,000 in grants for organizations supporting the Veterans unemployment issues. Some of the featured stops will be at football games in Charlotte, Philadelphia, Green Bay, Jacksonville, and Miami. They will also be attending the Army Ten Miler in Washington, D.C. In addition to the grants they will be auctioning a 2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty®: Black Ops Edition vehicle and an opportunity to tour the studio and meet the makers of the Black Ops video game at Treyarch Studios.
Since Activision Blizzard, Inc. started the endowment in 2009 they have given more than $1,000,000 in grants and scholarships to assist returning veterans with post military career help. They have also committed another $1,000,000 to the endowment pledging to find 1,000 jobs for veterans.
Reacting to the partnership between the Call of Duty Endowment and Pro vs. GI Joe, Alan Baldwin, Colonel, USMC (retired), and current member of the Call of Duty Endowment Advisory Council, stated, “I am excited about the Endowment partnering with an organization like Pro vs. GI Joe on their Purpose Driven Rehab Tour to help raise awareness about the issues our veterans face. The grants the Endowment will announce along the tour will benefit standout organizations that help veterans reintegrate back into civilian life with job training programs and career placement initiatives.”
About the Call of Duty Endowment
The Call of Duty Endowment is a non-profit, public benefit corporation created by Activision Blizzard. The organization seeks to help soldiers transitioning to civilian life find work and establish careers and to assist organizations that provide job placement and training.
For more information about The Call of Duty Endowment, please visit www.callofdutyendowment.org.
About Pro vs. GI Joe
Pro vs. GI Joe is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, changing the way our troops stay connected. Pro vs. GI Joe provides America's heroes with once-in-a-lifetime opportunities by pitting them against their favorite professional athletes and celebrities in heated, yet fun video game competitions via the Internet and in person.
For more information about the Purpose Driven Rehab Tour, please visit http://www.purposedrivenrehab.org/.
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