A portion of the proceeds from the sale will benefit the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, a charity which provides college scholarships and educational counselling to children who have lost a parent in the line of duty.
Is your family member a veteran, or a staunch supporter of American service members? You could give to Operation Ward 57, which supports wounded veterans and their family members, or to the Wounded Warrior Project, Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, or Dogs on Deployment.
Through Credit Suisse's annual Holiday Charity Initiative, $280,000 was raised to benefit Fallen Patriots' mission to support the college dreams of the nearly 20,000 kids left behind by troops killed in the line of duty over the past 35 years.
The program is young, but has quickly made an impact on participants. Fallen Patriot scholar Dale Mundell now wants to fly for American Air, the airline sponsoring the event, in order to help other family members take part in such events in the future.
Laura Schlessinger, the host of “The Dr. Laura Program”on SiriusXM and the artist in residence for this Fallen Patriots’ Foundation Boutique, raised $32,000 from selling jewelry through her holiday boutique.