I am always so proud of the thankless work that the ladies in our Cotillion do for their community, family, friends, churches, wrongfully imprisoned journalists in foreign nations, and our military. And I am honored to belong to such a group. While I don't write here often enough telling you about all the charitable things they do, I do think it is nice to share a story now and then that might inspire all of us to join them in their generous acts of service.
Now let me tell you about Greta, the Princess of Positive and blogger extraordinaire. Greta is a mom, a wife, a radio-talk show hostess, a New Orleans-metro blogger at Kiss My Gumbo, a political/mil-blogger at Hooah Wife & Friends, blogger at Louisiana Soldiers' Angels, member of the Tiara media and the Louisiana representative of Soldiers' Angels. And I'm certain I've left a ton of other things off the list of things she does. We are all in awe of her energy level.
Recently, I read a story about something Greta did that moved me to tears. I want you all to know about it. During her frequent visits to veterans in New Orleans, she met Michael, a quadriplegic at a VA facility in Louisiana.
Greta gave him a laptop with voice-activated software donated by Soldiers' Angels, due to the funds raised through Project Valour-IT. She spent time with him showing him how to use it and for the first time she saw him smile as a result. So many of our wounded warriors were technology dependent before their injuries and without that form of communication they become depressed and feel helpless. Through the giving of so many people ($5 - $5000), Soldiers' Angels can mend that gap. And through the volunteer time by people like our Cotillion sister, Greta, these heroes can once again read books on their computer, send emails, read websites like ours, and connect with their buddies still on the battlefield.
So, our many thanks to the example that Greta sets for all of us. Many thanks to the brave men and women in our military. And a special thanks to all of you who donate to help them.
Greta, we are so proud of you and love you dearly. You inspire us. xoxoxo
Now let me tell you about Greta, the Princess of Positive and blogger extraordinaire. Greta is a mom, a wife, a radio-talk show hostess, a New Orleans-metro blogger at Kiss My Gumbo, a political/mil-blogger at Hooah Wife & Friends, blogger at Louisiana Soldiers' Angels, member of the Tiara media and the Louisiana representative of Soldiers' Angels. And I'm certain I've left a ton of other things off the list of things she does. We are all in awe of her energy level.
Recently, I read a story about something Greta did that moved me to tears. I want you all to know about it. During her frequent visits to veterans in New Orleans, she met Michael, a quadriplegic at a VA facility in Louisiana.
The background is that Greta met him at a local VA hospital and reported he was extremely depressed and she thought it might help/encourage him to have a computer. I can only imagine. His was injured a year or so ago. In a sense, in terms of interacting with the world, he went from 60-to-0 essentially instantly.
Greta gave him a laptop with voice-activated software donated by Soldiers' Angels, due to the funds raised through Project Valour-IT. She spent time with him showing him how to use it and for the first time she saw him smile as a result. So many of our wounded warriors were technology dependent before their injuries and without that form of communication they become depressed and feel helpless. Through the giving of so many people ($5 - $5000), Soldiers' Angels can mend that gap. And through the volunteer time by people like our Cotillion sister, Greta, these heroes can once again read books on their computer, send emails, read websites like ours, and connect with their buddies still on the battlefield.
So, our many thanks to the example that Greta sets for all of us. Many thanks to the brave men and women in our military. And a special thanks to all of you who donate to help them.
Greta, we are so proud of you and love you dearly. You inspire us. xoxoxo
