Semper Fi Fund: A Worthy Charity

Since 2004, the Semper Fi Fund has awarded more than $143 million in assistance to 18,000 service members and veterans. Wow. Too often we hear about scams that collect money allegedly for veterans, and later it turns out they were using the donations to support their own lavish lifestyles. Not this one: Semper Fi is the real deal.

Additionally, for the sixth year in a row, Semper Fi paired up with The Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation, which pledged to match all donations up to $10 million. The “Double Down for Veterans” campaign netted $20 million, kickstarted by GoDaddy with a $50,000 donation. (If you have a website, that name might be familiar if you registered your domain name with them. What you might not know is that GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons is himself a Vietnam-era veteran.) Again, wow. Semper Fi, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides immediate financial help to post-9/11 wounded, critically ill or injured service members and veterans. Semper Fi was started in 2004 by a group of military wives, and they still run the program. Help is provided in many forms: adaptive housing, education and career transitioning, family support, adaptive transportation, sports programs, service-dog training, caregiver support and more. Charity Watch rates Semper Fi an A-plus, and Charity Navigator ranks it at 98/100. To learn more, check out its website at www. semperfifund.org.

You know what to do now, right? If you can, pull out your checkbook and send a few dollars to this very worthy organization. Donate at the Semper Fi website or send a check to: Semper Fi Fund 825 College Blvd, Suite 102 PMB 609 Oceanside, CA 92057 Be sure to include a Semper Fi Fund's Check Donation Form from its website. For questions, send email to info@semperfifund.org.