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2008
News Archive

Press Releases

12.22.08 / Azalea Charities Hosts Holiday Dinner for Wounded Soldiers and Their Families

10.26.08  / 51 Runners Represent Azalea Charities in Marine Corps Marathon/ 10K

10.10.08 / British Embassy and Azalea Charities pay tribute to U.S. and U.K. troops

10.10.08 / Douglas S. Taggart named President of Azalea Charities, Inc.


10.10.08 / Art Showing by Dean J. Baer to
Benefit Aid for Wounded Soldiers


10.01.08/ Azalea Charities Distributes $168,000 to Aid for Wounded Warriors in FY 2007-2008

 

Aid for Wounded Warriors News

Christmas 2008

Azalea Charities
supports our soldiers
through the holidays

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Marine Corps Marathon

Over $52,000 raised in Marine Corps Marathon and 10K

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SSI donation

SSI Services of Falls Church donates $5,137.33 to AWW
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Air Compassion for Veterans

Azalea Charities to partner with
Air Compassion for Veterans

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Shaull Elementary School

A Veteran’s Day Celebration with Shaull Elementary School

Why America’s Veterans Should be Honored
Read this charming essay written by a Pennsylvania middle school student
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Side-by-side

Azalea Charities Unveils “Side by Side” Painting as a tribute to the close relationship between the U.S. and the United Kingdom Armed Forces
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Order prints and notecards at the Azalea Charities online store
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Azalea Charities 2008 Annual Meeting sets the stage for a bright year ahead
A changing of the guard as Frank Lasch steps down as President of Azalea Charities and
Doug Taggart takes the helm
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Walter Reed
A visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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CrisisLink awards CrisisLink honors Azalea Charities and
Prince Leopold d’Arenberg at LinkUp &
Listen gala
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Azalea Classic 2008

Azalea Classic 2008 Pro-Am Invitational Golf Tournament -
a big success for golfers and AWW supporters
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Hamton VA Med Center

Judith J. Curtis, Chief of Voluntary / Recreational Therapy at Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, receives a check and a Proud Warrior print from Frank Lasch
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Durham

Azalea Charities lends a hand to Durham Medical Center with a $10,000 check 
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WalMart

Mary Channing of Wal-Mart in Clinton, MD presents Frank Lasch, President & CEO of Azalea Charities a check in the amount of $1000.00 to Aid for Wounded Soldiers

"Wal-Mart has been very generous to Azalea Charities with their support of our programs in the community as well as the wounded soldiers program," comments Lasch. 
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Prince

With donations provided by Prince Leopold d’Arenberg of Belgium, Azalea Charities and CrisisLink have formed a partnership to assist in the training of Call Center Representatives for the U.S. Army’s new Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline (1-800-984-8523.)
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Dean Bauer

Azalea Charities teams with Artist Dean J. Baer to help with this year’s fundraising goals with Proud Warriors painting
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Polytrauma

Azalea Charities presents $10,000 check to Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, VA  read more …

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A Memorial to Captain Drew Jensen, United States Army
In May, 2007, America lost one of its most precious sons, one of its most gallant warriors, West Point graduate Captain Drew Jensen of Damascus, Oregon.   read more …

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