My Nonprofit Reviews

My name is Brooke Ford and I host a weekly radio program on Turf\u2019s Up Radio \u201CThe only radio station dedicated to the Green Industry\u201D called \u201CThe Green Veteran\u201D. (www.turfsupradio.com) I dedicate a portion of each show to discuss issues that are important to veterans. While searching for people to feature/interview on the program I came across Together for the Good and spoke with Tawnya Bouma, the founder. She instantly won me over with her organization\u2019s mission of supporting veterans, first responders and also their families. This was of particular interest to me as I had served for several years in the United States Army as an infantry officer and deployed to Iraq in 2004 to command and infantry company of 135 men. As a result, she has been a permanent weekly guest on the program, I am committed to giving her a platform to get her message out and help as many people as possible. I have experienced firsthand the traumatic affects on the soldier and their families. In particular the families as the do not get enough attention and assistance coping with the things they have endured. Together for the Good is striving to change that. She has helped me on a very personal level as I have struggled with many issues since returning home in 2005. Together for the Good is a special organization and I am grateful to have met them. I sincerely hope that you will consider them for this grant. They would make good use of the money and continue to help countless people.