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The
Independent Charities Seal of Excellence is awarded to the members
of Independent Charities of America and Local Independent
Charities of America that have, upon rigorous independent review,
been able to certify, document, and demonstrate on an annual basis
that they meet the highest standards of public accountability,
program effectiveness, and cost effectiveness. These standards
include those required by the US Government for inclusion in the
Combined Federal Campaign, probably the most exclusive fund drive in
the world. Of the 1,000,000 charities operating in the United
States today, it is estimated that fewer than 50,000, or 5 percent,
meet or exceed these standards, and, of those, fewer than 2,000 have
been awarded this
Seal.
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Welcome to the Landstuhl
Hospital Care Project!
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The Landstuhl Hospital Care
Project (LHCP) is a non-profit organization that provides
comfort and relief items for military members who become sick,
injured, or wounded from service in Iraq, Kuwait, and
Afghanistan. Donated items are distributed to patients at
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Germany, the
largest American military hospital outside the U.S.; to field
hospitals in Afghanistan and Iraq; and to
VA facilities
throughout the United States.
Donations to LRMC are done
through the Chaplains Closet. This allows all
in-patients, out-patients, LRMC liaisons, LRMC nurses, and
medical escorts access to supplies. The purpose of the
program is to enhance the morale and welfare for troops and
veterans by contributing quality of life items.
Each shipment that LHCP sends is sent
in honor of a military member who has made the ultimate
sacrifice and lost his or her life in service to our country.
Hospital staff report that when patients learn that they and
their fallen service members are remembered "back home,"
spirits are lifted. As one nurse wrote in an e-mail, "It's a
reminder that what we do is not in vain. It means a lot to the
guys that are back there recovering —
it helps them know they are not alone."
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Washington Post Article
16 Sept 2007
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For more
information, including a current list of needed items, please
go to our
How You Can Help page.
Your contributions and
fundraising tell our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines
that they are supported. Thank you for making a difference in
the life of service members hospitalized outside the United
States.
LHCP is a Combined Federal Campaign
Charity (CFC)
LHCP CFC designation code is 12282
Charities approved to receive funds
through the CFC are required to submit to extensive review of
their financial and governance practices prior to acceptance.
This eligibility review has helped set standards for
participation in giving initiatives that transcend the
community.
Sharon Buck
LHCP Treasurer
52 Seminole Trail
Ft. Mitchell, AL 36856
Please be aware that
Landstuhl Hospital Care Project will NEVER contact an
individual, group, or company with information about the
hospitalization, injury, illness, or death of any individual
military service member. Should you be contacted by
anyone with such information, particularly if they are
requesting a monetary donation, please contact a LHCP board
member immediately. Monetary donations should not be
sent to any address other than 52 Seminole Trail, Fort
Mitchell, AL 36856 and all checks and money orders should be
made out to Landstuhl Hospital Care Project.
Click to join Landstuhl Hospital Care Project
LHCP will never
sell, trade, or share your personal information with any other
entity, nor send mailings on behalf of other organizations without
your express consent.
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