Folds of Honor to be Featured on CNN.com’s Impact Your World
OutdoorHub 05.23.12
CNN.com is featuring Folds of Honor Foundation in its special “Impact Your World” section (www.cnn.com/impact) from May 23-28, 2012. The segment will feature Folds of Honor’s scholarship program for military programs as well as the special relationship between the organization and country music star Craig Morgan.
Founded in 2007 by Major Dan Rooney, Folds of Honor provides educational assistance to the spouses and children of service members disabled or killed during U.S. military service. The segment will feature Kara Gardner, a scholarship recipient whose husband Sergeant Freeman Gardner was killed in action in Iraq in 2007. Thanks to her scholarship from Folds of Honor, she recently graduated from Clark University in Atlanta.
“We are thrilled that CNN is doing a segment on Folds of Honor not because of the recognition we receive, but for the spotlight it shines on this ongoing need in our country,” said Rooney. “We’ve got to take care of the families of those who have given it all for the rest of us.”
Country music singer Craig Morgan recently wrote and dedicated a song “What Matters Most” to benefit Folds of Honor. Morgan is a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Army.
“I’m honored to be part of the Folds of Honor family and to help support the spouses and children of our military heroes,” shares Morgan.
Bushnell, an industry leader in high performance sports optics and supporter of Folds of Honor, is donating the first 10,000 song downloads available at www.whatmattersmost.foldsofhonor.org. After the first 10,000 downloads, the song is available for $1, or consumers can donate $5, $10 or $25 to Folds of Honor.
More than 2,600 educational scholarships have been awarded by Folds of Honor since 2007. The organization plans to award 1,000 scholarships in 2012. More information can be found at www.foldsofhonor.org.
