College education for the children of fallen soldiers.

The second organization myHERObag will donate to during 2008, under our 1% for America program is the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.

Their Mission Statement -

"The Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) was founded in 1980 to serve members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps Special Operations community. A tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, SOWF is dedicated to providing free college scholarships and educational counseling to the children surviving Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps Special Operations personnel who are killed in a training accident or operational mission."

Working since 1980-

"The Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides free college scholarship grants for tuition, books, fees, room & board. Currently the foundation is committed to providing scholarships for more nearly 700 children. In 2006, SOWF provided a total of $1.5 million in scholarship grants, educational programs and financial counseling for its students at colleges and universities across the country."


We're pleased to be adding them in 2008 to our list of charities that we support, because they work to make our country stronger.