Today, The Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci Foundation is proud to announce that we have made a $3,000 donation to sponsor a residence’s room at the newly constructed Valor Home in Akron, OH.

The Valor Home’s mission is to help homeless veterans find and retain permanent housing.  Their newly constructed building will be located in Akron, Ohio and will house up to 30 homeless veterans until they can find a more stable residency.

The Tomci Foundation is a strong supporter of the Valor Home and their mission.  We hope that our donation to sponsor a residency room will have a lasting effect on veterans who use the facility.  To find out more information on the Valor Home, please visit their website http://valorhome.org/.

We are thankful for all of our donations that enable us to support such great causes for our veterans!

The Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci Memorial Foundation is now officially a 501(c)(3) charity organization.  This means that Tomci Foundation donors may now deduct donations from their income.

This is an exciting time for our Foundation.  The tax-exempt status now puts us in a position to increase our fundraising efforts, which in return, will allow us to help more servicemembers and their families.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Marine Sgt. Dennis E. Kancler of Brecksville, OH.  He died on Sunday July 31, 2011 while serving in Afghanistan.  For more information, please see the story in the  Plain Dealer.

The Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci Foundation recently made a donation of $750 to sponsor 5 children of active military families to attend Camp CHOF in Dalton, OH this summer.  The camp is a 40 acre lot that houses an olympic sized swimming pool, go-karts, paintball, ballfields and much more.  Every year the camp offers 100 campers that have parents in the military a free week of attendance.

We are honored to give this unique opportunity to the kids of military personnel that are protecting our country’s freedom during the current War on Terrorism.  ”I am very grateful for the donation. This is great!”, said Steve Lytle, the camp’s director whose has been in charge of the military program for over 5 years.

Thanks to many generous donators, we were able to give 5 military families a gift that they will never forget.  We appreciate all of our supporters and we look forward to continue to help those who serve our country!

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/01/usama-bin-laden-dead-say-sources/

Osama Bin Laden was killed Sunday May 1, 2011 in a firefight with Navy Seals at a compound in Pakistan.  The Cpl. Tomci Foundation would like to thank all those who have served in the “War on Terror” to make this day possible.  ”No matter how long it takes, Justice will be served.” -Former President G.W. Bush.

http://www.ohiofallenheroes.org/

The Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial was founded by local veterans who wanted to honor the men and women in the state of Ohio that have paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country.  The memorial remembers those military members who have fallen since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Please visit their website to honor those from Ohio who have lost their lives in the War on Terror.

The Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci Foundation is teaming up with The Wounded Warrior Project for the Lake Erie Monsters Salute to America Night on Friday November 12th at Quicken Loans Arena.  This event will celebrate and honor our Veterans and Active Military members.  The game will also feature special guest appearances by the cast of the hit HBO series “Band of Brothers”.  For additional information on all of the promotions and events please visit this link.  If you would like to help the Wounded Warrior Project and purchase tickets for the event, please click here.

There will also be an after party following the game at the Barroom Cleveland.  There will be a silent auction, give-aways, drink specials and a special VIP room to meet the cast of “Band of Brothers”.  Please see the flyer for more information.  This will be a great event and we look forward to seeing all of you there!

The Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci Foundation is teaming up with the Chapel Hill Hallmark in order to ship 20 recordable “The Night before Christmas” books to our troops overseas.  The troops will record themselves reading the story and then they will be shipped back to their children so that they can hear their parent’s voice during the holiday season.  If you are interested in this program, please contact your local Hallmark store by the end of August.

Roses Run Country Club

We would like to thank all participants, the Roses Run staff and all the volunteers that made the first Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci Golf Outing a success.  It was a fun filled day that involved great food, great prizes and a prestige golf course.  All of the money raised will go directly to the Foundation to help the military families and personnel that sacrifice so much.  Please join us in the future for other exciting events.

Staff Sgt. James Hunter (www.morningjournal.com)

Our thoughts and prayers go to the family and friends of Staff Sgt. James Hunter of the U.S. Army.  Staff Sgt. Hunter was killed last week in Afghanistan by an enemy bomb.  He is a 2003 graduate of Firelands High School in Oberlin, OH.  James served two tours in Iraq prior to his tour in Afghanistan.  He is a true hero and warrior and his sacrifice for our freedom will never be forgotten.  The Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci Foundation will do all that we can to support the family and friends of Staff Sgt. Hunter through these tough times.  Please read the following article to learn more, http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2010/06/21/news/mj2919278.txt.