MRF: RRC

September 16, 2010

MRF's RRC – Sponsoring a Soldier, the True Heroes:

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Click on the DONATE button in the left menu to assist a Wounded Warrior!!

MRF's RRC in action

To date, there are over 34,000 service members have been physically wounded during the Iraq/Afghanistan war and an estimate of 300,000 suffer from the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI). The overwhelming statics indicate that one-in-four discharged Iraq/Afghanistan veterans (nearly 200,000) who have filed disability claims, over 60,000 have been for mental health cases. More stunning in a 2009 article of the Seattle Weekly reported that several service members committed suicide after being discharged from the military. Military Medicine Journal estimated that over 30% of those who spend time in a war zone will develop some form of PTSD, and 2009 alone, nearly 80,000 soldiers have been officially diagnosed with PTSD. Most service members returning from combat have lost limbs (amputees) and/or wheelchair bound for life. However Soldiers dealing with amputated limbs are making progress and seeing them learn to walk again is powerful medicine.

MRF focus has now changed to assisting Wounded Warriors with their rehabilitation by launching a new program called REHABILITATION RACQUETBALL CLINICS (RRC). This program is unique because it is the only rehabilitation program designed to focus on both physical and mental attributes for the War-Fighter suffering from the affects of combat (PTSD / TBI / amputees and wheelchair bound patients). We have traveled to several Army and Marine Corps bases to establish these RRC's, which include:

Fort Dix / McGuire AFB, NJ
Walter Reed, Washington DC
Fort Jackson, SC
Fort Gordon, GA
Fort Benning, GA
Fort Bliss, TX

Our goal is run six racquetball sessions per year (each session will run 8wks long). Each session will have up to a maximum of 16 students per instructor. Classes will run twice a week and each class will run for two hours. Your funding of $250 to sponsor a student will allow them to receive a training manual, a beginner's racquet kit, and a competent racquetball instructor and court time.