A great local charity which is doing tremendous and vital work is called Salute, Inc, founded by Will and Mary Beth Beiersdorf in response to one of Will’s deployments overseas.

Their motto is to “honor the sacrifice and remember the service” of our nation’s courageous men and women in uniform. Through a variety of programs, they do just that by helping servicemen and women once they return from duty as well as assisting their families during and after deployments.

Salute’s five main endeavors are:

• Nightingale Program: Providing monetary help to families of injured servicemembers who are relocated to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for their recovery and therapy
  
• Direct Assistance: Offering financial assistance to the families of troops deployed away from home
• Wounded Warrior Laptop Program: Providing new computers to wounded veterans so they can more easily access social, work, and educational opportunities
  
• Memorial Scholarship: Scholarship awards for students offered in memory of local fallen heroes
  
• Forgotten Veterans: Offering funds to improve the quality of life at hospitals, homes and facilities which provide care to vets

Learn more about their different projects and fundraising efforts by visiting their website at saluteinc.org and think about giving them a donation. Salute also organizes a variety of charitable events throughout the year and a few are coming up in future weeks (run and walk events, a golf outing, etc.).

They currently have a goal of raising $50,000 — help them get there if you can. Contributions can be donated online or sent directly to their PO Box:

Salute, Inc.
PO Box 236
Prospect Heights, Illinois 60070-0236