Archive for May 2011
They Showed You Their Hearts & Resolve…Now It’s Your Turn To Show Them YOURS!
Americas Veterans: Suicide, Homelessness, Hunger On The Rise
Click~2~Play MOTHERS BY TERRY ECKARD BAND
On this Memorial Day 2011 the question is not where to go shopping for the best Memorial Day sales, what to BBQ . It is not even whether our Brothers/Sisters-in-Arms served in combat or not. The questions is did this person possess the “Volens et Potens “spirit to make the personal sacrifices for their family, community, country? Did this person have the heart and intestinal fortitude: “Volens et Potens” spirit, to go places and do things that you as a civilian were either unable or unwilling to? To make the necessary sacrifices to fulfill these words:
“No greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for another”.
I thought about the context of that biblical quote for some time after having sat down for a cup of coffee with an Airborne Brother who served well before me. In confidence, when remembering his service time he always thought, “Dying is easy, living is hard”. Some years later having met several Gold Star Parents, his words rang more true than ever.
The fact is that for every one (1) service member you see there are spouses, children, parents, siblings, whole communities affected in some manner by the selfless sacrifice and service of others of the “Volens et Potens “ spirit, who never having met you or I and with no greater love…laid down their lives for us.
Celebrate Their Lives!
Please remember to attend your local Memorial Day Parade, stand, remove your hat, remain silent when the American Flag (yes the flag our brothers and sisters died for so you did not have to!) is passing with hand over heart (civilians) or proper military salute (veterans).
American Veterans Aid Fund (AVAF), a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, was established to assist
veterans and their families in obtaining and maintaining the respect, dignity,
and honor earned through their service and sacrifice. AVAF has a
relationship with veterans, their families, and veteran organizations based
upon mutual regard and shared visions for a better tomorrow as well as common
interests and values.
- Patriot $2,000 & Up
- All American $1,000 to $1,999
- Hero $500 to $999
- Country $300 to $499
- Honor $100 to $299
- Duty $20 to $99
Please make
check payable to: American Veterans Aid Fund
Mail to:
PO BOX 336
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
American Veterans Aid Fund (AVAF), a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, was established to assist veterans and their families in obtaining and maintaining the respect, dignity, and honor
earned through their service and sacrifice. AVAF has a relationship with veterans, their families, and veteran organizations based upon mutual regard and shared visions for a better tomorrow as well as common interests and values.
What defines our character as veterans is the bond formed through our military service and that bond follows us into civilian life. It is because of this special connection that we are sensitive to the reality that other veterans may not be as fortunate as ourselves and therefore may need assistance beyond what government funds and programs are available or can provide.
At AVAF, we recognize that this is an unprecedented time in the history of veterans in the United States. A rapidly aging veteran population from World War II and Korea presents unique challenges today, especially in terms of medical and housing (assisted living) needs.
Combat does not end when one leaves the battlefield. From Vietnam to the Iraq, Agent Orange to Depleted Uranium Munitions, our veterans and their families are facing some of the greatest battles of their lives and support is needed now more than ever before.
For that reason, AVAF’s command center is strategically located in the Hudson Valley Region of New York State, near West Point (USMA) and The National Purple Heart Museum.
About:
Greg Kelly is a combat veteran having served in the United States Army with the rank of Sergeant in the Elite U.S. Paratrooper unit of the 82nd Airborne Division (Grenada) and the
2nd Infantry Division (Korea).
His professional experience includes specializing in public relations, international relations, public/government affairs, corporate communications, and relationship building from the local-to-international level. He has worked as an assistant to Benjamin A. Gilman, former Chairman of
the House International Relations Committee and a member of Congress from 1973 to 2003. He is also the former Manager of Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising for the Korea National Tourism Organization where his duties included speech writing for senior Korean government officials and establishing and maintaining working relationships with various foreign and domestic companies, government agencies and media outlets.
Mr. Kelly graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from State University of New York at Potsdam where he majored in political science and minored in communications.
Memberships:
ALL-AMERICAN MEMBER 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION
Currently, he holds the position of President of K2 Global Communications, a full service public relations firm.
Mr. Kelly resides in the Hudson Valley, married with one daughter.
American Veterans Aid Fund: Exclusive-VIP Donors NYC Pub Crawl Available for those at ALL-AMERICAN LEVEL ON UP!
Click~2~PlayVETUNES ® ROCKATORIUM-AMERICAN VETERANS AID FUND PSA – ZACH MARTIN
American Veterans Aid Fund (AVAF), a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, was established to assist veterans and their families in obtaining and maintaining the respect, dignity, and honor earned through their service and sacrifice. AVAF has a relationship with veterans, their families, and veteran organizations based upon mutual regard and shared visions for a better tomorrow as well as common interests and values.
- Patriot $2,000 & Up
- All American $1,000 to $1,999
- Hero $500 to $999
- Country $300 to $499
- Honor $100 to $299
- Duty $20 to $99
please make check payable to: American Veterans Aid Fund
Mail to:
PO BOX 336
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
Our mission is a broad one and includes:
- Providing assistance with medical expenses, including but not limited to,
- purchasing medical equipment directly for veteran use and/or funding
- unpaid medical expenses;
- Supplying Retro-Fits and devices for existing homes to assist disabled
veterans - so that he or she can continue to dwell in his or her home and in some cases
providing temporary and/or permanent quality affordable housing for veterans; - Providing funding and advocacy to support families of deceased veterans,
- including but not limited to, paying utilities, temporary mortgage
assistance, - burial assistance, as well as legal and educational advocacy;
- Providing support for training and other employment search related
activities - and services, including but not limited to, employment counseling and
- educating the general public in the employment capabilities of veterans;
- Providing college, university, and vocational school scholarships for
veterans or, in the case where the service member is killed in combat, making
eligible the spouse and/or children of the veteran for those scholarships. - Supporting fundraising activities of American Veterans Aid Fund and other
non-governmental veteran assistance organizations.
What is required of you? To act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly…
“He has shown you, O mortal,
what is good and what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” -Micah 6:8
AMERICAN VETERANS AID FUND: MISSION FIRST... PEOPLE ALWAYS!
American Veterans Aid Fund (AVAF), a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, was established to assist veterans and their families in obtaining and maintaining the respect, dignity, and honor earned through their service and sacrifice. AVAF has a relationship with veterans, their families, and veteran organizations based upon mutual regard and shared visions for a better tomorrow as well as common interests and values.
- Patriot $2,000 & Up
- All American $1,000 to $1,999
- Hero $500 to $999
- Country $300 to $499
- Honor $100 to $299
- Duty $20 to $99
please make check payable to: American Veterans Aid Fund
Mail to:
PO BOX 336
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
About:
Greg Kelly
Director & Founder
Greg Kelly is a combat veteran having served in the United States Army with the rank of Sergeant in the Elite U.S. Paratrooper unit of the 82nd Airborne Division (Grenada) and the 2nd Infantry Division (Korea).
His professional experience includes specializing in public relations, international relations, public/government affairs, corporate communications, and relationship building from the local-to-international level. He has worked as an assistant to Benjamin A. Gilman, former Chairman of the House International Relations Committee and a member of Congress from 1973 to 2003. He is also the former Manager of Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising for the Korea National Tourism Organization where his duties included speech writing for senior Korean government officials and establishing and maintaining working relationships with various foreign and domestic companies, government agencies and media outlets.
Mr. Kelly graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from State University of New York at Potsdam where he majored in political science and minored in communications.
Memberships:
ALL-AMERICAN MEMBER 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION
Currently, he holds the position of President of K2 Global Communications, a full service public relations firm.
Mr. Kelly resides in the Hudson Valley, married with one daughter.
When Name Recognition, Reputation and Success Matter…K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC
- K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC
K2 Global Communications, LLC is a highly experienced, creative and most importantly respected network of professionals spanning diverse categories, segments of
business, industry, government, communities and cultures. Emerging Market Identification and Relationship Building from the Local-to-International Level.
Our clients benefit from 45 years of combined knowledge, expertise and contacts of our firms principles/partners Zach Martin and Gregory Kelly in their
respective fields; Always placing the clients Name/Brand out front.
Artist and Celebrity Management / Publicity and Marketing / Multimedia Channels / Public Relations / International Relations / Government Affairs / Corporate
Communications
Memorial Day 2011-American Veterans Aid Fund & VETUNES® ROCKATORIUM
AMERICAN VETERANS AID FUND: MISSION FIRST... PEOPLE ALWAYS!
American Veterans Aid Fund (AVAF), a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, was established to assist veterans and their families in obtaining and maintaining the respect, dignity, and honor earned through their service and sacrifice. AVAF has a relationship with veterans, their families, and veteran organizations based upon mutual regard and shared visions for a better tomorrow as well as common interests and values.
What defines our character as veterans is the bond formed through our military service and that bond follows us into civilian life. It is because of this special connection that we are sensitive to the reality that other veterans may not be as fortunate as ourselves and therefore may need assistance beyond what government funds and programs are available or can provide.
At AVAF, we recognize that this is an unprecedented time in the history of veterans in the United States. A rapidly aging veteran population from World War II and Korea presents unique challenges today, especially in terms of medical and housing (assisted living) needs.
Combat does not end when one leaves the battlefield. From Vietnam to the Iraq, Agent Orange to Depleted Uranium Munitions, our veterans and their families are facing some of the greatest battles of their lives and support is needed now more than ever before.
For that reason, AVAF’s command center is strategically located in the Hudson Valley Region of New York State, near West Point (USMA) and The National Purple Heart Museum.
Donate Today! Make your check payable
to:
Mail To:
PO Box 336
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
… Once in a Lifetime, Never Repeated Rockin’ Memorabilia for Our US-British Veterans!
The inspiration for the creation of VETUNES® is Legendary Musician Mr. Simon Kirke (FREE & BAD CO) who has earned the love and respect of our Veterans here in the United States and in The United Kingdom not only through his music but Mr. Kirke has shown our Brothers/Sisters-in-Arms nothing but the highest love and greatest respect.
To Simon Kirke WE say….Semper Fi and Airborne!
VETUNES® a division of the American Veterans Aid Fund that works with the music industry to raise funds for Veterans and their families and create awareness campaigns.
•All Rights Reserved © VETUNES® ROCKATORIUM. 2010-2011. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to VETUNES® ROCKATORIUM with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
When Our Heroes Need You…Will You Answer The Call?
AMERICAN VETERANS AID FUND: MISSION FIRST... PEOPLE ALWAYS!
CLICK~2~PLAY VETUNES® ROCKATORIUM-AMERICAN VETERANS AID FUND PSA – ZACH MARTIN
Many of our veterans who served their country and made many sacrifices on our behalf remain silent over the loss of dignity they experience on a daily basis. Not only are these heroes scarred from many battles in war, but they continue to suffer from the worst form of human emotion-That of indifference.
It seems that many people who enjoy their freedoms today because of the sacrifices made yesterday, today and tomorrow are not fully appreciated.
Did you know that there are veterans who served our nation honorably that are jobless, homeless, penniless, broken and in pain because of such indifference? In this economic climate, it is easy for individuals to think only about themselves, but this is not right thing to do. We must always remember our brothers and sisters who served our great nation and helped to protect our great society.
We must no longer think of only ourselves, we must make sacrifices too. If you claim to be Christian, if you claim to be a patriot, then you must not remain indifferent to the suffering and hardship of others, especially veterans who gave so much, yet they have so little.
Yes, it is important to give-Remember; God loves a cheerful giver. You will also benefit by knowing how much your small donation is appreciated. Because of your donation, a veteran will be able to have supper, go to the dentist, sleep in a shelter and receive medical care. Please give, and please give generously. Take the time to give back and for your own mortal soul, do not become indifferent to others.
Donate Today! Make your check payable to:
Mail To:
American Veterans Aid Fund
PO Box 336
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
American Veterans Aid Fund (AVAF) http://americanveteransaidfund.com/, a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, was established to assist veterans and their families in obtaining and maintaining the respect, dignity, and honor earned through their service and sacrifice. AVAF has a relationship with veterans, their families, and veteran organizations based upon mutual regard and shared visions for a better tomorrow as well as common interests and values.
Thank you for all of your support,
+Richard J.
Stoecker, D.D.
Bishop of
Metro New York-ALCC
Its Not What You Say…Its How You Say It: Effective Communications in Diverse Communities
K2 Global Communications, LLC has always maintained the view that communication must be carefully crafted to be effective in the wider market or in a target
market.
K2 Global Communications, LLC is a highly experienced, creative and most importantly respected network of professionals spanning diverse categories, segments of business, industry, government, communities and cultures. Emerging Market Identification and Relationship Building from the Local-to-International
Level.
We are providing a link to the recent Wall Street Journal Article that supports our position: Its Not What You Say…Its How You Say It:
Effective Communications in Diverse Communities.
Strategies for
international relations, cultural and tourism promotions require experience and communications ability to deliver the message with an in-depth understanding of
language and its diverse usage.
Please take the time to read this imnportant article:
Lost in Translation
—Lera Boroditsky is a professor of psychology at
Stanford University and editor in chief of Frontiers in Cultural Psychology.
K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC: HIGH PROFILE - HIGH IMPACT PUBLIC RELATIONS
About K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC;
Our network specialists cover the areas of International Relations, Public Diplomacy, Culture and Culinary Arts, Music, Tourism and Travel, Religion, Politics, Government, Community Affairs, Non-Profits, Celebrities and Personalities.
K2 Global Communications, LLC is a highly experienced, creative and most importantly – respected – network of professionals spanning diverse categories, segments of business, industry, government, communities and cultures. Emerging Market Identification and Relationship Building from the Local-to-International Level.
Our clients benefit from 45 years of combined knowledge, expertise and contacts of our firm’s principles/partners Zach Martin and Gregory Kelly in their respective fields; always placing the client’s name/brand out front.
© K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC and CLIENTS. 2010-2011. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC and CLIENTS with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
The Travel Public Relations and Marketing Industry in the US needs an overhaul
1. Foreign governments influence US State Department Travel Warnings.
2. A large number of destinations are not safe for American travelers that are targeted for kidnapping and assassination once they leave
the airports, if they make it that far.
3. The media under reports and/or does not cover the stories for fear of advertising revenue loss!
K2 Global Communications, LLC is a highly experienced, creative and most importantly respected network of professionals spanning diverse categories, segments of business, industry, government, communities and cultures. Emerging Market Identification and Relationship Building from the Local-to-International Level.
Our clients
benefit from 45 years of combined knowledge, expertise and contacts of our firms principles/partners Zach Martin and Gregory Kelly in their respective fields; Always placing the clients Name/Brand out front.
New Consumer Confidence Low Makes Case for Greater PR-MKT Investment
You have to look beyond the news headlines, asking yourself in most cases who benefits and how from “Reports” and how the data is
manipulated.“Consumer confidence at a 5-year low (economy and summer months factor) now is the time to actively engage your Public Relations-Marketing program” Greg Kelly, Partner K2 Global Communications LLC said. “Your competition is being lulled into the foxhole mentality by false perceptions on economic futures (consumer confidence) however; it is the businesses and organizations that get out ahead now that will reap the benefits come the fall.”
K2 Global Communications, LLC is a highly experienced, creative and most importantly respected network of professionals spanning diverse categories, segments of business, industry, government, communities and cultures. Emerging Market Identification and Relationship Building from the Local-to-International Level.
Our clients
benefit from 45 years of combined knowledge, expertise and contacts of our firms
principles/partners Zach Martin
and Gregory Kelly in their respective fields; Always placing the clients
Name/Brand out front.
Audacity of Hope IS The Old Mein Kampf
Nationalism is not National Socialism as the Global-Leftist Elites and their media would have you believe…However, Audacity of Hope IS The Old Mein Kampf.
“The Globalist-Leftist Elites (GLE’s) in response to the “Rise of The Right” (Google that term) claims and hurls innuendos about nationalists to include the label-language of hate and fear mongering at its lowest levels. Need we remind the Globalist-Leftist Elites (GLE’s) of: Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Ho Chi Minh, Che, Castro, Ortega and now Obama?” –Excerpt from Eyes Right: American British, French, Finn, German (ABFFG) Nationalism Saving Western Civilization.
This is National Socialism!
The irony of the current socio-political economy is we have the global socialist movement projecting their core essence on to the True Nationalist Movement(s) in an attempt to demonize and discredit them while deflecting attention from the True Core Essence of who and what socialists are.
By now, you have clicked on the link: This is National Socialism! Pay very close attention to the subtitles if you do not speak German, now listen to Obama. Is it not as if he and his speechwriters plagiarized directly from one of the greatest socialist figures in history? Did not both tell the people what they were going to do in their books and speeches?
“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it” – George Santayana quotes, we chose the blog title ‘Audacity of Hope IS The Old Mein Kampf’ not for shock or sensationalist value but to stress points of Modus operandi that are history repeating itself in the here and now.
The Globalist-Leftist Elites (GLE’s) do not like the nation state, population, that possesses the power of a people instilled with nationalism, knowledge, personal and economic freedom represented by private ownership/property. It is this that they spend their time, energy and resources (usually the people’s tax revenue) to seek and destroy. At this juncture, it is vital that you take thirteen (13) minutes to educate yourself, educate yourself on your enslavement: The Story of Your Enslavement by FreedomainRadio – The Story of Your Enslavement Text Free Philosophy Books.
Choose today Freedom (Nationalist Movements) or Slavery at the hands of the Globalist-Leftist Elites (GLE’s).
Suggested Read(s):
Red Republicans and Lincoln’s Marxists: Marxism in the Civil War Walter Kennedy (Author), Al Benson (Contributor)
Was Abraham Lincoln influenced by communism when the Union condemned the rights of Southern states to express their independence? It’s shocking to think so. But that’s precisely what Walter D. Kennedy and Al Benson Jr. assert in Red Republicans and Lincoln’s Marxists. The pair completely reassess this tumultuous time in American history, exposing the “politically correct” view of the War for Southern Independence as nothing less than the same observation announced by Marx himself. During the American Civil War, Marx wrote about his support of the Union Army, the Republican Party, and Lincoln himself. In fact, he named the president as “the single-minded son of the working class.” In addition to shedding light on this little-known part of our history, Kennedy and Benson also ask pertinent questions about the validity of today’s federal government and why its role seems so much larger than the liberty found in the states it represents.
Red Republicans and Lincoln’s Marxists is a bold undertaking, but it’s one that needs our immediate and absolute attention.
K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC: HIGH PROFILE - HIGH IMPACT PUBLIC RELATIONS
About K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC;
Our network specialists cover the areas of International Relations, Public Diplomacy, Culture and Culinary Arts, Music, Tourism and Travel, Religion, Politics, Government, Community Affairs, Non-Profits, Celebrities and Personalities.
K2 Global Communications, LLC is a highly experienced, creative and most importantly – respected – network of professionals spanning diverse categories, segments of business, industry, government, communities and cultures. Emerging Market Identification and Relationship Building from the Local-to-International Level.
Our clients benefit from 45 years of combined knowledge, expertise and contacts of our firm’s principles/partners Zach Martin and Gregory Kelly in their respective fields; always placing the client’s name/brand out front.
© K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC and CLIENTS. 2010-2011. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC and CLIENTS with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
