KANNAPOLIS, N.C., April 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Targeting a Solution is an
insightful and impactful fireside discussion dedicated to ending
Veteran suicide that will have its next iteration on April 20th, 2024, in Kannapolis, NC hosted by The Independence
Fund. The panel will feature four-term Congresswoman, 2020
presidential candidate, and combat Veteran Tulsi Gabbard, former
MMA fighter, Green Beret and entrepreneur Tim Kennedy, and podcaster, Veteran, and thought
leader Dan Hollaway.
On average, 17 Veterans died by suicide per day in 2023. The
Independence Fund, a Charlotte,
NC-based Veteran non-profit, is committed to facing the
Veteran suicide epidemic head-on. As a national Veteran Service
Organization, The Independence Fund has developed multiple programs
dedicated to the physical and mental health of Veterans.
"Targeting a Solution is about returning purpose and meaning to
a generation of warfighters who answered the call when America
needed them," said Dan Hollaway,
Veteran, panelist, and podcaster. "It is my sincere pleasure to be
part of this special event to spread awareness and action on a
critical issue plaguing the Veteran community."
The Targeting a Solution panel is taking place over the weekend
dedicated to honoring the Fourth annual celebration of the
statewide holiday, Wounded Heroes Day. Wounded Heroes Day was
signed into law on April 24th, 2021,
in honor of SGT Michael Verardo, who
survived catastrophic injuries in Afghanistan on April
24th, 2010. Wounded Heroes Day honors SGT Verardo and all
wounded Veterans across North
Carolina for their immeasurable sacrifice.
"Michael's injury on April 24th,
2010, changed life for my family forever, and this
state-recognized day is a meaningful way we can honor the
sacrifices of so many of our local friends and neighbors who have
experienced the same," says Sarah Verardo, CEO of The
Independence Fund and wife of SGT Michael
Verardo. "Being able to continue the conversation about the
Veteran suicide epidemic and work together toward our common goal
with the strong voices of Tim
Kennedy, Tulsi Gabbard, and
Dan Hollaway helps us do that, which
gives the weekend even more meaning."
Tickets to attend the panel and other events of the weekend
honoring Wounded Heroes Day can be reserved at
WoundedHeroesDay.org.
ABOUT THE INDEPENDENCE FUND:
Founded in 2007, The Independence Fund (501c3) is committed to
serving United States Veterans by providing innovative programs and
services to support the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual
independence of servicemembers, combat Veterans, their Caregivers,
families, and those Allies who served in combat alongside American
troops, through innovative mobility and adaptive technologies and
therapies for combat Veterans; suicide prevention; caregiver and
family support; and Veteran advocacy with the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs, other government agencies, federal and state
legislators, and other partners.
Media contact:
TIFcommunications@independencefund.org
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