Most of you are aware of the sacrifices our Veterans have made for us. What many people are not aware of is the continuing sacrifices vets face when they come home. Repeated surgeries and years of rehab and adjustment. Some pretty tough stuff.

Strumming for Vets is an organization that has come up with a way to help restore the feeling of joy and self-worth that can be lost after extreme trauma. With music therapy and donated guitars and teachers donating their time, these vets are given a new type of therapy that works!

Your donation of musical equipment (guitars, stands, tuners,  etc.) would be greatly appreciated. A generous donation of $100.00 will buy a vet a brand new guitar.

Once again I would like to thank Country Joe for his help and support of Strumming for Vets and Veterans in general. Joe gave us a couple of his guitars and amps and we really appreciate them and will go to good use, they will really help fill up our stage.

 

 

Strumming for Vets at the East Bay Stand Down

A recent picture from the Western Blind Rehab Center - Awesome!

 

A group of student Vets at the Palo Alto VA Western Blind Rehabilitation Center

Show at Blue Star Moms - A great time with the Blue Star Moms for their 4th Annual Spaghetti Feed Saturday the 17th at St. Justin's Church in Santa Clara at 2655 Homestead Rd. These woman do great work, and we're pleased to come out and support them. And we thank them for the opportunity to perform!

 

 

Fantastic Show Video! This was posted today on YouTube - great video footage from the Welcome Home Viet Nam Vets Celebration held last month at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.

 

-We just got back from our gig in Berkeley and I really want to thank Country Joe McDonald for having us come up there and play at his gig. You guys did a great job again and you got your first encore!! Thanks again Joe!!

 

Welcome Home Viet Nam Vets Celebration - Alameda County Fairgrounds

Some great photos here of our first Gig!! These guys did a fantastic job and are ready for more!

 

Mobile Wallpaper - Special Design for Strumming For Vets

Get yours now! This brand new creation, brand new release is exclusive to the Strumming For Vets website and Facebook page.

Fellow Navy veteran, Tristan Denyer, designed a mobile wallpaper for Strumming for Vets that can be used on your mobile devices such as an iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry (or other handheld devices that allow the use of custom backgrounds.) He is donating this design for FREE to be used by supporters and friends of Strumming for Vets in the hopes that it spreads the word about this organization. There is no charge to download this, but he would like us to mention that if you find the design useful and would like to help, he would be very happy if you showed your support by becoming a fan of our Facebook page.

Here's the gear: