Athletes, Entertainers & Business Leaders Improving the Quality of Life of America’s Heroes Wounded in the War on Terror

"When I saw the stumps, I thought, `Damn, both of them?' Then I looked at my leg and
I was trying to figure how to put a tourniquet on it because I didn't have any hands.''       

Marine Corporal James “Eddie” Wright   
                             

Impact Player Partners is a nonprofit organization consisting of business leaders, athletes, entertainers and sports franchises dedicated to providing continuous emotional, career and financial support to American military personnel who are severely injured or disabled due to serving all Americans in the War on Terror.
 

Emotional Support

After the loss of a limb or severe injury the most recent memories for our heroes are that of pain, trauma and loss. Impact Player Partners provides severely wounded American heroes with new memories of warmth, love and new experiences of appreciation and respect from their sports heroes, favorite entertainers and stadiums/arenas filled with appreciative and cheering Americans.

Impact Player Partners arranges for America’s wounded heroes to meet with their favorite sports and entertainment personalities.  We also work with the ownership and management of sports franchises to have these heroes honored before, during or after sporting and entertainment events. Moreover, once a year Impact Player Partners produces an Impact A Hero Weekend Extravaganza, which brings together injured American heroes, their families and leaders from business, sports and the entertainment community.
 

Career Support

As America’s injured heroes move forward with their lives many leave the military. Upon leaving the military we look to match these injured heroes with business mentors to ensure that no American hero is left behind.
 

Financial Support

There are many fine programs to help our injured heroes financially. Yet significant  “Financial Support Gaps” do exist. To help offset these “Financial Support Gaps” Impact Player Partners financial support includes:

	Payments to families of injured American heroes to help offset the loss of income while a parent or spouse is the caregiver to the injured American hero. This support will help with basic living expenses.
	Payments to families to help with the transportation and lodging expense of multiple family members visiting their injured family member.
	Payments to families to help offset uncovered medical expenses or prosthetic device upgrades.
	Build at least one home per year for an injured war on terror hero.

Impact Player Team

Individuals and organizations that have participated or supported Impact Player Partners to date include: