“Wounded Warrior Support Foundation” Congratulates Veterans with Veterans Day

October 17 is Veterans Day in Georgia. “Wounded Warrior Support Foundation” Congratulates Georgia’s Veterans with this day. The purpose of the foundation is to take care of wellbeing of Georgia’s veterans and military servicemen. “Wounded Warrior Support Foundation” was founded back in 2018 by Silknet. The founders of WWSF aim to make this fund popular and ask business and society to join them in this initiative. As a result of joint efforts, more than 1 million lari was raised by Silknet’s yearly contribution and the donations from different companies, as well as individuals since the establishment of the fund and these resources were spent for such needs of hundreds of wounded veterans and military servicemen, as health care, adaptation of the living environment and professional re-qualification.

Also the fund never stops seeking for partners oversees: companies and similar charitable funds. One of the latest initiative in support of the fund took place in US, Florida. US based company “Silk Road Wines” organized “Wine for Warriors Gala” - a charity event in support of American wounded warriors. The company “Silk Road Wines” through “Tunnel to Towers Foundation” as a friend of “Wounded Warrior Support Foundation” supported Georgian foundation and introduced the fund to the invited audience: more than 60 companies, as well as individuals, the Governor of the State, government officials, representatives of the

During the event co-founder of the fund, Paata Patiashvili introduced the fund to the invited guests. Honorable board member of Wounded Warrior Support Foundation, Mr. David Shimp and Ambassador of Georgia in US, David Bakradze made a speech. The event was also attended by defense attaché of Georgia in US Colonel Robert Argvliani and deputy attaché, wounded military servicemen, Colonel Alexandre Tugushi. Also Georgian NBA star, Zaza Pachulia connected online to express his supporting message to wounded warriors.

Since this event considered support to the Georgian foundation for wounded warriors, it was a good gesture from Silk Road Group companies: Silk Hospitality, Tsinandali Wines and Silknet who donated in support of this charity gala and thus expressed their appreciation of the American initiative.

Euronews Georgia featured the event in its extensive TV topic with a story of one Georgian wounded soldier and a Georgian message of support. Watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi-I3OxKAY8

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