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We are called the United States of Hope. This simply means that we and our supporters in Montana, America, Iraq, Afghanistan and abroad are united in hope in the midst of the hard war and conflict.  We are based in my home state of Montana.  Did you know that Montana has over 109,000 Veterans (Of the 109,000 veterans in Montana, 36,000 live in western Montana) in our beautiful state? The United States of Hope is on the frontlines of a new generation to offer vision and healing to children of conflict and war.  Soldiers go on missions and leave behind families and children. These families are a part of our community. We work with veterans and their children to provide support, scholarships and a public presence and voice on behalf of our heroic armed forces. Secondly we have a focus that is directly impacting the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. We offer humanitarian aid, education and financial support to the orphans that number over 5 million in Iraq and Afghanistan. One of our first campaigns is called Letters of Love from America.  These letters are written by members of our community, translated into Arabic and will be sent to Army Chaplains for direct delivery to needy children in an Iraqi orphanage.  We are also working to provide our military with all the tools they need to succeed with helping these children and the humanitarian crisis that the orphans and refugees face there with such supplies as toys, clothes and school kits.  We are a light of hope and we need the support of Americans so that we can support our Veterans and support the children of a new generation in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thank you and God bless. Samuel P. Redfern President USOH TEAM WALKS FOR AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION The United States of Hope has a vision to promote community and health. Our organization believes that to make a global impact we must first positively impact our local community. On October 11, 2008, USOH staff participated in the Missoula Start! Heart Walk, a three-mile non-comptetitive walk to raise awareness and funds to support the American Heart Association mission to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Our team raised money and supported ten walkers at the University of Montana for this important community event. ________________________ USOH RUNS MISSOULA MARATHON The United States of Hope ran the 2nd Annual Missoula Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday, July 13, 2008. Team members included: Elizabeth R Abigail R Marlayna B Racheal L Elif E Samuel R Rakhshonak Z The United States of Hope ran a combined 91.7 miles and we thank our generous sponsors for their support in our efforts to run for the children of war.  Here are some images from the marathon!

USOH VETERAN RESOURCES The United States of Hope is a one-stop shop for Veterans Resources in Montana and nationwide. Please visit our link Veterans Resources to find out what opportunities, discounts, resources and government services are available to American Veterans.   CHRISTMAS 4 VETS Christmas 4 Vets, an event sponsored by The United States of Hope, will gather volunteers, to give vets a true and meaningful Christmas in Missoula Montana this December.  The United States of Hope will gather community leaders and provide veterans a real Christmas, a time of peace, encouragement and citizen action in addition to: free clothing, survival gear, haircuts, medical and dental exams, job opportunities, mental health assessments and counseling. The goal for Missoula is modeled after an event in Great Falls Montana sponsored by Vets4Vets. This event is designed to specifically help homeless veterans, including those camping under bridges or living in shelters and veterans who have suffered financial or family loss or have mental scars from war. We will work with various organizations in Missoula County to see this goal come to reality for Christmas 2008. The United States of Hope would like to see other communities across the nation take up similar events.   IRAQ REFUGEES The United States of Hope has learned the US State Department's has set a target goal for resettling 17,000 Iraqi refugees for the 2009 fiscal year, which begins October 1. The United States achieved its target of resettling over 12,000 Iraqi refugees in 2008. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that in 2009, 90,000 Iraqi refugees in the region will be in urgent need of resettlement. This number does not include vulnerable Iraqis who remain inside their country, or Palestinian refugees from Iraq, face traumatic conditions at the Syria-Iraqi border. More than 2.7 million people are now displaced inside Iraq, and over 2 million have fled to neighboring countries since the war begin in 2003. Iraqi refugees have fled persecution based on political affiliation, ethnicity, religious views and those who have cooperated with the United States of America. The refugees continue to live off of limited savings and are at targeted risk for poverty and status in neighbor countries. The United States of Hope has set a target goal of bringing 100 Iraqi Interpreters and 10 Students to the state of Montana. LETTERS OF LOVE Letters of Love is the first official campaign implemented by USOH.  Thank you to all who are participating in this important project.  The letters, written to orphans currently in Iraq, have been translated into Arabic and will be sent to North Iraq where they will be distributed to the children by Coalition Forces. Due to the tremendous community response and the amount of letters we are translating, the letters are scheduled to be shipped as soon as we can secure safe delivery. This can only be done with civilian and military leadership. We have scanned a digital copy of each Letter of Love written. USOH would like to thank all who are participating in this wonderful cause and we look forward to more letters in the future! Here is a recent story about the Missoula Community and USOH partnering together to write letters of love to Iraqi Orphans: Missoulian Article Missoulian Video If you would like to write a Letter of Love, please contact samuel@unitedstatesofhope.org. ________________________ WELCOME HOME VETS VETERAN CELEBRATION DAY USOH was proud to have a booth at the Welcome Home Missoula Veterans event. We are proud of Missoula for welcoming home soldiers and saying thank you to our veterans. Look for more information on this event and future Welcome Home events.