I hope this finds you well. Much has happened since we last spoke. We're now running chapters in nine cities and have helped resettle over 600 people since we created No One Left Behind two years ago (this month). In the coming weeks, we will go live with a brand new and massively redesigned website - driven entirely based on your feedback for how to improve it. We hope you'll like it. Look for it to go live around 1 November. On Veterans Day (11 November) we will participate in the "Day For The Brave" challenge. Razoo (the organization sponsoring the day) will have prizes for the organization that raises the most in a total hour, day, etc. If we place as the top grossing organization (we will be judged against similarly sized organizations), we have the potential to secure substantial additional funding (tens of thousands of dollars). To do that, we need your help. We're currently recruiting people for our Boots On The Ground Team. As a member of Boots On The Ground, you will pledge to recruit at least 10 friends to match your donation. We will offer prizes (NOLB clothing and gear) for the team members that raise the most funds in an hour, the day, and recruit the most friends to join them in donating. To sign up, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/a/nooneleft.org/forms/d/1L0k-OjXYJwg3TNSzADgIGy_7BDs0hTDPL0cS_VRGJyc/viewform Finally, here are some of the highlights of our operations in the past month (again made possible thanks to your support): DC Chapter (keith@nooneleft.org): -Furnished the homes of twenty families. -Paid the rent of two former translators, preventing their eviction. -Helped eight former translators get jobs. -Bought a car now shared by four former translators from Afghanistan. They use the car to get to work at a local airport. The car allowed them to keep their job as they had faced being laid off due to their previous difficulty commuting via public transportation. San Francisco Chapter (amy@nooneleft.org): -Bought a family a car - when the wife found out she began crying and praising God! -Furnished a family's home in Oakland -Began assisting three families with job applications and housing search. Rochester Chapter (ellen@nooneleft.org): -Bought a family a car. -Assisted two former translators with their job search. -Began collecting furniture and other items for the first babies due to be born in the chapter! Chicago Chapter (evan@nooneleft.org): -Paid the rent for two families, preventing their eviction. Denver Chapter (kandyce@nooneleft.org): -Furnished five homes -Bought a former translator a car (allowing him to get to and from work, thus keeping his job) -Had one of our former translators go on CNN to plead the case for all translators to receive visas -Paired two families with English tutors -Paid the rent for a family, -Paid for the move of a former translator from Mississippi to -Denver (where he now has a community that has welcomed him and is now being interviewed and considered for three different jobs, which will allow him to focus on his ultimate goal of enlisting in the US Army and continuing to serve our country). Charlottesville Chapter (tim@nooneleft.org): -Helped six former translators get jobs. San Diego Chapter (kimberly@noneeleft.org): -Paid the rent for a former translator and continued to assist him in his job search and overall integration into American life. Omaha Chapter (mica@nooneleft.org): -Assisted three former translators with their job search and began providing two of their wives with driving training. Boston Chapter (info@nooneleft.org): -Helped two US veteran's get visas for their former translators. National Headquarters (jason@nooneleft.org): -Welcomed Mica as our newest team member. We're thrilled she's agreed to join us as our National Director of Resettlement. We're also thrilled to announce we received a generous grant from the Rumsfeld Foundation that will allow us to fully support at least five families in the coming months. All of that is thanks to you and your support - for that you have my eternal thanks. Together, you are helping us Keep America's Promise. -Cheers, Matt