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Tulsa, Oklahoma 918 259-5000

REMEMBERING THE CHILDREN THIS CHRISTMAS

I CRIED TOO™ LAUNCHES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOCUSING ON CHILDREN WHO LOSE A MOM OR DAD IN THE U.S. MILITARY AND OTHER REASONS.

I CRIED TOO™ ANNOUNCES A NATIONAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, FEATURING
THEIR OUTREACH TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS WHO HAVE LOST A MOM OR DAD IN THE U.S. MILITARY AND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHILDREN WHO LOSE A MOM OR DAD EVERY DAY IN AMERICA TO DEATH, DIVORCE, ABUSE OR IMPRISONMENT.

THE I CRIED TOO™ AWARENESS CAMPAIGN INCLUDES SUCH NOTABLE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS AS CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS.. THESE DAYS ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST A PARENT

I CRIED TOO™  IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, NON-PROFIT, (ALL-VOLUNTEER), CAMPAIGN SUPPORTED BY THE PUT ON YOUR ARMOR FOUNDATION AND ITS
CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS. I CRIED TOO™ PROVIDES GRIEF RECOVERY MATERIAL AND SUPPORT TO CHILDREN WHO LOSE A PARENT.

I CRIED TOO™ WAS SELECTED BY THE PENTAGON AND CITY OF NEW YORK FOR
THE CHILDREN WHO LOST A MOM OR DAD ON 9-11 AND NOW BY THE WAR IN IRAQ.

THE I CRIED TOO™ SUBSEQUENT BEREAVEMENT CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE THE
MILITARY OUTREACH REACHING BOYS AND GIRLS WHO HAVE LOST A
MOM OR DAD IN THE U.S. MILITARY AND RELATED TO THE WAR IN IRAQ. THE
CAMPAIGN HAS GAINED NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND APPRECATION FROM
MILITARY CASUALTY DIRECTORS AND HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES AND WIDOWS.
FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH SENT AN APPRECIATION LETTER AND MARK VICTOR
HANSEN, AUTHOR AND CREATOR OF CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL® ALSO
SENT HIS ACKNOWLDEGEMENT.

THROUGH A SHIPPING PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDEX, I CRIED TOO™ PROVIDES
A CHILDREN’S BOOK, CD AND PLUSH BUNNY TO ALL SURVIVING CHILDREN OF U.S. MILITARY CASUALTIES. ADDITIONALLY, I CRIED TOO™ HAS BEEN WORKING
EXTENSIVELY WITH CORPORATIONS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND CHILDREN’S
CHARITIES TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS TO THE PLIGHT AND TRAUMA SUFFERED
BY OVER 5000 CHILDREN EVERYDAY IN AMERICA.

“CHILDREN ARE AMERICA’S GREATEST ABUNDANCE”, SAYS JIM SCHMIDT, PRESIDENT OF THE PUT ON YOUR ARMOR FOUNDATION, AND CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE I CRIED TOO™ CAMPAIGN. “CHILDREN ARE EXPECTED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND ACT NORMAL FOLLOWING A TRAUMA LIKE THE DEATH OF A PARENT OR A DIVORCE, BUT SADLY, THESE CHILDREN ARE MASKING THEIR PAIN AND TURNING TO DRUGS, GANGS, VIOLENCE AND OTHER SOCIAL ILLS”, CONCLUDED SCHMIDT.

SHEILA SCHMIDT, NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF I CRIED TOO™ AND CO-AUTHOR OF
THE I CRIED TOO™ CHILDREN’S BOOK, (WRITTEN WITH HER CHILDREN) KNOWS
THE PAIN AND TRAUMA OF LOSING A HUSBAND. SCHMIDT WAS WIDOWED
FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HER FIRST HUSBAND. THE I CRIED TOO™ CHILDREN’S
BOOK IS BASED ON THE TRAGEDY HER FAMILY SUFFERED. “CHILDREN ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND EXPECTED TO CARRY ON THROUGH LIFE…GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY THEY ARE TOLD” …BUT WHAT THEY NEED IS COUNSELING, SUPPORT AND RESOURCES LIKE WE OFFER AT  I CRIED TOO™, SAYS SCHMIDT.

IN THIS FIRST-EVER I CRIED TOO™ AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, CORPORATIONS,
CHURCHES, AND CIVIC CLUBS ARE ASKED TO HOST FUNDRAISERS AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS, SHOWCASING THE PLIGHT OF AMERICA’S MILLIONS OF BEREAVED CHILDREN.

AVIS, A NATIONAL RENTAL CAR COMPANY AND A DIVISION OF CENDANT, RAISED
MONEY AND ORDERED I CRIED TOO™ PRODUCTS DURING THEIR INTER OFFICE
PATRIOTIC CAMPAIGN IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. THE OKLAHOMA CITY REDHAWKS, A
SEMI-PRO BASEBALL TEAM, HOSTED A RECENT IN-STADIUM AWARENESS NIGHT
AND FUNDRAISER. FEDEX EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERED AT COLLECTION POINTS
THROUGHOUT THE STADIUM. FEDEX EMPLOYEES IN TULSA, RECENTLY SPENT A
SATURDAY IN FRONT OF A SUPER WAL*MART COLLECTING FUNDS AND
DISTRIBUTING I CRIED TOO™ AWARENESS LITERATURE. DOZENS OF PUBLIC
SCHOOLS HOSTED I CRIED TOO™ PRESENTATIONS AND ASSEMBLIES. ONE
COUNSELOR IN COWETA, OKLAHOMA SAID THAT I CRIED TOO™ INVOKED MORE RESPONSES FROM HER STUDENTS IN HER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAN ANY OTHER PROGRAM THAT EVER VISITED HER SCHOOL.

DOZENS OF MILITARY WIDOWS HAVE SENT UNSOLICITED FAMILY PHOTOS AND
LETTERS OF APPRECIATION TO THE I CRIED TOO™ HEADQUARTERS. WIDOWS
ALMOST ALWAYS SAY THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH THEIR CHILDREN
WERE HOLDING INSIDE UNTIL THEY READ THE I CRIED TOO™ BOOK, LISTENED TO
THE CD OR SLEPT WITH THE PLUSH BUNNY NAMED ABUNDANCE.

I CRIED TOO™ ACCEPTS ALL DONATIONS AND IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. 100% OF ALL DONATIONS TO
I CRIED TOO™ BENEFITS BEREAVED CHILDREN. ADMINISTRATION COSTS ARE
SUPPORTED BY THE PUT ON YOUR ARMOR FOUNDATION AND THERE ARE NO
WAGES OR SALARIES PAID AT THE ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION.

DONATIONS MAY BE MADE ONLINE AT WWW.ICRIEDTOO.ORG OR SENT TO:

I CRIED TOO™
P.O. BOX 703131
BROKEN ARROW, OK. 74170

CORPORATIONS, CHURCHES, OR CIVIC CLUBS WISHING TO HOST CAMPAIGNS
WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS OR WISH TO ORDER I CRIED TOO™ PRODUCTS
AND RESOURCES OR FOR THOSE WHO WANT MORE INFORMATION ARE ASKED TO CONTACT:

I CRIED TOO™ AT:

(918) 259-5000 OR INFO@ICRIEDTOO.ORG

P.O. BOX 703131
BROKEN ARROW, OK. 74170

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