March 2006

For Immediate Release: March 31, 2006 Tulsa, Oklahoma 918 259-5000

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™ IS LAUNCHING 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 HOLIDAYS AS EASTER, MOTHER’S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY AND FATHER’S DAY. 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.

THE I CRIED TOO™ SUBSEQUENT BEREAVEMENT CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE THE MILITARY OUTREACH REACHING OVER 1300 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 ORGANIZAITONS, 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

3/29/02 For Immediate Release: BROKEN ARROW, OK. LOCAL STUDENTS LEAD GRIEF RECOVERY EFFORT OF 9-11. TEENAGERS BLAKE AND FIONA MARKHAM OF BROKEN ARROW, HELPED WRITE THE I Cried Too© GRIEF RECOVERY CHILDREN’S BOOK AND SONGS ON THE ACCOMPANYING C.D. AS A WAY TO HELP OTHER CHILDREN WHO LOOSE PARENTS. BLAKE AND FIONA LOST THEIR FIRST DAD IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT BACK IN 1993. THE TEENAGERS ALONG WITH THE HELP OF THEIR MOM AND NEW DAD RELEASED THE CD THAT FEATURES A NARRATED CHILDREN’S STORY AND THREE SONGS LAST SUMMER. “WHEN 9-11 HAPPENED, WE JUST KNEW WE HAD TO GO TO NEW YORK TO HELP THE CHILDREN”, SAID BLAKE MARKHAM WHO TURNS 17 THIS WEEK. “I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD WHEN MY FIRST DADDY DIED, SAID FIONA MARKHAM NOW 14. “WE KNOW THE I Cried Too© STORY WILL HELP LOTS OF CHILDREN GET THROUGH THEIR PAIN AND GRIEF” ADDED FIONA. SHEILA SCHMIDT, BLAKE AND FIONA’S MOTHER, REMEMBERS THE PAIN OF LOSING A HUSBAND. ‘SOMEONE HAS TO HELP THESE CHILDREN, SHE SAID, “IT’S TOUGH GOING IT ALONE, ESPECIALLY AFTER SUCH A TREMENDOUS TRAGEDY. WE BELIEVE THIS PROJECT WILL TOUCH MANY OF THE SURVIVORS IN A SPECIAL WAY. THE FIRST HOLIDAY CAN BE ESPECIALLY ROUGH, BUT THIS EASTER CAN BE BETTER WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE SPECIAL BUNNY WHO IS FEATURED IN OUR BOOK AND ON THE I Cried Too© CD”. THIS PROJECT IS SO EFFECTIVE BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON OUR TRUE STORY”, SAID SCHMIDT.

BLAKE AND FIONA ATTEND GRACE FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AND JUST COMPLETED THEIR SPRING BREAK BY HELPING DISTRIBUTE THE MORE THAN 1400 PACKETS IN NEW YORK AND AT THE PENTAGON. THE TEENAGERS, THEIR PARENTS AND VOLUNTEERS FROM THE TULSA AREA JUST RETURNED FROM NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON D.C. WHERE I Cried Too© PACKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH VARIOUS AGENCIES.

THE PENTAGON ACCEPTED 221 PACKETS IN WHICH ONE WAS DELIVERED TO THE TWO YEAR OLD SON OF THE CIA AGENT WHO WAS THE FIRST U.S. CASUALTY IN THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. ADDITIONALLY, CHILDREN’S BOOKS FROM THE I Cried Too© PROJECT WERE PERSONALIZED FOR MANY OF THE PENTAGON CHILDREN AND FIRE STATION #288 IN BROOKLYN WHICH LOST MANY OF THE FIREMEN IN THE TWIN TOWERS RESCUE EFFORT. THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION ACCEPTED OVER 40 OF THE PACKETS AND SENATOR CORZINE’S OFFICE IN NEW JERSEY PROVIDED THE LIST OF NINE BEREAVEMENT CENTERS WHERE ANOTHER 400 PACKETS WERE DELIVERED. CATHOLIC CHARITIES HELPED DISTRIBUTE 466 PACKETS IN LONG ISLAND, INCLUDING THE ROCKAWAY AREA WHERE THE SECOND PLANE WENT DOWN JUST A WEEK AFTER 9-11.

THE MALL AT THE SOURCE ON LONG ISLAND FEATURED AN I Cried Too© DISPLAY THAT LED TO ANOTHER 74 PACKETS DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN WHO LOST A MOM OR DAD ON 9-11.

THE I Cried Too© PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE AT VARIOUS STORES IN TULSA INCLUDING FAMILY CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE ON 71ST BETWEEN MINGO AND MEMORIAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT (918) 259-5000. PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE AT WWW.ICRIEDTOO.ORG

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2/28/02 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA

I Cried Too© PROJECT BRINGS HOPE AND HEALING TO THE CHILDREN OF 9-11.

NEW YORK TRIP SCHEDULED MARCH 16-24

I Cried Too© A PROJECT SPONSORED BY THE PUT ON YOUR ARMOR FOUNDATION, A NON-PROFIT 501-C-3 HAS SCHEDULED ITS SECOND OUTREACH IN NEW YORK MARCH 16-24. THE EFFORT WILL BENEFIT THE THOUSANDS OF BOYS AND GIRLS WHO LOST A MOM OR DAD ON SEPTEMBER 11. VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE HUNDREDS OF GRIEF RECOVERY PACKETS INCLUDING THE I Cried Too© CHILDREN’S BOOK, CD, AND COMPANION PLUSH BUNNY RABBIT NAMED ABUNDANCE.

“SPRINGTIME AND THE EASTER SEASON IS THE PERFECT TIME TO BRING HOPE TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS WHO DESPERATELY NEED TO HEAR THAT OTHERS SHARE THEIR PAIN AND THAT THERE WILL BE A BRIGHTER TOMORROW,” SAID SHEILA SCHMIDT A FORMER WIDOW AND CO-AUTHOR/CHAIRMAN OF THE I Cried Too© PROJECT.

SCHMIDT, ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND, “ARMADILLO JIM” AND HER CHILDREN, BLAKE, 16 AND FIONA WHO RECENTLY TURNED 14, PENNED AND ILLUSTRATED A CHILDREN’S BOOK CALLED,
I Cried Too© LAST YEAR. IT IS BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE TRAGEDY AND LOSS THAT OCCURRED WHEN SCHMIDT’S FIRST HUSBAND AND THEIR FATHER WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE STORY IS TOLD THROUGH THE EYES OF A BUNNY RABBIT WHO WITNESSED THE DEATH.

BLAKE AND FIONA REMEMBER THE FATAL DAY WHEN THEY HEARD THE NEWS OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR FATHER.

“WE’RE COMING TO NEW YORK AGAIN BECAUSE WE FEEL A CONNECTION TO THESE SPECIAL CHILDREN”, SAID FIONA.

“WE WANT TO LET BOYS AND GIRLS KNOW THAT THINGS WILL CHANGE AND THEY WILL BEGIN TO FEEL BETTER AGAIN”, SHE ADDED. THE TWO CHILDREN ALONG WITH THEIR PARENTS “ARMADILLO JIM” AND SHEILA SCHMIDT (AND 20 OTHER VOLUNTEERS) TRAVELED TO NEW YORK IN DECEMBER WHEN THEY SERVED AS MASTERS OF CEREMONIES FOR THE TWIN TOWERS ORPHAN FUND/TOYS FOR TOTS CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE HUDSON THEATRE IN THE MILLENIUM HOTEL NEAR BROADWAY. AT THIS EVENT MORE THAN 60 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVED GIFTS, TOYS AND THE I Cried Too© PACKETS. “WE TALKED TO MANY FAMILIES WHO LOST A LOVED ONE ON 9-11. WE WERE ABLE TO RELATE AND SHARE ONE ANOTHER’S PAIN”, SAID BLAKE MARKHAM. MARKHAM WHO LOST HIS FATHER, REMEMBERS THAT HIS PARENTS LOST THEIR HOUSE TO A FIRE AND THEN LATER THEIR BUSINESS BURNED AND A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT HIS FATHER WAS ACCIDENTALLY ELECTROCUTED. “I SHARE MY STORY WITH THE CHILDREN AND I WROTE A SONG CALLED THESE ARE THE MOMENTS, TO HELP CHILDREN TRY TO REMEMBER THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE AND TO FOCUS ON THAT.” HE CONTINUED.

THE I Cried Too© CHILDREN’S BOOK HAS AN ACCOMPANYING CD WHICH FEATURES MARKHAM’S SONG, THE NARRATED STORY, SONGS BY HIS SISTER FIONA AND MOM SHEILA AND ENCOURAGING WORDS FROM HIS MOM AND NEW DAD.

SHEILA SCHMIDT, WHO REMEMBERS THOSE TRAGIC DAYS IN HER LIFE SAID THAT CHILDREN NEED TO HEAR FROM OTHER CHILDREN THAT LIFE IS GOING TO BE OKAY AGAIN. SHE ALSO ENCOURAGES THE WIDOWS AND OTHER GUARDIANS ON ISSUES THAT THEY MAY BE DEALING WITH. “RIGHT NOW MANY OF THE WIDOWS ARE NOT READY TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE”, SAID SCHMIDT.

“THEY WANT TO ISOLATE THEMSELVES AND WITHDRAW FROM EVENTS AND PEOPLE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT OUR VISIBILITY HELPS PEOPLE SEE THAT THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH”, CONCLUDED SCHMIDT.

DURING THE FIRST VISIT TO NEW YORK IN DECEMBER, THE GROUP MET GOVERNOR GEORGE PATAKI, FIRE COMMISSIONER THOMAS VON ESSEN, FAMILY MEMBERS OF VICTIMS OF THE 9-11 EVENTS, LEADERS OF VARIOUS RELIEF AGENCIES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND MANY CHILDREN.

ON THE TRIP SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 16-24 EVENTS, DISTRIBUTION AND MEETINGS ARE SET FOR LOCAL SHOPPING MALLS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND OTHER VENUES IN NEW YORK AND THE VARIOUS BOROUGHS. THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW YORKERS AND SURVIVORS OF 9-11 TO MEET THE AUTHORS OF THE I Cried Too© PROJECT AND RECEIVE THE BOOK, CD, AND COMPANION PLUSH BUNNY RABBIT.

BLAKE AND FIONA WILL PERFORM SONGS FROM THE CD AND WILL SIGN SPECIAL CDs FOR THE ORPHANS AND CHILDREN WHO LOST A MOM OR DAD AT SOME OF THE SPECIFIC EVENTS.
THE PUT ON YOUR ARMOR FOUNDATION, SPONSORS OF THE OUTREACH, IS AN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION WHOSE MISSION IS ‘ARMORING’ CHILDREN WITH LOVE AGAINST DRUGS CRIME AND VIOLENCE.

“ARMADILLO JIM”, CELEBRATING HIS 22ND YEAR AS PRESIDENT OF PUT ON YOUR ARMOR, WILL ESCORT THE I Cried Too© VOLUNTEERS AND HIS NEW FAMILY TO NEW YORK,
MARCH 16-24. HE PLANS TO BRING TWO OF HIS FAMOUS ARMADILLO MASCOTS IN HOPES OF ATTRACTING CHILDREN TO THE PROPOSED EVENTS AND VENUES. “ARMADILLO JIM” HAS TRAVELED WITH HIS LUGGAGE-LOOKING PETS TO OVER 1,000 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, STATE FAIRS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. HE HAS BEEN A MASTER OF CEREMONIES FOR PRESIDENT BUSH AND HAS HELPED JOHN WALSH RAISE OVER FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR THE CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. “CHILDREN LOVE ANIMALS AND COWBOYS, SAID “ARMADILLO JIM”. WE BELIEVE THE MORE ACTIVITIES WE OFFER THESE CHILDREN, THE MORE REASONS FAMILIES WILL HAVE TO COME MEET US”, HE ADDED.

THE PET ARMADILLOS FEATURED IN THE PROGRAM WERE RESCUED BY THE NON-PROFIT, TEXAS ARMADILLO ASSOCIATION AND ARE CERTIFIED AND LICENSED UNDER THE USDA ANIMAL WELFARE ACT.

SPECIFIC EVENTS AND DISTRIBUTION SITES RELATED TO THE I Cried Too© GRIEF RECOVERY PROJECT FOR CHILDREN WILL BE ANNOUNCED MARCH 7, 2002.

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN OBTAINING MORE INFORMATION, DONATING TO THE PROJECT OR RECEIVING AN I Cried Too© PACKET, PLEASE VISIT THE FOUNDATION ON LINE AT WWW.ICRIEDTOO.ORG OR CALL (918) 259-5000.

THE GROUP WILL FLY AMERICAN AIRLINES ARRIVING IN NEW YORK CITY (NEWARK AIRPORT) MARCH 16TH, AROUND 2:30 P.M. HEADQUARTER HOTEL IS THE MILLENIUM BROADWAY ON 44TH STREET.

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November 30, 2001…. for immediate release. Broken arrow, Oklahoma……….

I Cried Too©, the grief recovery project benefiting the orphans and surviving children of the victims of the 9-11 terrorist attacks is launching a nationwide fundraising drive for Christmas in order to provide the I cried too children’s book, cd, and companion plush bunny rabbit. I Cried Too© is administered by the Put On Your ArmorSM Foundation (a non-profit 501-C-3) whose mission in “armoring” children with love has reached over three million children through live assemblies in public schools, crusades, state fairs and special events since 1980.

I Cried Too© is a grief recovery project for children who suffer the loss of any kind. Originally developed as a children’s book, companion CD and plush bunny rabbit, I Cried Too© expanded into this current national program and fund drive following the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Over 5000 children lost a mom or dad, (or both) or legal guardian in the Twin Towers attack alone on that fateful September morning.

Sheila Schmidt, Co-Chairman of the I Cried Too© Campaign had this to say about the project, “In the early 90’s our home burned, our business burned down and my first husband died suddenly. I Cried too was birthed from our personal experience. My first two children and I know the pain of grief and of such abrupt and tragic loss. Christmas and the holidays are particularly tough on the widows and children. Many of the donations we are already receiving come from people who know the pain in grieving,” concluded Schmidt.
Schmidt and two of her children wrote and recorded three of the songs on the I Cried Too© CD, plus illustrated and wrote the children’s book The I Cried Too© Fund raising campaign is a grass roots effort that began when a single mother of four from a small town in Georgia contacted the Put On Your ArmorSM Foundation, creators of I Cried Too©. The mother said, “I wrote a poem called, ‘Merry Christmas from Heaven’. I would like to do a fundraiser down here in Georgia and then send you the money and my poem to give to the kids in New York along with your grief recovery material.” following the phone call, that single mother contacted her mayor and county manager and received approval to place donation jars in all city/county office buildings or at coffee machines. She and her children also organized a county-wide talent show scheduled for December 7th with all admissions and entry fees going to, I Cried Too.

“Armadillo Jim” and Sheila Schmidt, President and Executive Officers of the Put On Your ArmorSM Foundation and Co-Chairmen of the I Cried Too© project said, “We were so touched by that one woman’s compassion and enthusiasm, we just knew we had to launch this campaign to let the children know that America wanted to say, ‘I Cried TOO’. IT has become more than a children’s story… it is a relief effort.” said the schmidts. Already, I Cried Too© has endorsed other fundraising activities in several states including the following projects:

Halftime “pass the hat” at football games and sporting events.
Bowling alley “bowl for the children” nights
Public school and community talent shows
Email chain letter and fund drives
Canisters and donation jars at point of purchase and retail locations

A web-site www.IcriedToo.org has been created and donated. Each day donors send money in response to an email that was sent on Tuesday October 16. An oilfield-related company in Houston, Texas, which manufactures Power Chokes sent $500.00 in response to that one email. A woman in Ft. Worth, Texas sent a $10.00 check along with a handwritten note that read: “Thanks for organizing this good work. I was a widow and my sons were fatherless for 20 years. Grief hurts.”. While other non-profit organization’s fundraising meet their specific goals, I Cried Too© is dedicated to PLACING THE Children’s book, cd, and companion plush bunny rabbit as Christmas gifts into the hands of the children who suffered loss on 9-11. The CD and children’s book developed and copyrighted (non-coincidentally) last year embraces children and helps them overcome the hurt and pain of grief. Members of the Schmidt family and other volunteers who will purchase their own plane tickets will travel to New York to distribute the children’s gifts on December 23.

The I Cried Too© project guarantees that 100% of all donations will directly underwrite the grief recovery material, Christmas gifts and distribution expenses related to the grieving children. All donations will be spent on material only. no overhead, salaries or incidental expenses will come out of donations.
I Cried Too© will endorse fundraising ideas and programs nationwide and select local coordinators for these projects. To volunteer, donate, or for more information please call (918) 259-5000 or visit the web-site www.IcriedToo.org or www.PutOnYourArmor.org Email contact is info@ICriedToo.org

Checks are to be made payable to:
I Cried Too
P.O. Box 703131
Broken arrow, ok 74013

All donations are tax deductible and are recognized by the IRS as charitable giving. Each donor will receive a receipt for his or her contribution. All expenditures will be posted online with 100% of donations going to I Cried Too©.

MEDIA FACT SHEET
Name of Project: I CRIED TOO (GRIEF RECOVERY FOR CHILDREN)
Date Founded: April, 20 2000
Host Charity: Put On Your ArmorSM Foundation, Inc.
Headquarters: 1000 E. Memphis, Broken Arrow, OK 74012, (918) 259-5000 www.ICriedToo.org
Purpose: To provide children’s grief recovery products under the title, I Cried Too©
Status: Fully exempt pursuant to sec. 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Tax ID. 74-2588643