I just came across an organization called “Spirit of America.” Others may have already heard of them, and I don’t know much about them, but they seem like a worthwhile and interesting group. Their website describes their mission as follows:
Spirit of America helps Americans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan assist people in need. We fulfill requests from American personnel for goods that improve the lives of local people and thus help advance freedom and peace.
We have provided school and medical supplies, sewing machines, hand tools, water barrels, clothing, soccer gear and toys in response to needs identified by American personnel. We contributed equipment to Iraqi-owned television stations to establish a better alternative to Al Jazeera. We helped Iraqi men whose arms were amputated by Saddam Hussein get a new start on life.
What caught my eye initially was their efforts to protect bloggers and alternative media in trouble spots in the Middle East, which then led me to learn all the other charitable things that they are doing.
Update:
As usual, I’m the last one to hear about stuff like this. Nice piece by Daniel Henninger on Spirit of America last spring in OpinionJournal.
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