>Starbucks CEO To Donate $30 Million To Support PTSD Research For Veterans<
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03-22-2014, 06:32 AM
>Starbucks CEO To Donate $30 Million To Support PTSD Research For Veterans<
Hi Member's,
It's great to start a new day with some good news.
I know several military veteran's that went to war &
the ones that returned had PTSD & were not the same person
that they were.
I have the highest respect to `all that have served their country
Starbucks CEO To Donate $30 Million To Support PTSD Research For Veterans
Thanks Starbucks The Huffington Post | by Melissa McGlensey
Updated: 03/21/2014 6:59 pm EDT
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5008950.html
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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is making a large donation to help U.S. veterans.
Schultz spoke to CBS Evening News on Wednesday and announced his plan to allocate most of the $30 million donation toward researching solutions to brain trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.
PTSD affects between 11 and 20 percent of military members who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Schultz told CBS that veterans often don't get the treatment or understanding they need and deserve.
"The truth of the matter is, and I say this with respect, more often than not, the government does a very -- a much better job of sending people to war than they do bringing them home, " he stated. "They're coming home to an American public that really doesn't understand and never embraced, what these people have done."
Schultz has shown support for troops in the past. Last year, Starbucks announced its initiative to hire 10,000 veterans and spouses of active military in five years.
The unemployment rate among post-9/11 veterans dropped to 9.0 percent last year, down from 9.9 percent the year before, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This number is about 1.6 percentage points above the civilian population.
Schultz spoke to CBS Evening News on Wednesday and announced his plan to allocate most of the $30 million donation toward researching solutions to brain trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.
PTSD affects between 11 and 20 percent of military members who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Schultz told CBS that veterans often don't get the treatment or understanding they need and deserve.
"The truth of the matter is, and I say this with respect, more often than not, the government does a very -- a much better job of sending people to war than they do bringing them home, " he stated. "They're coming home to an American public that really doesn't understand and never embraced, what these people have done."
Schultz has shown support for troops in the past. Last year, Starbucks announced its initiative to hire 10,000 veterans and spouses of active military in five years.
The unemployment rate among post-9/11 veterans dropped to 9.0 percent last year, down from 9.9 percent the year before, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This number is about 1.6 percentage points above the civilian population.
Thanks to all our MCF Veteran Member's
for your service to your country.
for your service to your country.
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