The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation – GoDaddy “Matching Challenge” Raises Money to Help Injured Service Members via the Semper Fi Fund

Semper Fi Fund, The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation and GoDaddy have announced the results of their two-month matching challenge. Thanks to GoDaddy, Bob and Renee Parsons and the hundreds of individual supporters who gave to the Semper Fi Fund this holiday season, the campaign raised an unprecedented $5 million - more than double the initial goal.

The Potomac Institute has made numerous donations to the Semper Fi Fund, including a $25,000 check in 2013, representing proceeds from sales of "Al Gray, Marine: The Early Years."  Gen. Al Gray, the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, is the Chairman of Potomac Institute’s Board of Regents as well as a Senior Fellow, and he is also the Chairman of the Semper Fi Fund’s Board of Directors.  Gray,  Scott Laidig (the book’s author and a Marine Vietnam Veteran), and Potomac Institute’s CEO Mike Swetnam presented the check to Karen Guenther, President, CEO and Founder of the Semper Fi Fund; and Bob Bowlin, Semper Fi Fund treasurer.

“Al Gray, Marine” is the first volume in a biography series of the former Commandant and is available on Amazon.com (click here).    Proceeds from sales of the book go to The Semper Fi Fund.

Since 2004, Semper Fi Fund, and its program America's Fund, have provided immediate financial assistance and lifetime support for injured and critically ill members of the post 9/11 U.S. Armed Forces and their families. The Semper Fi Fund's streamlined structure keeps overhead very low, 6%; they are also one of three veteran charities to receive an "A+" rating from The American Institute of Philanthropy, and a "Four Star" rating from Charity Navigator.   The Semper Fi Fund has given more than 67,000 grants totaling more than $85 million to over 11,000 service members and their families.