Texas de Brazil, a Brazilian-American steakhouse restaurant chain, has kindly donated to Freedom Alliance so that we can host monthly troop appreciation dinners at any of their 37 restaurants around the country.   Called a “churrascaria” in Brazil, the steakhouse features more than 50 items in its seasonal salad bar; all-you-can-eat meats, which are roasted […]

Freedom Alliance is purchasing supplies to outfit a series of cooking classes at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.   Terry Melo, a Red Cross volunteer and retired home economics teacher, is hosting the “Make It, Bake It, and Take It” workshop each month at Walter Reed’s USO Warrior and Family Center.   For the […]

Artist Elizabeth Brunsman comes from a Navy family. Her dad is recently retired, while her husband and brother are currently serving. Meanwhile, Elizabeth owns and operates Paint Uncorked, a mobile painting class in the Annapolis area.   Her father Dan hosts monthly poker nights for his friends at his Maryland farm, and any funds raised […]

In an ongoing effort to reach out to patients of the Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation Inpatient Program, or PTRIP, Freedom Alliance designs special events and customized contributions for this rotating unit of heroes at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.     In December, we gathered for an end-of-year troop appreciation dinner at […]

Earlier this year, Freedom Alliance was at the Texas de Brazil steakhouse in Tampa, Florida, with our guests, 75 patients and family from the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital and Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center.     We personally welcomed each hero and his or her loved ones in the lobby, presenting them with a box of […]

Beverly Perlson met Lt. Col. Oliver North eight years ago, while her son was fighting in Iraq. She asked the colonel to sign a postcard, which she then mailed to her son, one of many she sent him and his unit during their overseas deployment. This encounter sparked a long-term relationship with Freedom Alliance.   […]