1. If I Could Change The World The Positive Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Brian C. Nichols ©2010

2. What is… Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the act of serving legitimate needs through corporate support of worthy causes. In the U.S., among many great needs, is a need for assistance… …Assistance to aid our American service members with post-deployment reintegration Back into family & civilian life.

3. From December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2009, the top seven (7) U.S. charitable foundations that engaged in Corporate Giving Contributed over $1 Billion Dollars to worthy causes in “cash” & “in kind” donations. $$1,084,016,675

4. Is Corporate Social Responsibility important to your organization? Corporate Social Responsibility suggests that the needs of the customers & clients who produced your prosperity, Mean more than merely an opportunity for profit.

5. Welcome Home Troops is a registered 501 C-3 “non-profit”, non-partisan organization that possesses as its’ primary objective, service to American military men & women & their families. The Welcome Home Troops objective is to provide compassionate assistance & facilitate successful reintegration of service members & veterans into family & civilian life.

6. The numbers are staggering “Depression, post-traumatic stress syndrome, and loss of psychosocial skills are frequent sequelae of TBI.” Source: Ippolito M.D., Charles J. (2007). Battlefield TBI: Blast and Aftermath. Psychiatric Times, Vol. 3, No. 8. http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/56916 “Since the year 2000, 178,876 cases of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) have been diagnosed.” Source: The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (2010). http://www.dvbic.org/TBI-Numbers.aspx, last updated on May 20, 2010. “An estimated 300,000 OEF/OIF Veterans are currently suffering from PTSD or Major Depression.” *OEF = Operation Enduring Freedom OIF = Operation Iraqi Freedom Source: excerpted from the published testimony of TERRI TANIELIAN to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on March 24, 2009 as a part of the RAND Corporation testimony series.

7. If You Could Change the World… The needs exist, …would you? how will you change the world?

8. Of all causes worthy of support, one in particular addresses the multiple symptoms of suffering.

9. Welcome Home Troops possesses the core belief that the strength of the family is among our nation’s defining & foundational strengths. Upon such a foundation may be built successful participants in a productive society. Corporate Social Responsibility begins with defining those causes most worthy of support.

11. By providing WHT focus services to returning & active military service members & their families?By supporting Welcome Home Troops.

13. Tickets for Troops

14. Counseling Referral

15. Veterans Administration Liaison

16. “Innovation” (Entrepreneurial Training )

17. “Santa Up” (Toys for Troops campaign)

18. “Christmas Blend” (Starbucks coffee campaign)

19. Etc…Welcome Home Troops intends to positively impact the lives of our American service members, military veterans & our society as a whole through compassionate services designed to aid reintegration.

20. If your Organization saved a life, created unity in a family or enabled the healing of just one of these people… Would it be worth the investment?

21. Your Corporate Support Matters Here. Welcome Home Troops P.O. Box 488 Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 PH# 951-385-2774 www.usawelcomehometroops.org welcomehometroops@gmail.com Help Our Troops & Their Families. Please Help Us… Change The World Welcome Home Troops P.O. Box 488 Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 PH# 951-385-2774 www.usawelcomehometroops.org welcomehometroops@gmail.com