Letter from Co-Founder and Executive Director Ronda Englander, December 2019

December 16, 2019

Dear Friends of Comfort Crew, In 2013, Team CCMK registered to run in the Austin Marathon- Half Marathon. Each runner selected a veteran to honor. I selected Todd Nelson. In 2007, shortly before his scheduled flight home, Todd’s life was changed forever when a suicide bomber detonated beside his vehicle. He endured 20 lifesaving surgeries and another 20 reconstructive surgeries. I drew strength and inspiration from Todd’s journey that pushed me to reach the finish line 7 years ago and I continue to draw strength from his story. Todd shares his message of courage and faith with others. A few years ago, we had the privilege of recording an interview with Todd to capture his story on video. When asked about the impact of his injuries on his two daughters, Todd became emotional and said no one had ever asked him that question. He shared the difficulties his oldest daughter […]

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Donate a Cuzzie for the WTU Holiday Toy Drive!

November 21, 2019
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From now until December 12, 2019 are collecting new and unwrapped presents for the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) at Fort Hood, Texas. Gifts, including our plush Cuzzie and our Taking Care of You! Support for Kids of Injured Heroes Kits sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project, will be delivered on December 18th to 85 families at the WTU. You can now purchase/donate a plush Cuzzie® bear for $15 for the Holiday Toy Drive. We will deliver it directly to the WTU for you! Cuzzie was created specifically to comfort and support military kids. To date, he has done his job well for over 300,000 military kids. The founders adopted Cuzzie®, a plush patchwork bear, as the honorary mascot of CCMK. Cuzzie® was created in Trevor’s sketchbook and brought to life offering real comfort and companionship to military kids of all ages. His name is Cuzzie® ‘CUZ HE cares for kids. […]

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GALActica – Meet Craig Flowers

October 15, 2019

Welcome back to our last and final post in our Galactica series! If you didn’t read the posts about Christopher Sean and Todd Nelson, then go and check those out! We are excited to introduce our Master of Ceremonies Craig Flowers.  J. Craig Flowers is a fourth generation, native Texan, originally from San Antonio.   His 25 years in the US Army encompassed a decade overseas, including three years in The Kingdom of Morocco.  His final military assignment was at West Point where he taught and served as the Director of Cadet Activities and Assistant Baseball Coach.   Craig attended Texas Christian University earning a degree in Economics while playing baseball for the Horned Frogs. He holds a M.A. from Kansas University and is fluent in French.  He trained, specialized and operated in field of Human Intelligence. Founder of The Sideline Leadership CO., he works with NCAA Coaches, CEO’s and Corporations on […]

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GALActica – Meet Todd Nelson

October 15, 2019

Hello everyone! Welcome back to our Galactica series. This will be the second of three blog posts where we introduce you to our guest speakers Christopher Sean and Todd Nelson, as well as our Master of Ceremonies, Craig Flowers. If you missed out first post about Christopher Sean, make sure you go and read it!  In today’s post we are introducing you to MSG (R) Todd Nelson! MSG(Retired) Todd Nelson joined the U.S. Army in the delayed entry program during his junior year of high school in 1990.  Over the next 20 years he served in many campaigns to include Operation Enduring Freedom in Bosnia, Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.  He served in 5 locations across the US, and multiple locations in Europe. In 2007, while serving in combat, MSG Nelson was injured by a suicide Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast during a convoy […]

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GALActica – Meet Christopher Sean

October 15, 2019

Hello everyone!  In case you haven’t heard, our event “Galactica” is fast approaching and we couldn’t be more excited. Over the next three blog posts, we are going to further introduce you to our guest speakers and our Master of Ceremonies.  Today’s post is dedicated to our first guest speaker Christopher Sean.  Christopher Sean was born in Washington State. The son of a career military man, he grew up in the Philippines, Japan, Mississippi, El Centro, CA and Oxnard, CA. His father retired as a senior chief in the Navy, met and married Christopher’s mother, who was a Japanese national. Because of his multi-ethnic background combined with his varied childhood, Christopher is fluent in English, Japanese and Spanish. Additionally, because he grew up in so many different locations, he has an understanding and appreciation of many cultures and locales.  After his father retired from the Navy, the family settled in […]

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GALActica Speakers

August 28, 2019
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“I’m going back!”

August 7, 2019

We are honored to be one of Jenna Fischer’s chosen charities for her Dundie Tribute fundraising campaign. Find out which products are available for purchase at www.represent.com/jenna. Proceeds from the sales will benefit Girls on the Run, Kids in Need of Defense, Adopt Together, and your very own Comfort Crew for Military Kids.

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From a Military Spouse

June 27, 2019

Dear Friends of Comfort Crew, I am a Navy Wife of 15 years, a mother to two amazingly resilient Navy kids, a Navy and Marine Granddaughter, an Army Daughter, and an Airforce Sister. Recently, I’ve been given the privilege of taking on the role of Command Family Ombudsman in Virginia Beach. Needless to say, our military and their families hold a very special place in my heart. In April 2017, my husband checked into his current command, gearing up to deploy for 7 months overseas. This would be my kids first experience with a deployment. Honestly, I think I was more terrified of the unknown for them than they were until a friend introduced me to her Comfort Crew “With You All the Way” Kit. As a family, the four of us sat down and watched the DVD together. It was at that moment I was able to feel confident […]

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