From: To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]>, Cece de Jongh Subject: Fwd: St John Wounded Veteran Program Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:55:03 +0000 Forwarded message From: Brandi Schuld Date: Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 11:55 AM Subject: St John Wounded Veteran Program To: jeffneyr✓ajeffreyepstein.org Dear Mr. Epstein, I am writing at this time in hopes of drawing your philanthropic attention to the Team River Runner St John Wounded Veterans Program. Every November, Team River Runner (TRR) brings a team of wounded service members and veterans to the island of St John to camp, kayak and to find health and healing in the tranquil sea. Team River Runner is a 501c3 non-profit organization that relies on donations to fund its programs. We do receive some grants, but no state or federal funding. TRR was founded in 2004 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and today has 50 chapters nationwide dedicated to helping injured service members and veterans to enjoy a healthy, active lifestyle through paddle sports. TRR began bringing injured veterans to St John in November 2007. Due to the high cost of the program, TRR was forced to cancel their 2009 trip. My husband John and I (both of us prior military with John being a two time combat veteran) met TRR during their 2010 program. After observing their amazing program, we decided that TRR would never cancel another St John program due to lack of funds. In 2011, we teamed up with fellow St Johnian, Captain Tom Larson of Sadie Sea/Love City Charters (also a 20 year Coast Guard retiree) to design and coordinate the first annual St John Chaotic Kayak Race where local St John businesses enter 3 man kayak teams consisting of 2 paddlers and one water gunner to battle in a series tournament style races. Teams are encouraged to fundraise individually to "buy" a head start in the race ($100 = 5 seconds). Together with the generous people of St John, we raised $13,000 of the needed funds and were surprised on event