Wounded Warrior Project participates in PittsburghGives

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May 04, 2015, 12:41 ET

PITTSBURGH, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) will be one of more than 130 non-profit organizations to benefit from PittsburghGives on Tuesday. The one-day, online giving challenge is hosted by The Pittsburgh Foundation and is part of the national day of giving called Give Local America.

The event will raise awareness of the pressing needs affecting the Pittsburgh area, and encourages the community to give in their own backyard to organizations impacting the areas in which we live and work. PittsburghGives will help bring attention to the 1,786 injured service members in Pennsylvania, and the programs we offer them and their families for engagement, mind, body, and economic empowerment.

"The Wounded Warrior Project Pittsburgh office works tirelessly to impact the lives of local warriors and their families, not just today, but for their lifetime," said Christy Leonard, Grants Specialist. "We are excited to participate in PittsburghGives and encourage individuals and companies to use this opportunity to step up for a local cause."

For more information on PittsburghGives, or to make a donation on May 5, please visit http://www.pittsburghgives.org/npo/wounded-warrior-project-inc. For additional information on WWP, please visit woundedwarriorproject.org.

About Wounded Warrior Project
The mission of Wounded Warrior Project^® (WWP) is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. WWP's purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida and has a program service center located in Pittsburgh, PA. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org.

SOURCE Wounded Warrior Project