{"id":17000,"date":"2014-08-29T15:48:17","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T20:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=17000"},"modified":"2014-08-29T15:57:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T20:57:04","slug":"announcing-hffls-charity-partnership-with-operation-supply-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=17000","title":{"rendered":"Announcing HFFL&#8217;s charity partnership with Operation Supply Drop!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OSD-logo-W.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17002 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OSD-logo-W.png\" alt=\"OSD logo W\" width=\"298\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OSD-logo-W.png 298w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OSD-logo-W-255x300.png 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m very happy to announce the HFFL now has an\u00a0alliance with Operation Supply Drop (OSD).<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today I talked with Glenn Banton of <strong>OSD<\/strong>. We talked about what <strong>OSD<\/strong> does and how HFFL can support their mission.<\/p>\n<p>First thing I did was to sign up with their 8-Bit Salute Charity drive. Thus \u00a0HFFL now has an established &#8216;Team&#8217;, similar to the team we have with Extra-Life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->How this differs from Extra-Life though, is that this is a year-round event.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the yearly fundraising, HFFL will endeavor to hold local and virtual Halo tournaments. These tournaments are to:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">\u2022<\/span> Raise awareness of OSD&#8217;s mission to supply active duty military personnel with free video games, gaming consoles and the like<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">\u2022<\/span> Raise money for the charity so they can buy said equipment<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">\u2022<\/span> promote support for our active duty personnel<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now, here&#8217;s where I need YOUR help. If you are interested in helping with this organization, you can sign on to HFFL&#8217;s <strong>OSD<\/strong> team <a href=\"http:\/\/www.operationsupplydrop.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&amp;teamID=5358\">HERE<\/a>. You can also donate on this page as well.<\/p>\n<p>If you would be interested in helping me organize either local or virtual Halo tournaments to support <strong>OSD<\/strong>, please contact me at sal@halofanforlife.com.<\/p>\n<p>Please make note of the <strong>Operation Supply Drop<\/strong> link in the blogroll menu to the right on the main page.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to working with <strong>OSD<\/strong> and hope you will consider helping as well, be that being on our team, donating, or helping with tournaments.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>-Sal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m very happy to announce the HFFL now has an\u00a0alliance with Operation Supply Drop (OSD). Earlier today I talked with Glenn Banton of OSD. We talked about what OSD does and how HFFL can support their mission. 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