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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Menlo Park, CA - June 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rebuild Hope, a new national "not-for-profit", today announced the first online financial support network that directly connects injured U.S. servicemen and women with people who wish to help them. The Rebuild Hope website (www.rebuildhope.org) displays the personal profiles of current and former military personnel who suffer life-altering injuries from the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and enables individual donors to address specific needs not met by existing government and private-sector organizations. At a time of growing concern about the donor efficiency of many U.S. not-for-profits, Rebuild Hope ensures that 100 percent of beneficiary donations are distributed to qualifying recipients.

"Rebuild Hope aims to engage thousands of individual Americans in a collective effort to improve the lives of active military service members and veterans who have suffered severe injuries since September 11, 2001, as well as their care-giving families," said Dana Hendrickson, co-founder and president of Rebuild Hope. "Time and time again, Americans have demonstrated unmatched compassion and generosity, helping millions of people around the world who experienced major hardships. It's hard to imagine a greater humanitarian cause than helping our own U.S military families who personally suffer from lasting wounds of war. Thousands are struggling with major financial problems that we cannot count on our government to solve. This is a crisis Americans can no longer ignore."

Because of advances in medical technology, many soldier's lives have been saved during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately, many of the injuries sustained by troops require ongoing rehabilitation and care that outstrip the capacity of existing public and private organizations. Rebuild Hope uses the Internet to solicit and deliver transitional financial assistance to regular service and guard members, veterans, and their caregiving families. Beneficiaries describe their individual situations and needs, and donors advise Rebuild Hope on how they want their assistance to be directed. Rebuild Hope works closely with the Veterans Administration, military services, and other not-for-profits to identify and qualify beneficiaries. Unlike most not-for-profit organizations Rebuild Hope's Internet-based service model enables donors to identify individual beneficiaries and influence where their donations go. The model also permits Rebuild Hope to operate with a minimum amount of overhead so 100 percent of all donations designated for beneficiaries are distributed to them. The entire Rebuild Hope team consists of volunteers.

Donors can easily make gifts as small as $25.00 either directly on the Rebuild Hope website with a major credit card or through the mail with a check. And individual donations are combined to fulfill specific needs. Together donor members of the Rebuild Hope community lessen the severe hardships of our injured soldiers and improve the quality of their lives.

About Rebuild Hope

Rebuild Hope leverages the power of self-directed philanthropy to aid veterans and active service men and women who suffer severe physical and non-physical injuries. More than 14,000 have been injured since September 11, 2001 and many more are believed to have undiagnosed psychological problems and traumatic brain injury. Rebuild Hope is a public benefit corporation with a 501(c)(3) tax-exemption. To learn more about Rebuild Hope, the needs of military families, and how to donate, please visit www.rebuildhope.org.

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