From September 1 to October 31, 2024, Kito Crosby donated $500 to the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation for every Crosby, Harrington, Peerless, and Acco training event we hosted in the United States. In addition, all proceeds from the Crosby User’s Guide for Lifting online training course went toward our goal. Together with our channel partners, industry partners, and friends and family, we were able to reach a new record of raising $75,000, enough to cover the cost of three full scholarships. Over the past six years, we are honored to have raised $270,000 for Fallen Patriots. Thank you to everyone who has joined us in support of this worthy cause.
Fallen Patriots provides college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty. Approximately 25,000 children have lost an active-duty parent in the military over the last 35 years. Of those, 96% of casualties are men, leaving behind single mothers to care for their families, and 60% report having trouble making ends meet.
The foundation reports $625 million is needed nationwide to cover the gap between government assistance and the actual cost of a degree. Since 2002, Fallen Patriots has provided more than $66 million in total assistance to more than 3,400 military children with more than 1,500 graduates.
*Board donations cover almost all fundraising expenses such that only 2% of non-board donations go to those areas.
