All of us at Maine Oxy wanted to thank those who stayed to introduce the Travis Mills Foundation as the Charity of the IWDC for 2023. Your IWDC partners, Ivey, Middlesex, and Maine Oxy, are happy to have you come to the Northeast for the 2023 meeting. While Maine in November would not have been our first choice, the three of us will assure you that we will have several special activities to entertain everyone at all levels. IWDC will supply content, and the 3 of us will provide entertainment. It was highlighted in a presentation by Travis Mills.
Our focus over the next 11 months is to create a four-day experience you will remember for years to come.
We will call everyone to request your support for the Travis Mills foundation. As stated, we kicked off this year-long campaign in San Diego and have raised $520,000 so far, with one company having Travis Mills come and speak to their team. Now up to $600,000 with many of you calling in your support. We have included the video presented that evening to kick off the program. It is very emotional to watch, but it shows what Travis went through, supporting all of us overseas.
The money we are raising here does not go to Travis himself but to his foundation that helps other vets returning home get reacclimated to their surrounding after serving overseas. We will be sharing a video of this facility later on. We have different levels of giving and programs available to you, up to Travis coming to your company and spending the day.
For those that are getting the Free Money from the Government in the form of an ERTC tax credit, please consider putting 10% aside to help veterans who gave so much for us. You can also consider doing the same with your IWDC rebate check and provide a portion of it to the charity. We saw one company get an additional $312,000 in money from IWDC. Many of us are in the same boat in receiving funds from both programs. We have been very fortunate to be in a one of kind industry like no other. An industry that continues to grow and prosper. We have been able to do this because of these brave men and women keeping us free, so we should ask ourselves how much you are willing to put aside to support Our Veterans and the Travis Mills foundation.
Maine Oxy will auction off Two(2) Tube trailers of Helium for this event, a total of 180,000 scf each or 360,000 scf. As Dan and I reach out to everyone, we will take bids for this product. As a donation, you can take a tax-deductible write-off for this product, making your actual cost 50% on the dollar after taxes. A win-win for everyone. If anyone is in need, we have a buy-now price in mind, so call either of us. Be a hero to your customers and take them off allocation for an extended period of time.
Dan & Denise, Bryan & Leigh, and the Maine Oxy team realize that giving is a two-way street. For every dollar you give, whether $5,000 or $20,000 up to $125,000, we will agree to donate to a rated charity of your choice at a later date. Basically, you get an IOU as a thank-you for your support in this cause. This is what this cause means to the Maine Oxy Family.
Again, the challenge has been set for 2023. Let's all make a difference and participate in the event of a lifetime as we make a difference in our veterans' lives.
Dan or I will reach out to each of you to see what we can do together to help such a great cause and make Maine Owners meeting something to remember.
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