Struckmann foundationTino C. Struckmann:
Chairman of the Struckmann Foundation Service has defined my life. For many years I served in the Army, and then I worked in the personal protection industry. In between, knowing that one in four women will be victims of molestation, knowing that one in four teen girIs end up in abusive relationships, and knowing that the statistics on domestic violence are on the rise, I held seminars on self-defense and self-protection not just for celebrities, but also for battered and abused women, even offering my teaching services to schools and colleges. I have a good life. With the help of good friends and family, I have built a corporation, written books, produced films and music. I am fortunate. As a man who loves the women in his family, the women who are his friends, and sees what so many women are subjected to, I cannot stand by without helping correct some of the inadequacies in our governmental agencies in dealing with violence against women; I cannot stand by without doing something about abuse. As a veteran myself, I feel compelled to do something for my brothers in arms who have made tremendous sacrifices and yet are forced to live below the poverty line, forced to forego necessary and helpful medical care despite the efforts of so many at the Veteran’s Administration. But the VA can only do so much on government funding. There is a vast gap between the needs of the men and women under the care of the VA and the actual care the VA is capable of providing. We can help fill that gap; we will meet with the men and women and talk directly to them, find out their problems and try to alleviate them.
Staff and active supporters Deborah Gilels Antoinette Kuritz Strategies Warren Lewis – Writer
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