TAPS for Hope Bracelet to Be Included in Official GRAMMY® Gift Bag
Bracelets Supporting Families of Fallen Military to Be Gifted to 2019 GRAMMY Presenters and Performers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 4, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) is proud to announce that the TAPS for Hope bracelet will be included in the official GRAMMY® Gift Bag given to the show’s Presenters and Performers.
The bracelet is part of the TAPS for Hope project, which has brought families of those who have sacrificed for freedom in America and Afghanistan together to create signature jewelry using lapis lazuli. Sourced in the mountains of Afghanistan and crafted by widows in Kabul, the precious lapis and gold bracelets are sold by the families of America’s fallen heroes through TAPS to raise funds to support widows and children of war.
“The TAPS for Hope bracelets are about life and love, service and sacrifice,” said Bonnie Carroll, TAPS President and Founder and 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. “While women in America and Afghanistan are quietly grieving the death of their loved ones from war, they are coming together through the TAPS for Hope project to build a bridge of comfort and compassion. We are delighted by the opportunity to share these bracelets in the official GRAMMY Gift Bag and raise awareness of this important mission.”
“[TAPS for Hope] is bringing a great change in these widows’ lives,” said Bushra Farkish, the Afghan woman who oversees the TAPS for Hope project in Kabul. “Each and every one of these desperate ladies have their untold stories of war, hopelessness and poverty. I hope we can expand our program and change more lives.”
The gift bags will be given to Presenters and Performers attending the 2019 GRAMMY Awards® on Sunday, Feb. 10. Bracelets from the TAPS for Hope project are available at taps.org/afghan.
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ABOUT TAPS
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) is the leading national organization providing compassionate care and survivor support services for the families of America’s fallen military heroes. Since 1994, TAPS has offered support to more than 85,000 survivors of fallen military in the form of peer-based emotional support, grief and trauma resources, grief seminars and retreats for adults, Good Grief Camps for children, case work assistance, connections to community-based care, online and in-person support groups and a 24/7 resource and information helpline for all who have been affected by a death in the Armed Forces. Services are provided free of charge. For more information go to www.taps.org or call the toll-free TAPS resource and information helpline at 1.800.959.TAPS (8277).