Beginning in August of 2012, we reached out to our sales agents to commit a half a penny of every dollar in earned commissions for 12 months to The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. B-K Lighting and TEKA Illumination would match the contribution one for one. To date we have raised nearly $6000. With six months remaining we are confident our efforts will be impactful.

"We have a need in this country to support the men and women who have stepped onto the battle field and sacrificed their lives so we may enjoy the freedom this country provides." said Doug Hagen, C.E.O. and Founder of B-K Lighting and TEKA Illumination. "The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund clearly understands the path necessary to accommodate our injured troops best. That's why we support the efforts of this fund."

Faced with tighter budgets after the Iraq War but still in charge of treating tens of thousands of injured troops, the military is getting a hand from a private foundation that is building medical centers specializing in the signature physical and psychological injuries of Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is raising $100 million to build clinics on military bases. The clinics will form a network aimed at treating and researching traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress, two areas the military has focused on since roadside bombs became a common weapon in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Army officials say the foundation, which grew out of the philanthropic efforts of the late New York real estate businessman Zachary Fisher, has been highly effective because it can sidestep government bureaucracy on construction projects and provide a financial boost for medical advances that are desperately needed for injured soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors.

Since 9/11, the charity has built the nation's top specialized hospitals for troops injured in Iraq and Afghanistan: a brain injury center of excellence in Bethesda, Md., and an amputee and burn rehabilitation center in San Antonio, Texas.

Now the fund is widening its scope beyond the two hospitals with a plan to build between seven and nine clinics at the nation's largest military installations, with a hub-and-spoke model to channel the latest patient data up to research hubs and push down treatment models to the doctors and therapists.

Clinic groundbreakings have already happened at Fort Belvoir in Virginia and Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.  Progress photos can be found here.  Additional clinics are under negotiations. For more information visit http://www.fallenheroesfund.org/

If you missed the opportunity to participate in the challenge during the initial invitation, it's not too late. Find out how you can be part of the challenge by clicking here. Personal donations are accepted. The drive will end on August 31, 2013. B-K Lighting, TEKA Illumination, Star Finishes and Blue Dolphin Engineering will host the 11th annual 911 We Will Never Forget Memorial Event on Wednesday, September 11, 2013.