Vote Now for Veterans to Victors in Grant Competition

Melissa Stockwell was the first female soldier to lose a limb in Iraq before winning her second Paratriathlon World Championship last weekend. Wounded warriors like her are now reaching for the Paralympic Games. Watch Melissa’s moving story in this 2-minute video and learn how you can help more veterans like her.

 

 Your vote in the Team USA Grants competition will help Veterans to Victors win $12,000 and grow the sport of paratriathlon in the U.S. Here’s how:

• Become a fan of US Olympic Team.
• Click here to watch the video and vote: http://usoc.kickapps.net/_-Veterans-to-Victors-USA-Triathlon/video/1625294/193981.html
• Click the “Log in to vote” button underneath the Veterans to Victors video. This may take a few minutes to authorize. Note: you will need to give access to the application. This simply records your name so you only vote one time per day. It ensures that the competition is fair and people won’t vote more than once per day.
• Once you are logged into the app, the button will say “Click video to view, or vote here.” Click the button to vote.
• You’ve supported Veterans to Victors in the voting for a $12,000 grant! Make sure to visit the page tomorrow to vote again.

Common issues:

• The app may tell you to become a fan of US Olympic Team. If you are already a fan, simply close the box and press the voting button again.
• The app may not allow you to vote because you are not logged in. Although you are logged into Facebook, it may take a minute to authorize the application.
• The app may give you an error message. Make sure you do not have any ad blocker apps enabled on Facebook before you try to vote. (Note: normal ad blockers and virus protections should not interfere with voting.)
• Your Facebook defaults to a secure connection (https://) and asks you to leave that to vote. If this is the case, you can proceed to the page on a normal connection (http://) and the next time you log into Facebook, it will default back to your normal secure setting.

More about Veterans to Victors
The Veterans to Victors program will not only help introduce wounded U.S. veterans to the sport of paratriathlon through instructional camps, it will also promote a healthy lifestyle and provide a challenging competitive outlet. In addition, the program will assist USA Triathlon in identifying talented paratriathletes for the 2016 Paralympic Games and beyond. This program can help the U.S. maintain its spot as the world leader in the sport of paratriathlon while also playing a key role in both the physical and mental rehabilitation of veterans.

 VOTE NOW.