The Wounded Warrior Project is a nationwide non-profit organization that assists injured and traumatized veterans, and they are working with Robert Talbot, a marine and secondary education major at Bucks to sponsor a non-profit raffle for the Philadelphia Flyers’ tickets on campus.

Talbot’s life is much like many other students. He takes his classes seriously, and makes sure that he gets all his work done on time. The difference is that he deals with things that would make many other students crumble.

Talbot was shot overseas and sustained extensive damage to his legs and back. He also copes with head trauma and PTSD. Talbot needs to bring a cane to school. Aside from that, he uses handicapped parking. Talbot also needs special assistance to take notes and ensure that he retains information from his classes. Somewhere in the heat of his struggle, he decided to give back to the community, instead of hold his injuries against them.

“When I got out of the Marines because of injury and personal problems I did not want to stop serving my country,” said Talbot. “When I heard of the Wounded Warrior Project I saw it as an opportunity to keep helping my brothers and sisters in the military.

Talbot is now working with the Veteran’s Club and Wounded Warriors Project to raise money for the cause with no profit towards himself.

“[The funds] goes towards donations to wounded vets and their families,” Megan Gold, 24, a social services major and the president of the Veterans Club from Pipersville said. It helps to include counseling for PTSD and medical bills, because the VA only goes so far.” Gold has served our country in the National Guard for three years.

The funds are gathered through donations and the Flyers raffle that gives away some of Talbot’s season tickets.

“I originally bought the tickets to make me happy, but then it clicked that I could use them to help with the Wounded Warrior project,” said Talbot.

Talbot has already given away three of his games, but there is still nine games left. If you win one of the tickets you also get access to the Flyers’ stadium restaurant the “Cadillac Grill,” and some autographed Flyers gear.

Matt Cipriano, director of Student Life worked with Talbot to set up the event at Bucks and had had high praise for Talbot and the event.

“One of my friends benefited greatly from Wounded Warrior when she was injured in Afghanistan,” said Cipriano. “It’s a win-win. We have students who might just be interested in the Flyers, or Wounded Warriors Project, or both.” Students can benefit by winning tickets, and they can help a good cause by donating towards the raffle.

The root of this benevolence comes from Talbot’s own assistance received from Wounded Warriors. They have provided him with the means necessary to obtain financial aid, as well as travel around campus. They worked with him to help him obtain a handicapped license. It doesn’t end there, though.

Talbot was given a “smart pen” by the project. This pen helps him record lectures, and transcribes his own handwriting to a flash card which can be transferred to a computer for easier note-taking and lecture memorization. Also, he is given applications and special tools on his iPad to work with. Altogether, Talbot has a lot of respect for the Wounded Warriors Project, as they have helped him in many ways.

“It just feels right,” says Talbot. He continues: “Wounded Warriors is a great non-profit organization which helps people like me every day that want to re-integrate themselves into civilian society.” Robert is not keeping any of the money from the fundraiser and does not intend to profit off of it at all.