Amazon has just offered the audiobook narrated in my voice. The contract with them is exclusive, and includes Apple. Order from "buy the book" now.
Feedback from a listener:
If you've read Tell My Sons, you know the beginning pulls at your heart strings. But I challenge you to listen to it in Mark Weber's voice. I was crying 7-minutes in.
As a fellow father of three this struck a special cord with me. ...Even if you've read it, I encourage you to hear it in his voice.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Friday, November 30, 2012
Tell My Sons...Charity Goals
One of the things
Mark and Kristin decided before the book “Tell My Sons” even left their hands
to go to the printers was to discuss what to do if the book made money. They don’t expect it, but they wanted to plan
for it. Mark discusses his struggle with
the subject during a Q&A with
the Rosemount Town Pages, and concluded that something “bigger than self”
needed to be the end result. The book explains that 50% of the proceeds are going to be used for charity, so this pages gives some explanation of our thinking so far.
The
Mission Continues (pun
intended in Mark’s case) is a national-based non-profit founded in 2005 that
focuses on post-9/11 veterans who are transitioning from the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan – many of whom are struggling to find new purpose in their lives. The Mission Continues motto is also their charge
to these veterans: “It’s not a charity. It’s a challenge.” Veterans apply for a 6-month service
Fellowship with a non-profit organization of their choice. The goal is to transition from military life
into a meaningful career, continued personal educational growth, or continued
ongoing roles of service within their communities. Fellows are paid a $900 per month stipend,
which is where 85% of donations go.
Outward Bound
(Voyageur) is the Minnesota
branch of Outward Bound. Their mission
is to inspire character development and self-discovery in people of all ages
and walks of life through challenge and adventure, and to impel
them to achieve more than they ever thought possible, to show compassion for
others and to actively engage in creating a better world. More specifically, Mark is going to focus his
efforts at Outward Bound to help fund courses for youth that are facing
extraordinary adversity and where finances are a barrier to entry. (At the
same time, he’s going to encourage veterans to find a new sense of purpose and
mission by helping these youth gain perspective on life.)
Faced with
unemployment or death (whichever comes first), Mark decided that his sense of purpose and "mission" must continue. His
goal is to empower and inspire those who are facing adversity with a challenge,
not charity. Two organizations that
embody this philosophy heart-and-soul are The Mission Continues and Outward
Bound.
The
Mission Continues (pun
intended in Mark’s case) is a national-based non-profit founded in 2005 that
focuses on post-9/11 veterans who are transitioning from the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan – many of whom are struggling to find new purpose in their lives. The Mission Continues motto is also their charge
to these veterans: “It’s not a charity. It’s a challenge.” Veterans apply for a 6-month service
Fellowship with a non-profit organization of their choice. The goal is to transition from military life
into a meaningful career, continued personal educational growth, or continued
ongoing roles of service within their communities. Fellows are paid a $900 per month stipend,
which is where 85% of donations go. Outward Bound
(Voyageur) is the Minnesota
branch of Outward Bound. Their mission
is to inspire character development and self-discovery in people of all ages
and walks of life through challenge and adventure, and to impel
them to achieve more than they ever thought possible, to show compassion for
others and to actively engage in creating a better world. More specifically, Mark is going to focus his
efforts at Outward Bound to help fund courses for youth that are facing
extraordinary adversity and where finances are a barrier to entry. (At the
same time, he’s going to encourage veterans to find a new sense of purpose and
mission by helping these youth gain perspective on life.)
Mark and Kristin
also intend to set up endowment programs at Cretin
Derham Hall JROTC Program (Mark’s alma mater), and Rosemount
High School Swim Team for the swim team (the school that all three boys attend or will attend) – two schools
and two programs that do a remarkable job with our kids and most embody the
philosophy of empowering and inspiring those who face hardship.
The goal? $100,000 each. Sounds like a lofty goal, and this family has
never done it before, but it’s no more lofty than surviving and
successfully fighting and coping with terminal cancer for over two years. Join us in spreading the message of Tell My Sons – you’ll get a great read
and we’ll accomplish something truly remarkable in the process.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Thoughts on Petraeus - a Central Figure in "Tell My Sons"
There was much publicity last summer when the Minnesota National Guard lieutenant colonel and his son, Matt, a Rosemount High School junior, sang the emotional "Tell My Father," a song from the Broadway musical “The Civil War” that recounts the message that a Union soldier dying on the field of battle wanted carried to his father.
Weber was honored by many of the Army's top generals who came to Rosemount in August to present him with...
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http://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2012/11/minnesotas-lt-col-mark-weber-talks-about-his-former-boss-gen-petraeus
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