TR Google Press release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Google Foundation awards grant to support Team Rubicon LOS ANGELES (12/15/11) – Google.org ‐ the philanthropic arm of search company Google ‐ has awarded Team Rubicon (TR) a one‐time grant worth $150,000.

“We are extremely grateful that Google has decided to invest in TR. It’s reassuring when a prestigious organization such as Google shares our vision of veteran reintegration through disaster relief projects.” said TR’s President Jake Wood.

Google provided the grant to support TR’s operations, advertising and marketing activities. Thanks to the grant, TR will be able to scale its infrastructure to support communication, collaboration and training for a distributed network of veterans.

Through this new infrastructure, Team Rubicon will be better able to respond to natural disasters and engage veterans for continued service.

TR is one of several dozen organizations receiving grants from Google.org at the end of 2011. The grant is part of over $100M in total charitable giving from Google in 2011. ### About Team Rubicon Team Rubicon unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with medical professionals to deploy vanguard teams that bridge the time gap between disaster and conventional aid response. For more information about Team Rubicon visit teamrubiconusa.org Media Inquiries Kristin Robinson 1‐888‐831‐0841 ext. 3 robinson@teamrubiconusa.org