In early 2005, when the media began to focus on hardship stories of U.S. veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, the administrators of Raleigh Farnsworth & Abrams, Inc. decided to form a charitable organization to assist these brave and heroic veterans as well as others in need of advanced education. After several years of planning, ProNet International Gifts & Scholarships, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation, was formed from the contributions of committed professionals throughout the insurance, attorney, and other domestic industries.