May 8,  2008 -  $56,049 of Goodwill Treats Delivered to Pennsylvania Guard and Members and Their Families by SupportOurTroops.Org!

SupportOurTroops.Org, CFC#31529, is right now delivering pallets loads of good-will gifts to  Pennsylvania national guard units and their families at locations across the state.    That 6 TONS!    $56,049 worth!   14 pallets!   And it’s all marked with colorful “thank-you” signage from us civilians. 

And that’s on top of hundreds of tons shipped by civilians at SupportOurTroops.Org to deployed Pennsylvania Troops all around the world, and stationed at bases all around America.

“Who are these ‘troops?’ ”  said Martin Boire, Chairman of SupportOurTroops.Org.  “Why, they are our neighbors, who are deployed to protect us.  What a fun way to show them how much we think of them, right now tractor-trailers are up and down the roadways  the length of the state delivering pallets of free microwave popcorn treats for kids camps and events.  Each case of popcorn comes labeled with colorful ‘thank-you’ signage.     What a tremendous gesture of good will.  A warm positive way to show them how much we care.”

These days a lot of the troops who are deployed to protect us and our families are our neighbors -- members of the guard.   And our deployed neighbors have spouses and kids here at home.   This is a simple fun way to show them we care.   Especially their kids.  We want them to know that we care about them and know that they are there.

These free microwave popcorn treats will be used at summer camps for their kids, retreats which give returning troops and their families some decompression time together, and at family assistance centers which help with various needs.

Pennsylvania Support Our Troops^® Vice President Bruce Jonas said “We want them surrounded with expressions of good will from us.  This popcorn is a simple fun wholesome expression  of our awareness of, belief in, and gratitude for their spouses and parents.  It is a simple easy way for people to get involved and show how we care”

Why the Popcorn?  It’s simple:

• "Hi, I am a Soldier in Iraq. We Love Your Popcorn!!!! We Need Your Popcorn!!!! Every now and then we get care packages with Trails-End Popcorn. We love the Sweet taste of the Kettle Popcorn. . . . Now we are all craving it. Can you help us out?"  ~~ SFC Benjamin -------
• "Your [popcorn] service makes a world of difference and help to boost the morale of the service men and women throughout the world." ~~Admiral -----.
• “Gestures like this really do mean a great deal to the troops.  … The people's support makes a world of difference.  In short, thank you fellas.  ~~ CPT TJ ------

About SupportOurTroops.Org
SupportOurTroops.Org, CFC#31529, offers simple ways for folks to thank and show support to American troops (our neighbors) serving to keep our families safe.  It is a non-partisan, non-political civilian organization, welcoming civilians, active-duty families, and veterans as members.   Neighbor to neighbor.  Donations at SupportOurTroops.Org help us do wonderful  things like this for the troops and their families.

The Pennsylvania Support Our Troops License Plate
“We’re the license plate people,” said  Vice President Bruce Jonas.  Pennsylvania has issued our Support Our Troops license plate, and you can bolt one on for the troops today through the Pennsylvania page of SupportOurTroops.Org.“    We have completed state-issuance of  Support Our Troops! plates in 26 states to date, and have more underway.  Those plates help us do good things like this for our deployed neighbors.  Sign up for your plate today!

Who did this?
SupportOurTroops.org, and its cooperating partners the Boy Scouts of America, and the Trails End Popcorn Company teamed up to pull this off.  Said  Support Our Troops^® Chairman Martin C. Boire: “kids, you want to know how to pull off something this huge?  Get into Scouting, you’ll get to organize hundreds of things.” Where do you think I learned how to do this?

Who manufactured it?
Nothing but the best for our troops!  Trail’s End popcorn is known as America’s Best Popcorn. It is produced by Weaver Popcorn Company, one of the largest producers and manufacturers of popcorn products in the world. An 80-year-old, family-owned company located in Indiana, Weaver Popcorn distributes its products in more than 90 countries.

Where did all this popcorn come from?
From the American People!   The Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts went door to door across America and asked people if they would like to donate $25 of popcorn treats to the troops.  And at $25 a pop this many people did.

What is SupportOurTroops.Org?
Support Our Troops^® is a patriotic family organization aimed at protecting the well-being of the troops and their families.  They Support Us – Let’s Support Them!™  Civilian-led, SOT enthusiastically welcomes civilians, active-duty families, veterans, and folks from all political parties.  We offer simple, easy, everyday methods through which folks can stick up for those who stick up for all of us: official license plates, yellow ribbons, apparel, and accessories, knowing that it works to benefit the deployed troops (our neighbors) and their families.  Support Our Troops is a nation-wide 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with chapters in 37 states to date.   We also operate the Find-A-Group™ Program, a major service program linking everyone up by providing a consolidated, editable, searchable web list of all charities and organizations doing anything that benefits the active duty troops or their families.

How does SupportOurTroops.org get all of this done?
Through our online community forum at SupportOurTroops.org, and a lot of hard work by a lot of good kids and adults across America.

CFC (Combined Federal Campaign) Member #31529.
Support Our Troops^®  is an authorized private civilian national and international nonprofit in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).   Federal employees can help Support Our Troops® by designating to code 31529.

SOT logo and popcorn pictures may be used in conjunction with this article and can also be downloaded at SupportOurTroops.Org