June 3, 2008 - 

Wow!  What a positive show of support!

SupportOurTroops.Org, CFC#31529, has just shipped 203,732 free servings of popcorn good-will gifts to the men and women of the United States Navy and Marine Corps stationed and serving around the Pacific.

That’s 71 pallets.  That’s 3,515 cases!   $238,702 worth!   32 tons! 

It is going to Navy bases in Japan, in Guam, and in Hawaii.   It is going to ships on duty all over the Pacific Ocean.   And it is going to the Seabees based in Texas.

What a gesture of our trust in them, and our honest gratitude for everything they do to protect all of we civilians and our families.

Support Our Troops Chairman Martin C. Boire said “We’re thrilled to give this simple gift to the troops.  They do so much every day for us civilians and our families, and it’s time to show them how much we care.”

Every case has been labeled with signage saying thank-you.  What a fun way to show them how much we think of them!  What a tremendous gesture of good will.

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

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.” I did.
 
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 else are we doing?
Vice President Bruce Jonas said, “we’re the license plate people.  We have completed state-issuance of  Support Our Troops! plates in 24 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. You  can find out the status of the effort in your state at www.SupportOurTroops.org.”

What is Support Our Troops?
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.

Contact:
1-877-879-8882
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