America Supports You: New Jersey Guardsmen to Benefit from Joint Event

America Supports You ^

[SandRat]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2008 – A day-long event Oct. 18, hosted by five branches of a major retailer, netted a plethora of items for Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon to pack up and ship to members of the New Jersey Army National Guard.

Food, personal care items, small electronics, entertainment items and cash donations were collected in bins placed in five Best Buy stores to benefit New Jersey units, said Alan Krutchkoff, Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon’s president.

“We’ve found that people enjoy connecting with our troops, especially when their donations reach soldiers from the local area,” he said. “Best Buy is helping us make that happen, and it’s very exciting to partner with this community-minded organization.”

The event was sponsored by the chain’s “Women’s Leadership Forum.”

“The WOLF mission is to engage and inspire female employees and customers and create new opportunities for leadership, networking and community service,” said Amie Gustanski, senior project manager. “Supporting [Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon] not only fits in with this mission, but also enables our employees and customers to feel engaged and provide valuable community service to our local soldiers and their families.”

Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon is included on the America Supports You Web site. America Supports You is a Defense Department program that communicates citizen support to military members and their families.

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America Supports You

[capydick]

I'll be making my electronic purchases at Best Buy from now on.

The current New Jersey National Guard deployment to Iraq is the largest in it's history and effectively has all of its soldier's on active duty right now.