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Operation Homefront New York Works With Wilson Farms on 9-11 to Raise Money for Military Families in Need

Posted on: Wednesday, 9 September 2009, 08:17 CDT

COTTEKILL, N.Y., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, Operation Homefront will be working with Wilson Farms to raise money to help support military families in need. On that day, all 190 Wilson Farms store locations across New York will collect donations with 100 percent of the money received going to service members and their families in communities throughout the state through the New York Chapter of Operation Homefront. As part of this effort, customers visiting Wilson Farms from 6 to 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11th may receive a 12 oz. cup of their favorite coffee or cappuccino for free.

"Needless to say, the New York chapter of Operation Homefront is delighted to work with Wilson Farms to help our troops," said Tracy Handschuh, chapter president. "Given the present economic conditions, requests for help from military families in need are up from last year. We give a warm thanks to customers of Wilson Farms for their generous support and applaud the company for being a positive example for other companies. We are indeed fortunate to have the support of this wonderful organization."

About Operation Homefront

Operation Homefront provides emergency and morale assistance for our troops, the families they leave behind and for wounded warriors when they return home. A nonprofit 501(c)(3), Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 30 chapters nationwide and has met more than 105,000 needs of military families. Operation Homefront also hosts the Web community Operation Homefront Online. For more information, please visit www.operationhomefront.net and www.homefrontonline.com.

SOURCE Operation Homefront New York

Source: PR Newswire

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