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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The 54th Annual Thalians Ball honors film, stage, and TV star Mickey Rooney and the USO Shows supporting America's Armed Forces around the world. Debbie Reynolds and Ruta Lee will host. Rooney receives the Mr. Wonderful Award and gold statuette, designed by Walt Disney for the Thalians in the 1950's.Many of Mickey Rooney's leading ladies from MGM will be performing. Also Bruce Vilanch and a special appearance by The Golddiggers who are on...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft and the USO of Metropolitan Washington will kick off the third season of the annual A Salute to Our Troops program on Wednesday, Sept. 23 with some help from Santa Claus. On Wednesday morning, Santa will be traveling around Washington DC on a pedicab, giving out goodies from his sack and promoting the A Salute to the Troops program. After lunch, he will meet up with the Radio City Rockettes near the White House as they then travel together...

Alliance Reflects Commitment to United We Serve WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The AbilityOne Program, the largest single source of U.S. employment for people who are blind or have other significant disabilities, has entered into a strategic alliance with the USO, which is known internationally for providing morale-boosting activities and services to the military. This alliance will leverage the resources of both organizations to assist and empower service members,...

HOUSTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Houston Airport System (HAS) announces the grand opening of a new 1,200-square-foot United Service Organization (USO) facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). The new $300,000 facility opened in the Mickey Leland International Terminal D across from gate D-2. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090901/DC69493) In honor of the grand opening, Houston Mayor Bill White proclaimed September 1 as "Houston Bush...

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- There's not a lot that's funny about being stationed away from loved ones, but COMEDY CENTRAL hopes to bring some laughter to the troops with the launch of "PVT Jokes," a new military outreach partnership with the USO that delivers comedy kits to forward operating bases (FOBs) as well as U.S. military hospitals at home and overseas. The partnership was announced today by the USO (United Service Organizations, Inc.) and COMEDY CENTRAL. With the goal of...

BOGOTA, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) and its union, Union Sindical Obrera (USO), have signed a new five-year collective bargaining agreement. This collective bargaining agreement will make work harmony possible while leveraging the growth of the company towards its production target of one million barrels a day by 2015. This historical agreement, where transparency and open communication were fundamental, is the materialization of another...

A United Service Organizations official says U.S. residents should think beyond comedian Bob Hope when thinking of the non-profit group. USO Vice President of Communications Mark Phillips said despite the organization's use of celebrities, the late comedian and USO contributor remains the first thing most residents think of when asked about USO efforts, CNN reported Saturday. The first thing out of their mouths is 'Bob Hope,' Phillips said, referring to a public opinion survey conducted by...

DALLAS, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With one of the most patriotic U.S. holidays ahead, AT&T* has military families top of mind. With the help of the USO, AT&T is donating more than 30,000 prepaid phone cards with a retail value of more than $150,000 to military personnel stationed overseas in 2009. Announced today at the AT&T National Golf Tournament in Bethesda, Md., AT&T is working with the USO to distribute the first 20,000 prepaid cards of the year at overseas...

Consumer Purchases of Prepaid Calling Cards Will Generate Free Matching Minutes; a Minimum of 1 Million Minutes Will Be Donated NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon, InComm Retailers and the USO are launching an initiative to let Americans demonstrate their appreciation for armed forces personnel serving America worldwide, just in time for the July 4 holiday. From June 22 to July 4, consumer purchases of Verizon Prepaid Long Distance Phone Cards at participating local retailers...

The Colbert Report has deployed to Iraq on a USO tour entitled Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando, Comedy Central said Friday. The TV show is the first in USO history to produce a week of episodes in a combat zone, the network noted. Operation Iraqi Stephen will be taped at an undisclosed military base in conjunction with the USO and in front of an audience of troops. The episodes are to air next Monday through Thursday at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. In addition, Colbert will post updates from...