Kangaroo Express Salute Our Troops Fact Sheet
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Kangaroo Express is launching the 'Salute Our Troops' campaign from Memorial Day to Labor Day, allowing customers to honor military personnel by donating $1 at checkout or in donation boxes to support organizations like the USO and Wounded Warrior Project, with a goal of raising $1 million. The initiative includes a Jeep tour through 13 states, featuring community celebrations and guest shout-outs on social media. The campaign highlights Kangaroo Express's longstanding support for military families and the partnerships with various companies to amplify its impact.
Kangaroo Express Salute Our Troops Fact Sheet
- 1. ™ Kangaroo Express, one of the leading convenience store chains in the southeastern United States, is making it possible for store guests to honor the military this summer through the Salute Our Troops campaign. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Donations will support the USO, Store guests will have the guests in more than 1,600 stores Wounded Warrior Project and National opportunity to add their own voice of across 13 states will make donations Guard family assistance programs in gratitude for the military with “shout toward a $1 million goal. five states, providing assistance to outs” of pride and appreciation by military personnel and their families. posting photos and videos on the Store guests will be asked to add Kangaroo Express Facebook page. $1 to their purchase at the register or Celebrations will be held Many of the shout outs from guests make a donation in a box at the coun- throughout the southeastern United will be showcased on the Salute Our ter. Guests who make a donation will States featuring the Salute Our Troops Troops website at www.KESalute.com. receive a wrist band to demonstrate Jeep Tour, which will recognize their support for the military. military heroes and families in local communities along the route. About the Salute Our Troops Supporting Companies Media Contacts With more than half of our stores located within 25 miles of a military installation, Brandon Bryce Kangaroo Express has supported the military and their families for many years. Largemouth Communications For example, Kangaroo Express sponsored the Indy 500 Centennial Tour of legendary (on behalf of The Pantry) Indy drivers visiting U.S. military bases in Europe and the Middle East and an aircraft (919) 459-6450 carrier at sea. Kangaroo Express has also sponsored the annual American Widow [email protected] Project/Kangaroo Express Golf Tournament for the past three years in support Kelly Hubbard of the widows of fallen military. Largemouth Communications PepsiCo is the presenting sponsor of the summer Salute Our Troops. (on behalf of The Pantry) (919) 459-6453 Among the other brands and companies supporting the Salute Our Troops campaign [email protected] are Monster, Kronik, Oh Yeah!, Celsius, Activate, McLane, Real Tree, Red Bull, Lance, SNAPPLE, General Mills, KRAFT, Jackson Lewis, Lala, Nestle Waters, Blue Cross Blue Gayle Fishel Shield of North Carolina, Wilbur-Curtis Manufacturing, ECOLAB, Gilbarco, Jones- USO Director of Media Relations Frank, GSP Marketing Technologies and Lonesource. (703) 908-6433 [email protected] To download press materials, including images, videos and releases, please visit https://www.yousendit.com/download/ dkJxcmxTVnM5NVd4dnc9PQ.
- 2. About the Military Charities About the USO The USO (United Service Organizations) lifts the spirits of America’s troops and their families millions of times each year at hundreds of places worldwide. We provide a touch of home through centers at airports and military bases, top quality entertainment and innovative programs and services. We also provide critical support to those who need us most, including forward-deployed troops and their families, wounded warriors and their families and the families of the fallen. The USO is a private, non-profit organization, not a government agency. We rely on the generosity of our volunteers and donors. In addition to individual donors and other corporate sponsors, the USO is supported by Worldwide Strategic Partners: American Airlines, AT&T Inc., BAE Systems, The Boeing Company, Clear Channel Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Procter & Gamble and TriWest Healthcare Alliance. We are also supported through the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-11381). To join us in this patriotic mission and to learn more about the USO, please visit www.uso.org. Wounded Warrior Project The mission of Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP) is to honor and empower wounded warriors. WWP’s purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members; to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other; and to provide unique, direct programs and service to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org. State-based Military Support Organizations Several state-based military support organizations will receive support, including: Georgia National Guard Family USO of North Carolina Support Foundation Learn more at www.uso-nc.org Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Tennessee Soldiers and Airmen Assistance North Carolina Fund (North Carolina) Carolina MIlitary Family South Care Association Florida National Guard Foundation Learn more at www.ng.mil
- 3. ™ Kangaroo Express, one of the leading convenience store chains in the southeastern United States, is making it possible for store guests to honor the military this summer through the Salute Our Troops campaign. tour Kangaroo Express Salute The its kick-off in South Carolina, After Our Troops Jeep Tour is driving the Jeep will travel to communities hometown support traveling 100 across North Carolina, Tennessee, miles a day to recognize military and Alabama in the first 30 days heroes at stops along the route alone and additional stops are throughout the summer. planned for Georgia and Florida. Live updates from the Jeep stops the course of 16 weeks, Over will post to the Kangaroo Express the Salute Our Troops Jeep Twitter account, www.twitter.com/ mission is to travel to 12 markets KrooExpress. throughout the Southeast. For the Salute Our Troops campaign, Kangaroo Express is fully-restored 1952 Willys CJ-3 The Jeep will help raise awareness and asking store guests to help raise donations for military charitable $1 million between Memorial Day HISTORY OF THE JEEP organizations and shine a spotlight and Labor Day through donations at the more than 1,600 Kangaroo 1952 Willy’s CJ-3 Jeep of appreciation as communities honor military heroes who have Express convenience stores across Aviation Company assigned 25th served in the Armed Forces or 13 states to benefit the USO, to 25th Infantry Division have positively impacted the lives Wounded Warrior Project and National Guard Family Assistance Activated February 1st, 1957 of those who serve our country. The hero will have the opportunity Programs. Assigned to Headquarters at to ride along as a co-pilot for the Schofield Barracks, Hawaii day and will be recognized for their Store guests are encouraged to to jump start Korean and Used service and accomplishments. support the Salute Our Troops early Vietnam era war planes campaign with $1 donations and with external slave cable to add their own voices of gratitude with “shout outs” of pride and Completely restored to original appreciation by posting photos and state in Kentucky videos on the Kangaroo Express Facebook page.