VINE GROVE, KY A new business in Vine Grove has joined the USA Cares Red Shirt Fridays campaign to show the community it supports military families.
A USA Cares Family Resource Coordinator mentioned the Red Shirt Fridays program to the Boonedock’s manager while at the restaurant, and owner Sherry Boggs immediately came out to the table with a donation. She didn’t hesitate when asked if she would be interested in joining the team. Boggs was in the Air Force, and her husband Joseph was in the Army. And they know Vine Grove is very pro military, which made the decision that much easier.
Caption:The Boonedock’s staff: (top) Amanda True and Walter Brennan; (front) Josh Clark, Rich Mixon, Jennifer Drake, Sherry Boggs and Katherine Hayden.
“Helping the troops, their families and our veterans is something I am very passionate about, and I want to do everything I can to show support for our brave men and women,” Boggs said. To that end, she is working with Kim Moorman, Director of Business Development at USA Cares, on hosting an event at Boonedock’s to help show their support of USA Cares.
The Red Shirt Fridays program has sold 10,000 shirts that say “I Care Too!” and provides a way for companies and organizations to show they support our troops and military families. With the purchase of a minimum of 25 shirts, a business can customize the back of the shirt with its name and then encourage employees to wear them every Friday. Some stores offer discounts to customers who wear the “I Care Too!” shirts into their business, and others continue the support by purchasing extra shirts, selling them and then donating the proceeds back to USA Cares. For more information about joining the Red Shirt Fridays program, go to www.icarefriday.org or contact Kim Moorman at (270) 352-5451.
About USA Cares and Share A Minute
USA Cares is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps military families bear the burdens of service with financial and advocacy support. Its mission: to assist wounded warriors and their families, to prevent home foreclosures and evictions and to help with basic needs during financial crisis. Share A Minute asks Americans to donate $25 to represent one minute of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine’s full 525,000 minute tour of duty. In five years, USA Cares has helped 12,000 clients and distributed more than $5 million in grants. Military families anywhere in America can apply for assistance through the USA Cares web site, http://www.usacares.org/ or by calling 1-800-773-0387. For more information on USA Cares contact jrevell@usacares.org.
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