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Harris Teeter Shoppers Donate to USO, WWP During Support Our Troops Campaign
Craig Levitt
January 1, 2018
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Harris Teeter announced that it is donating over $759,000 to the USO and Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), two organizations committed to supporting our troops and their families. The donation was made possible thanks to generous contributions from Harris Teeter shoppers and valued associates during the Company’s point of purchase donation card campaign called Support Our Troops.
Harris Teeter hosted the donation card campaign throughout the month of May, and shoppers were invited to make $1, $3 or $5 donations to Support Our Troops at checkout. The $759,000 donation announced today brings the amount donated to Support Our Troops since the campaign’s inception in 2012 to over $2.89 million.
The money contributed by Harris Teeter’s shoppers and valued associates will help fund important programs and services for our troops, wounded service members and their families.
It will allow the USO to deliver valuable programs, entertainment and services that make a difference in the lives of service members and their families throughout their journey in the military. Harris Teeter’s contribution helps the USO support the millions of men and women who make up our nation’s military community, through programs, like these:
Operation Phone Home, helps keep service men and women connected to their loved ones during deployments. Through this highly requested program, more than 1.4 million calls were made by deployed troops in 2014.
Warrior and Family programs that address critical resiliency and family reintegration support, with focus on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), suicide prevention and stress management.
USO Transition 360 Alliance’s Employment Events support active-duty troops, wounded, ill and injured troops, their spouses and caregivers as they transition out of the military and search for new careers. The events focus on resume writing, mock interviews and translating prior military experience into a civilian career.
The Special Delivery program provides baby showers for military moms-to-be, who have often not experienced a baby shower and are far away from their support network. More than 1,100 military spouses and expectant active-duty mothers have enjoyed this USO program since it began in August 2013.
Specifically, it will help WWP:
Engage more injured service members, their families, and their communities. WWP’s goal is to ensure more than 70,000 warriors and 11,000 family members registered with our Alumni program are receiving access to our 20 free programs and services.
Economically empower more injured service members. WWP’s goal is to employ 2,500 warriors through part- or full-time opportunities through the Warriors to Work program.
Ensure more warriors pursue life goals without the barriers and stigma associated with mental health. WWP’s goal is to serve 3,018 warriors through outdoor rehabilitative retreats in Project Odyssey.
Encourage more warriors to live healthy and active lives through fun, educational activities. WWP’s goal is to serve more than 12,000 warriors, their families, and caregivers through Physical Health & Wellness programs.
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