FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 11, 2009
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David Pelzer
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Dairy Producers, “Pizzas 4 Patriots” and Domino’s Pizza Partner to Salute America’s Veterans
GRAPEVINE, Texas – Veterans in five U.S. cities received a hot and cheesy care package this Veteran’s Day, in a partnership between America’s dairy producers and Pizzas 4 Patriots, a non-profit organization that aims to deliver “a slice of home” to U.S. service men and women both domestically and abroad.
The patients of Veterans Administration hospitals in five cities – Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, Green Bay, and Washington, D.C. – were delivered pizza and milk for Veteran’s Day. In Dallas and San Antonio, veterans were served proudly by local dairy producers and Domino’s Pizza® , with its American Legends™ pizzas.
“Dairy producers have a long-standing tradition of supporting our local communities. We are pleased and honored to join the nation in celebrating the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans,” said Ken Miller, a Sulphur Springs, Texas-based dairy producer and U.S. veteran who was among those serving milk and some 800 slices of Domino’s American Legends™ pizza to veterans at the Dallas Veterans Administration Medical Center.
The idea for Pizzas 4 Patriots was sparked in the summer of 2008, when 15-year-old Kent Evans of Elk Grove Village, Ill., asked his father, retired Air Force Master Sergeant Mark Evans, if they could send pizzas to U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq. His wish became a reality when service men and women at Camp Victory in Baghdad enjoyed a Fourth of July pizza party that brought back fond memories of home and made the troops feel remembered and appreciated.
Pizzas 4 Patriots is now in its second year of showing support for the troops. “Support from others, such as America’s dairy producers, allows us to achieve our mission,” Evans said. “We are able to make a positive difference in the lives of our service men and women – those presently serving, as well as our wounded veterans.”
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Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI) is the nonprofit domestic and international planning and management organization responsible for increasing demand for U.S.-produced dairy products on behalf of America’s dairy producers. DMI manages the American Dairy Association®, National Dairy Council® and U.S. Dairy Export Council®.