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WASHINGTON D.C. (January 31, 2008) - Volunteer organizations
providing support to military families can compete for a share of
$75,000 in grant money that could make their efforts a bit
easier.
Newman's Own, the Fisher House Foundation and the Military Times
Media Group are accepting nominations for the 2008 Newman's Own
Awards through May 2.
The Fisher House Foundation is a supporter of America Supports
You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies
with servicemembers and their families serving at home and
abroad.
The three organizations are looking for innovative plans to
support military families from the volunteer groups, with the one
chosen as the top plan receiving a $15,000 grant to help with its
efforts. The remaining $60,000 will be divided among as many groups
as the judges choose, though the division doesn't necessarily have
to be equal, Fisher House Foundation officials said.
Of nearly 100 nominations submitted in 2007, 11 grants were
awarded. Nine of those went to groups currently affiliated with the
Defense Department's America Supports You program.
Full details of the contest and eligibility requirements are
available on the Fisher House Foundation Web site,
www.fisherhouse.org.
Awards typically are presented in late summer, though the date
for the 2008 award ceremony is yet to be determined.
Actor Paul Newman began his Newman's Own line of food products
in 1982. Since then, he has donated all royalties and after-tax
profits of the sales from the line -- more than $200 million -- to
educational and charitable organizations.
In 1997, the World War II Navy veteran decided he wanted to take
his line of products to the military. It was suggested that the
proceeds from those sales at military facilities go back to the
military, and the Fisher House Foundation was chosen to make that
happen. Newman's Own salad dressing, pasta sauces and salsas are
sold in military commissaries worldwide.
Editor's Note: To find out about more individuals,
groups and organizations that are helping support the troops,
visit www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil. America
Supports You directly connects military members to the support of
the America people and offers a tool to the general public in their
quest to find meaningful ways to support the military
community.
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