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WASHINGTON D.C. (January 17, 2008) - Troops serving in Iraq this
February will see a little Valentine love from the states thanks to
a partnership between a troop-support group and a regional video
store.
On Jan. 15, 25 Family Video stores in the Central Illinois area
began collecting DVDs and Valentines for the troops, said Eric
Schuller, president of Operation Homefront's Illinois chapter. The
effort is part of the "Send a Soldier a Movie and a Valentine"
campaign, which will end Jan. 29.
Operation Homefront is a supporter of America Supports You, a
Defense Department program connecting citizens and corporations
with military personnel and their families serving at home and
abroad.
"By sending this small gesture of a movie and a Valentine you
are showing the men and women in the military that we care for them
and what they are doing for us on a daily basis," Schuller
said.
Family Video also is providing a card for the Valentine message
as well as a $2 discount on any DVD patrons purchase in the store
for the program.
Just after the program kicked off, the video chain announced it
would match DVD donations one-for-one, Schuller said.
"If we collect 5,000, they'll donate another 5,000," he said.
"That's huge."
Raelene Ohanesian, Family Video's director of sales and
marketing, said the company is proud to team with Operation
Homefront on this project. "Family Video has had a long-standing
commitment in supporting the men and women who ensure our
freedoms," she added.
For more information on participating in "Send a Soldier a Movie
and a Valentine," please visit the Web site of Operation
Homefront's Illinois chapter.
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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