Wednesday Wide Smile

[Rose Caplan]

To the men and women of the armed forces who defend our Constitution and keep us safe at home and abroad, and to the Veterans who have done the same, and to their families; and to the families and loved ones of the wounded and fallen soliders...we salute you and thank you every day, and especially on this Veterans' Day 2009, for your service; and, we are humbled by your sacrifice.

In looking for ways to say thanks to our military, we came across an appropriately named organization, The Thank You Foundation. Its mission is to show appreciation and express gratitude for members of the U.S. Military both past and present. They believe that saying thank you is not enough and that the words must be followed up with action and commitment.

Following are two ways in which The Thank You Foundation meets its mission:

First...The Thank You Foundation had a dream to build a mobile health unit to better serve the health needs of military veterans. Cintas heard of their dream and partnered with the foundation to fund the unit's creation.

On May 15, 2009, the Cincinnati Veteran's Administration unveiled their new mobile health clinic thanks to the generosity of Cintas founder, Richard T. Farmer and the Farmer Family Foundation.

The new veterans mobile health unit is the only one of its kind in the country. It features most of the amenities of a typical doctor's office, plus has online capabilities to instantly get veterans and their families enrolled in the VA network. This saves them from a trip to the VA Hospital.

The mobile health unit is booked for the next 6 months, stationed at many public events around the tri-state where many veterans may be in attendance.

And, second...The Thank You Foundation delivers the Kroger Neighborhood Rewards Program and makes it easy to help “Support the Troops” and our Veterans simply by shopping at Kroger.


HERE'S HOW

You may link to The Thank You Foundation here to obtain a Kroger Gift Card.

After you receive the card from The Thank You Foundation take it to any Kroger or any Kroger owned store and load it with a cash value of anything between $10 - $250.

Then use the card to make purchases just like a debit or credit card.

Each quarter Kroger will donate 4% of the total value of all cards distributed by The Thank You Foundation back to the foundation to be used by them to continue their "Mission of Appreciation" and to send care packages, honor Veterans, support military families and other programs offered by the foundation.

And, remember...Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!
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