MID-HUDSON FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS KILLED OR WOUNDED IN IRAQ OR AFGANISTAN TO BENEFIT FROM THRUWAY SHOPPING CENTER T-SHIRT SALES

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

: Starting September 9^th and continuing through the end of the year, Thruway Food Market & Shopping Center in Walden, New York, will sell t-shirts to raise funds for Mid-Hudson Valley families of soldiers killed or wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan. Thruway Food Market & Shopping Center will be the exclusive distributor of the t-shirt produced by the Committee for Hudson Valley Veterans, an ad hoc, a-political group dedicated to raising funds for the growing number of families in the region who have been killed or wounded in these conflicts. The artwork for the shirt was created by Mike O’Leary, a graphic designer from Sullivan, County.

Sullivan County Airport Festival
Presents
The 1st 3 Hole Shootout
Saturday April 26th 2008

To benefit the
Mid Hudson
Iraq & Afghanistan
War Veterans & their families

Event Sponsored bt and held at

Tarry Brey Golf Course

Prizes include a 2008 Chevy Malibu

(Sponsored by Robert Green Chevy)

Registration – 8:00 AM

IN TERMS OF FUNDS RAISED AND FUN FOR A GOOD CAUSE, KING AND QUEEN NIGHT AT MONTICELLO GAMING AND RACEWAY AND BALLY’S WAS A CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vivian Allen whose son First Lieutenant Louis Allen of the National Guard was killed in Iraq, was on hand to thank  Ray McCarthy, spokesperson for the Sullivan County Airport Festival, for organizing a fundraiser on behalf of Mid-Hudson families of Iraqi Soldiers killed in Iraq. The King and Queen Night held Sunday, September 30th at Monticello Gaming and Raceway and Bally’s raised over $17,000 for eighteen Mid-Hudson families.  “Mrs. Allen’s family has made several trips to North Carolina to attend a trial concerning her son’s death,” comments Mr. McCarthy. “Hopefully these funds will help her cover some of the travel expenses she must incur in order to be present,” he adds.