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Bent Tree Supports Our Military
The Bent Tree Property Owners Association has just announced a drive to provide funds for our Troops who are travelling over the Christmas Holidays this year. ETC, our local cable, phone and itnernet provider, will once again support the USO in providing meals for soldiers who are flying through Hartsfield on Christmas Day. Due to our distance from the airport it was determined that cash donations was the most effective way for Bent Tree residents to contribute.
I wrote a blog earlier this week on Life In North Georgia on how our community honors our veterans. It is really pleasing to see the community where I live continuing to walk the walk and giving that support a tangible face for our military personnel on Active Duty.
There are approximately 1.5 million military personnel on Active Duty and 800,000 more in the Reserve Components serving all across the United States and at 820 installations in 39 countries. Over 200,000 will be somewhere outside the US and tens of thousands of the US based personnel will spend Christmas away from family and friends. Many will be travelling through the world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson International, and the USO will be providing Christmas dinner for all service personnel who are passing through the airport that day.
If you would like to support the Bent Tree effort please drop off your donation at the Administration Building or 19th Hole beginning November 17, 2008. If you are writing a check please make it payable to Virginia Roberts and put “For USO Christmas Dinner” in the remarks block. (Virginia is the overall project coordinator.) Regina and I will be dropping off a check and I hope you will too. Special Thanks to Judy Siling, Bent Tree resident & true patriot, who spearheads this project for the Bent Tree Community.
See you ’round the mountains.
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