Jim Beam Music — Operation Homefront

Jim Beam is proud to honor patriotism and service to our country by supporting Operation Homefront. This extraordinary organization, established in 2002, offers help for our troops and their families, including help with counseling, financial aid, even college scholarships. In 2010, Jim Beam contributed more than $500,000 in cash and in-kind donations to Operation Homefront. Among the initiatives:

Holiday Meals

Kid Rock is teaming up with Jim Beam and Operation Homefront to make sure military families get to enjoy a holiday meal. The Holiday Meals for Military Program began Thanksgiving 2009 as a result of a chance encounter in a supermarket in Utica, New York near Fort Drum.  A soldier, his wife and infant had a handful of grocery items they could not afford, so a Beam Global employee picked up the $12 for groceries.

This year, the Holiday Meals for Military Program will continue to grow reaching the following 6 locations to distribute over 2000 meals due to our growing number of sponsors and their hard work.

• Ft. Campbell, KY - Dec. 12 from 10 am - 4 pm
• Ft. Knox, KY - Dec. 13 from 10 am - 4 pm
• Ft. Benning, GA - Dec. 15 from 10 am - 4 pm
• Ft. Hood, TX - Dec. 14 from 10 am - 5 pm (this location is already full)
• Chicago, IL (Visual Pak Co.) - Dec. 16 from 10 am - 2 pm
• Ft. Drum, NY - Dec. 16 from 10 am - 3 pm

Check out the links below to register and help us go beyond our goal of 2,000 meals.  Stay tuned for more details!

• Register to receive a holiday meal (Ft. Hood is already full.)
• Make a donation to our Holiday Meals For Military! 
• Watch a message from Kid Rock!  
• Text SALUTE to 90999 to donate $5.*  

In the span between Thanksgiving and Christmas 2009, this program was borne. Charter Sponsors - Beam Global, Patrick Henry Creative Promotions, Southern Wine and Spirits, Marketeam and Glazer’s Distributing came together at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas to distribute 500 holiday meals to military families. The holiday meal included everything needed for a holiday dinner, including a turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, vegetables, plus additional food for a holiday breakfast.

In December of 2010, the Holiday Meals for Military Program grew to three bases - Fort Hood (TX), Fort Campbell (KY) and Great Lakes Naval Base (IL) where 30 companies contributed to double the number of meals distributed to 1000 meals.  Walmart went above and beyond the call of duty with food donations, labor donations and one special effort in Kentucky.  On that special distribution day there were still 150 people in line after all the mealswere distributed.  Walmart’s regional manager sent his staff back to a local Walmart store where they packed another 150 meals, so that every person in line had a meal.

*A one-time donation of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. You will also receive up to 1 message per day from Operation Homefront Alerts. Msg&Data Rates May Apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers. Donations are collected for the benefit of Operation Homefront by the mGive Foundation and subject to the terms found at www.mGive.com/A. To unsubscribe text STOP to 90999, for help text HELP to 90999.