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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Myrtle Beach Community Comes Together to Support Our
Troops
Myrtle Beach, SC - 9 July 2006 - Operation Helmet and its Myrtle Beach
chapter is hosting a fundraising event in Myrtle Beach on July 10,2006, to raise
money to purchase helmet upgrade kits for our US Marines and US Air Force
personnel in combat zones. These kits increase the comfort, stability, and most
importantly, the protection offered by the standard combat helmet.
A local group of veterans, business people, concerned citizens, and elected
officials of Horry County formed a local organization called "Mission Operation
Helmet Adjunct" to assist Dr. Bob Meaders' charity, Operation Helmet. The
fundraising event will be held on Monday July 10, 2006 at Sugami North Japanese
Steak House located at 9711 North Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach from 5 PM until
the wee hours.
The Co-Chairpersons are Laura Best and John Easterling. Tickets for the
fundraiser are $20.00 per person, and will include hot dogs, hamburgers with all
the dressings, salads and soft drinks. All the proceeds will go to purchasing
helmet liners for our troops.
Doc Bob started Operation Helmet when his grandson asked him to check out the
effectiveness of a helmet upgrade kit. Doc Bob sent a $100 kit to Justin plus a
dozen more for members of his rifle team. They loved them but told Doc Bob that
they couldn't use them unless to whole company of 100 had them. Thus started
Operation Helmet. To date, over 13,500 kits have been shipped to our troops in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tickets can be purchased at the Restaurant or by calling Karyn Barber at (843)
839-6902; Laura Best at (843) 907-4560 or John Easterling at (843)458-4110.
Contacts:
Operation Helmet - Myrtle Beach Chapter
Karyn Barber at (843) 839-6902;
Laura Best at (843) 907-4560;
John Easterling at (843) 458-4110.
Mark Meaders, Operation
Helmet,
ophelm@operation-helmet.org
www.Operation-Helmet.org
(703) 350-4912
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