Thanks for ThanksgivingOn November 23, <strong>USO</strong> Kaiserslautern hosted the 15th Annual Thanks for Thanksgiving Program.The <strong>USO</strong> partnered with Service Credit Union, Vogelweh Commissary, S&K Sales,AAFES Exchange Bakeries, Kaiserslautern Landstuhl Spouses Association (KLSA), C. LloydJohnson Acosta, Webco, Wonder Bread, Tropicana, and Army Community Service (ACS) toprovide 550 Thanksgiving meals to junior enlisted service members. Each meal included aturkey, two boxes of stuffing, gravy, cranberry, yams, two cans of green beans, crackers, dinnerrolls, pecan pie, a five-pound bag of frozen spiced potatoes, a box of brownie mix, aluminumturkey roasting pan, Stars and Stripes newspaper, and a $25 Visa gift card from ServiceCredit Union. Senior enlisted leadership from all the participating units assembled the bagsprior to the families arriving, handed them out to their soldiers, and assisted with carrying themeals to their cars. The <strong>USO</strong> mobile canteen was available to provide coffee, hot chocolate,orange juice, and breakfast burritos to all the volunteers and families out on the chilly day. Forthose with a sweet tooth, AAFES Exchange bakeries was out with delicious breakfast pastries,doughnuts, cookies, and other treats. After receiving the meal, each family was able to stop bythe <strong>USO</strong> table and pick out a DVD or stuffed animal courtesy of Disney. Assisting the <strong>USO</strong>with handing out the DVDs were volunteers from Cops 4 Causes. General Mordente, CG, 86thAW, CMSgt. Morris, 86th CC, and General Gorenc, CG, USAFE-AFRICOM, stopped by toshow their support for the service members. This annual program is the <strong>USO</strong> Kaiserslautern’sway of “thanking and giving” to our service members for Thanksgiving. We would like to expressour gratitude for the generosity of the vendors, donors, and volunteers who helped makethis such a successful event. (Colleen Lynch)Photos by Brenda Popovitz20 Kaiserslautern <strong>Kabel</strong>
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