Last modified Wed., April 09, 2008 - 05:07 PM
Originally created Thursday, April 10, 2008

USO 'Toast to the Troops' care package stuffing party/concert is today

From the USO

Military spouses and Greater Jacksonville Area USO volunteers are assembling more than 10,000 USO care packages today at NAS Jacksonville for a "Toast to the Troops" Stuffing Party sponsored by the Jack Daniel Distillery.

The event continues the third year of the USO "Toast to the Troops" campaign and includes a special barbecue and celebration concert by country music star and Army veteran Craig Morgan. The NAS Jacksonville Stuffing Party begins at noon and the concert, which is free and open to service members and others with access to the base, begins at 5 p.m.

Through "Toast to the Troops," Jack Daniel's is collecting personal messages of support, or "toasts" to include in USO care packages for service members. Citizens can go to www.jackdaniels.com and www.usocares.org to fill out the special "toasts" that will be included in USO care packages for troops deploying to Afghanistan, Iraq and other overseas locations, as well as troops arriving and departing on rest and recuperation flights.

More information can be found at www.uso.org.