{"id":383150,"date":"2020-11-17T10:03:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T15:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=383150"},"modified":"2020-11-17T10:03:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T15:03:19","slug":"diageo-north-america-honors-veterans-day-with-employees-and-community-partners-assembling-10000-care-packages-from-home-for-deployed-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/diageo-north-america-honors-veterans-day-with-employees-and-community-partners-assembling-10000-care-packages-from-home-for-deployed-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Diageo North America Honors Veterans Day With Employees and Community Partners Assembling 10,000 Care Packages from Home for Deployed Military"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n NEW YORK<\/span>, Nov. 17, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0To honor Veterans Day this year, Diageo North America employees assembled 10,000 care packages<\/b> from their homes for American military heroes serving overseas. This\u00a0initiative contributed to the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project<\/a><\/b>, which packs essentials, personal care items and handwritten notes in the brand’s iconic purple bags and sends them to our troops as a symbol of generosity. After over a decade of supporting the military, Crown Royal recently celebrated a momentous milestone and packed its one millionth purple bag.<\/p>\n

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The Diageo employee packing party event, now in its fifth year, was originally created to show appreciation for those serving in the military. This year, it was held virtually for the first time and featured a fireside chat with Debra Crew<\/span>, President of Diageo North America and US Army Veteran, and special guests from the company’s non-profit partners and community, including Packages From Home<\/a>, iPads for Soldiers<\/a>\u00a0and the Kappa Epsilon Psi (KE\u03a8) Military Sorority<\/a>. Hundreds of employees joined the celebration and volunteered by packing bags with essentials, decorating care packages with uplifting pictures and messages or writing letters.<\/p>\n

“This year has been unlike any other and, as a veteran myself, it makes me very proud to continue this tradition of honor at Diageo and show our gratitude to all those who serve our country,” said Crew. “We had an overwhelming response from our employees, many of whom included their families in the virtual packing this year. I can tell you from experience that the generosity and enthusiasm of our team and charitable partners makes an enormous connection and positive impact with the military community.”<\/p>\n

As in previous years, Diageo partnered with non-profit organizations such as Packages from Home, the official charity partner of the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project, and iPads for Soldiers, an organization that provides iPads to soldiers in battle and wounded warriors as morale boosters and key elements in the recovery process.<\/p>\n

To support veterans and active duty personnel in ways that make a direct and meaningful impact on their lives and the lives of their families, the company developed the\u00a0Diageo Salutes the Troops<\/b> program. In addition to the year-round community service events and charitable donations of this program, other efforts conducted by the company in appreciation of the military community include: <\/p>\n