FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
September 10, 2006 Mamie Yong Maywhort
Telephone: (949) 248-9468
mamie@homefrontamerica.org
CLIMB ABOARD THE SNOWBALL EXPRESS
NEXT STOP…DISNEYLAND, CA
San Juan Capistrano, CA – Homefront America, Inc., proudly announces it has teamed up with The Snowball Express, an organization who has been providing extraordinary and memorable holiday experiences – in ways one cannot begin to imagine - to children who have lost a parent or loved one since 1998.
This December, The Snowball Express, a joint project between the M. Scott Kerr Foundation and the Rotary Club of Costa Mesa, California will once again take flight with Michael Kerr, resident of Orange County and founder of The Snowball Express at the cockpit.
The Snowball Express will provide a holiday experience for every child who has lost a parent while serving in our military forces during the Afghanistan and Iraq conflict. The project will sponsor each child and his/her surviving parent or guardian from throughout the country to Orange County for a three day magical holiday party extravaganza and trip to Disneyland.
The project does not receive any public funds. It is made possible strictly through the generosity of private businesses and organizations. The following is a partial listing of these sponsors.
« Southwest Airlines – Transportation for the children and their parent/guardian.
« Disneyland – Admission to the “Happiest Place on Earth.”
« Oakley – Hosting the event at their facility in Foothill Ranch; and the South Orange County Community College District has offered the use of their 30,000 s.f. hanger at the old Tustin Air Station for any overflow.
« Dave and Buster’s at the Block in Orange – Hosting one of the event’s breakfasts.
« Quicksilver - Providing each child with a backpack filled with goodies.
So…How Can You Help?
« Help us to spread the word to qualifying families, Family Readiness Group Coordinators and other Military Outreach Ministries, Base Chaplains, Church groups, your local civic and media organizations.
« Help take a local family to and from the airport, feed their pet(s), and watch their home in their absence.
« Host an out of town family by welcoming them into your home
« Donate your frequent flyer or frequent stay coupons to an out of town family
« Donate a NEW unwrapped gift to these deserving children
« If you have a talent or know of a celebrity or entertainer that would like to bring some laughter and joy to these children, please by all means, let us know.
« For other ways to help, or more information regarding The Snowball Express, please visit the organization’s website at
www.snowballexpress.org or contact Michael Kerr at 949-633-0459.
“We are truly humbled and honored to be a part of this extraordinary event.” Said Arthur R. Hasselbrink, President and CEO of Homefront America. “Mike refers to himself as just some ordinary guy with a million flaws.” “Somehow, the word ordinary just does not enter into my head when speaking of Mike Kerr.”
Homefront America is a sister organization of The Snowball Express dedicated to serving our Troops by supporting their families at the Homefront in their time of need. For additional information, you may visit the organization’s website at
www.homefrontamerica.org.
