Media Advisory: Operation Homefront and CSX to host Star-Spangled Babies Shower for up to 50 military moms
DRAFT
FOR RELEASE
Date: May 15, 2019
Media Inquiries:
Darcy Clardy, Senior Director
Darcy.Clardy@OperationHomefront.org
608-658-5290
Operation Homefront and CSX to
host Star-Spangled Babies® Shower for up to 50 military moms
CHICAGO - Partnering with CSX, national nonprofit Operation Homefront will hold a Star-Spangled Babies® baby shower here on Thursday, May 16. Up to 50 pre-registered military moms-to-be and new military moms will receive donated gifts for baby. To be one of the 50 military moms or moms-to-be, visit operationhomefront.org and click on the Events page. Participants must be registered to attend. (Media will be invited to cover this event)
WHO:
Operation Homefront and CSX, along with up to 50 pre-registered military moms-to-be and new military moms who registered on OperationHomefront.Org to participate.
WHAT:
Operation Homefront Star-Spangled Babies® shower
WHEN:
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2019
WHERE:
Sleep Inn
3250 Bittersweet Ave.
Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044
DETAILS:
Media opportunities: Video and photo opportunities of gifts from CSX being distributed and of participation in other baby shower activities; Interviews with local new military moms and moms-to-be participating in the baby shower; Interviews with Operation Homefront and CSX staff.
Starting a family is challenging. The Star-Spangled Babies® program provides baby showers to expectant service members and their growing families. Due to deployments and frequent relocation, military parents-to-be often live far from their extended families and support systems. And, like many new parents, they have questions, concerns and fears. The Star-Spangled Babies® showers provide these new and expectant parents with early childhood education tips and a support system when loved ones are far away.
Operation Homefront invites Americans who care about military families to help us publicly recognize, honor and thank them for their service and support in our communities. Send your message of thanks at www.operationhomefront.org/mission2honor or www.Facebook.com/Operationhomefront using #Mission2Honor
About Operation Homefront: Founded in 2002, Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families so that they can thrive - not simply struggle to get by - in the communities they have worked so hard to protect. Recognized for superior performance by leading independent charity oversight groups, 92 percent of Operation Homefront expenditures go directly to programs that support tens of thousands of military families each year. Operation Homefront provides critical financial assistance, transitional and permanent housing and family support services to prevent short-term needs from turning into chronic, long-term struggles. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and the support from thousands of volunteers, Operation Homefront proudly serves America's military families. For more information, visit OperationHomefront.org.
ABOUT CSX: CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural, and consumer products. For nearly 200 years, CSX has played a critical role in the nation's economic expansion and industrial development. Its network connects every major metropolitan area in the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation's population resides. It also links more than 230 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major population centers and farming towns alike. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com. Like us on Facebook (http://facebook.com/OfficialCSX) and follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/CSX).