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Slices for Soldiers

Sponsor a warm NY-trademark meal for Soldiers fighting COVID-19 at the Javits Center in NYC!

My name is Jenn and I live in upstate NY. My best friend is in the Army and before she joined, she volunteered for years with the Soldiers and families of the 1st Medical Brigade out of Ft. Hood, TX. Throughout those years she would give her family and friends the opportunity to support "her" Soldiers whenever she organized events to send masses of care package overseas to her deployed Soldiers, to set up their barracks rooms with bedding, snacks, and hygiene items when they returned home, or during the holidays when she identified military families who were struggling with significant financial hardship. Because she was born and raised in NY herself, much of her support came from her home state.

In what might be the most ironic turn of events, those same Soldiers we have supported throughout the years have now been deployed to NYC to set up huge field hospitals and care for COVID-19 patients. Now they are in our backyard, saving peoples' lives and taking some of the burden off of our local medical facilities and staff.

These Soldiers deployed in a matter of days, leaving behind their families to care for ours. We want to show our support of these Soldiers and their mission to care for our most vulnerable. What better way that to treat them to some authentic NY culture and a warm meal?

We want to order pizza for this huge group of Soldiers - the cost for each Soldier to have two slices will total just over $7,000 (after a generous discount). Will you help us show these men and women some NY love by sponsoring a few slices? A donation of $10 nearly covers the cost for one meal (two slices). 

Support us by sponsoring a slice! Let's show these Soldiers how much we appreciate their hard work to keep us healthy and save the lives of those we love most. 


You can also donate via PayPal by using the e-mail recipient: [email redacted]


Here are some links to the great work these Soldiers are doing:

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/04/03/military-reverses-course-will-open-field-hospitals-coronavirus-patients.html?fbclid=IwAR1Y3rhH9u__yvRUv8LMZsQUEBCtF-f1kQrvWIlWNvxfIElxu-5nyHDdWJw

https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2135771/dod-expands-medical-support-in-new-york-city-new-orleans-and-dallas/fbclid/IwAR1kY59Od2z2_1uSPnvIdMkko2FoqgAtRluBtJhbeX5kttThduWlEg7Zf5E/

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/23698?fbclid=IwAR05vSElL2rPKyHoWzbOSYWwwgL9DU0tLzrRYZJlGBqP12BS7bSNQFDtU_4

http://www.forthoodsentinel.com/news/troops-deploy-to-new-york-for-covid-19-response/article_b6b17cbe-7438-11ea-a22d-ab2d74a10af2.html?fbclid=IwAR11hdiORadORIfYrOyINvMXzJ3d3FjfdFoLEWGIUpoJhMRx0oYNDbvp730

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/inside-the-armys-coronavirus-field-hospital-in-new-york-city/?fbclid=IwAR1n0enJVEbHD_AD0ZLZrPHXMLLiAA_MNrhb46B-Y4Nw4pEd1g8J9XQKEBI#x

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Jennifer Paris
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Accord, NY

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