As I have read many of your comments before, I’m certain most of you would second this nomination.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/everybody-loves-raymond-star-patricia-heatons-time-person-of-the-year-suggestion-goes-viral
Gary does a lot of fantastic good. :lifter:D:lifter
2,000 Gold-Star family members go to Disney thanks to Gary Sinise
The Gary Sinise Foundation, a non-profit that focuses on veterans, first responders, and their families, has helped send almost 2,000 people from Gold Star families to Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, as part of its Snowball Express, a holiday season program that aims to help families of fallen service members.
According to an Instagram post, the foundation is tracking 1,722 participants this year, including hundreds of kids, from over 650 families.
Snowball Express started in 2017 and aims to create a five-day experience for the families that is fun, inspiring, and therapeutic.
The program is young, but has quickly made an impact on participants. A tweet from Fallen Patriots, a non-profit that focuses on helping Gold Star family members get to college, said that participant Dale Mundell now wants to fly for American Air, the airline sponsoring the event, in order to help other family members take part in such events in the future.
Airports got in on the festivities as well. The Killeen Airport, a familiar location for any service members who have activated or deployed through Fort Hood, Texas, welcomed Snowball Express participants and a man in a Santa costume met with the families.
In Nashville, other travelers stopped what they were doing and held a rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. U.S. troops in the terminal stood at attention and saluted as the song was performed, and you can see bystanders drying their eyes in a Facebook video of the event.
Meanwhile, airport employees seem amped about the Snowball Express as well. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association sent tote bags to participants to help them get all their goods from location to location, and the controllers themselves posted photos on social media celebrating as flights took off from airfields under their control.
NATCA members across the country support our #GoldStarFamilies who are enjoying #SnowballExpress2018 in Orlando. Members at Seattle Tacoma ATCT (SEA) are proud to support #SnowballExpress! @AmericanAir @NATCACharitable @GarySiniseFound pic.twitter.com/FX9adLhIcM
— NATCA (@NATCA) December 10, 2018
https://www.wearethemighty.com/military-culture/gary-sinise-foundation-snowball-express
bblhead672
12-12-2018, 09:48
Gary Sinise is a good American who backs his words with his actions. Thank you sir!
Time magazine is a worthless, irrelevant piece of trash without even the benefit of being useful for wiping my butt.