2009-10 Campaign to Support Our Troops & Their Families
NEW YORK STATE HOCKEY PLAYERS SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!
Please take a moment to read our message below.
NYS Hockey Players Support Our Troops is our family sponsored charity that has been raising funds to benefit the families of and the memories of our NYS Military Service Members who have made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq & Afghanistan. To date, 230 NYS Service Members have been killed in Iraq & Afghanistan. Through the generosity of the greater NYS hockey community & friends, we have been able to raise nearly $30,000!
We hope that you can join us this season in making a difference to some very special New York neighbors. All assistance is welcome. Participation is easy. We raise funds through the sale of our campaign patches. These patches look great on jersey's, jackets, and equipment bags and in many methods of display. We have also sent thousands of our patches to all branches of our Military Services both at home and in the war zones.
Our campaign has touched dozens and dozens of deserving families, wounded warriors, veterans and individual service members. It has enabled our hockey community to make a civic minded statement beyond our ranks and it has given our young people a simple and direct opportunity to support those people and their families who have suffered extraordinary sacrifice and loss.
Patches are only $5 each. Just fill out the form on the back and mail it to the address listed or simply email Charlie Gili at gili498@aol.com and ask for patches for your team. We have also sent 1000’s of our patches to soldiers who are currently deployed in the battle zones & to those who are recovering from injuries.
I have included just one of many notes we have received from military families thanking us for our support. Please take a look at what they have to say. You will see that what we are doing has a tremendous and positive impact.
Dear Coach Gili & Family,
We received a note from the Food Bank of Western New York that you had generously contributed to the food bank in memory of our son, PFC Travis Krege. I can't tell you how touched we were by your remembrance in his name. You should know that our family loves hockey and our Buffalo Sabers and Travis loved nothing more than going to Sabers' games or playing hockey around the neighborhood. Our garage door has the dents to prove it!
He came home on leave in October 2006 and the only requests he made was to please go to some games. We were able to go to one game as a family and Travis and his dad went to another game with tickets given to him by Chris Drury, who happened to live on my postal route at the time.
Six weeks to the day from the time he left for Iraq, he was killed.
Although our sorrow is great, we are so touched by this wonderful way you and the NY Hockey Players remember our troops and in doing so, the families too.God bless you all and thank you again from the bottom of our hearts.Sincerely, Sandy, Mike and Shauna Krege
(Parents and sister of US Army PFC Travis C. Krege KIA on 12/6/06 in Hawiji Iraq from Cheektowaga, NY)***************************************************************Mail
To: NYS Hockey Players Support Our Troops!c/o Charlie Gili3906 Avenue RBrooklyn, NY 11234
Your email address:__________________________________________
Your Team/Organization Name:______________________________________
Number of Patches:____________$5 per patch/Checks made out to: On Behalf of NYSHPSOTPlease contact me if you would like to sponsor/host a patch sales table at your rink or local tournament.Please help us to continue our efforts this year as our service members continue to fulfill their missions. How you can help:--Buy a patch for yourself or someone else--Encourage your teams and organization to participate--Buy a patch and send it to a service member--Sponsor a patch sales table at a home weekend or tournament--Make a donationWarmest Regards, Charlie Gili & Family--On Behalf of NYS Hockey Players Support Our Troops!**Our charity is registered with the NYS Charities Bureau in the NYS Attorney General's Office**
