A Big Thank You To All Supporters Of Our 1st Annual Fundraising Event. It Was A Great Success. Join Us Next Year For Our 2nd Annual City-Wide Drive By Donation Day! Sponsored By Worthington Optimal Wellness, 6180 Linworth Rd, Worthington - Corner Of Linworth & 161 & The Shawn Ireland Show On Radio 610 WTVN & Fox 28 Good Day Columbus With Shwan Ireland & Lisa Colbert & Rooster's Restaurants

TV Media Coverage - Clips:

TV 6 News - Columbus -Lisa Colbert Interview With Chris Callen

Fox 28 - Good Day Columbus - Discussion Of Back Our Troop Day

Fox 28 -Good Day Columbus - Shawn Ireland Interview With Col, Julie Blike & Syreeta Long  

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Pictures Taken At The Event:

1st Annual Back Our Troops Campaign -  Our first Central Ohio major event will be happening Sunday, July 8th from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the parking lot of Worthington Optimal Wellness, 6180 Linworth Road in Worthington, Ohio. It is called our Back Our Troops Campaign. Dr. Keiser will graciously donate $50.00 to the Foundation for every new patient seen in the month of July. Also she will provide a 10% discount for the month to any person with a military identification card. 

Shawn Ireland of the The Shawn Ireland Show On Radio 610 / WTVN, has worked very hard to help us make this event special. Shawn has arranged for our TV personalities from Good Day Columbus on Fox 28 to cover our event. Shawn will be broadcasting call in reports throughout the day.on Radio 610 / WTVN. 

On Sunday, July 8th between 1:00 PM & 6:00 PM we will have a drive-through donation collection center set up, manned by both current and ex-military people to accept drive by donations.  A VFW Honor Guard opening ceremony will include Posting Of The ColorsCeremony will kick our our event.

What We Will Be Offering The Public: 

1) A Drive-By Donation Station To donate money that will go to benefit Central Ohio military families families who are struggling with short-term financial hardships. We work closely with the Ohio National Guard Family Assistance Planning Center to be sure all funds are spent wisely and for real needs.

2) A  Free Pine Tree Starter Tree with planting instructions will be given to the first 500 who donates that day (limit 1 per car), You will be able to go home and plant your tree in remembrance of a soldier or family member so that years from now you will remember the day you helped out a struggling military family. 

3) A Free Flag Lapel Pin will be given to the first 1000 people through the donation drive-by line (Limit 1 Per Car)

4) Huntington Park - Home Of The Clippers, will provide a limited amount of Free Baseball Game Tickets to see the Clippers.

5)  Rooster's Restaurants will be providing  Free Food for a limited time during the event 

6)  VFW Post 8736- Sunbury will provide a manned Flag Retirement Collection Station for anyone having an old American Or Ohio flag, that they haven't been able to dispose of because they cant throw them away or burn them, will be able to drop off for proper disposal by the Honor Guard at their annual Flag Retirement Ceremony held each October.

7)  Sunbury VFW Post 8637 Woman's Auxiliary - will host a Bake Sale of home made baked goods throughout the day. Come quick because these delicious treats usually sell out fast ! 

8) For more information on our event please visit Shawn Ireland's Website where she will be keeping updated postings of all the surroundings of our event. Visit her site at:. : www.ShawnIrelandShow.com.

We have attracted corporate sponsors of our event to include:

Shawn Ireland Website - Promoting Event