Cooking With the Troops Wants to Help Fight Holiday Blues; Rustles Up Some Help

*Tear* Our very first press release for Cooking With the Troops. My pardner Blake Powers has posted his version over at B5 (Hey! It's just like mine! I guess that's 'cause it's a... press release!) Annnnd... my BFF and other pardner in this endeavor, Concrete Bob, has posted over at his place; and the knightly Armorer at Castle Argghhh! has lit the bonfire at his own outpost.



Pin-Ups For Vets And Cooking With The Troops Partner For Operation

Fight Post Holiday Blues

Our very cool logo

The post-holiday blues can be bad enough on those who are healthy, and fully engaged in their normal activities. Stop for a moment and consider what it might be like for a member of the U.S. or Allied forces who find themselves evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. The time between Thanksgiving and New Year's has been like a fire-hose of attention, visits, and more. Then, suddenly, it's gone. They are alone in a hospital, in a foreign country, and away from friends, family, and normal support networks. Despite the dedicated efforts of staff and volunteers, the blues can hit hard.

Recognizing that, Gina Elise of the non-profit Pin-Ups for Vets (pinupsforvets.com) and Cooking with the Troops (cwtt.org) have partnered to create Operation Fight Post Holiday Blues. This special event, timed for mid-January to have maximum effect, will combine a special dinner for a planned 150 people cooked by Guest Chef Ellen Adams (redhotdish.com), with hospital and other visits by Gina to help drive the blues away. To aid this effort, the team is being joined by author Michael Z. Williamson (michaelzwilliamson.com), who will also do visits, autographs, and give away books.

Full details on the event can be found at http://cwtt.org/opfphblues.html and all participants are available

for interviews. To do this event, Pin-Ups for Vets and Cooking with the Troops are looking to raise $15,000. Donations can be made by mail, or online at http://cwtt.org/donations.html via PayPal. Donors can note on the donation that it is for Operation Fight Post-Holiday Blues. Any funds raised that are not used will be used to support future operations at Pin-Ups for Vets and Cooking with the Troops.

http://cwtt.org/opfphblues.html

http://cwtt.org/

http://pinupsforvets.com/

http://www.redhotdish.com/index.html

http://www.michaelzwilliamson.com/index.php

Cooking with the Troops is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to supporting U.S. and Allied Troops, their families, and caregivers through special food events, culinary careers, front line support, and homefront support. For more information, please contact Susan  Katz Keating, Director of Communications, at skeating@cwtt.org or C. Blake Powers, CEO, at ceo@cwtt.org.