For the third year in a row, Bass Pro Shops has joined forces with the USO for its “Reelin' It in for the Troops” campaign. Through the promotion, customers can purchase donation cards, valued at $1.00, $3.00 and $5.00, at any Bass Pro Shop retail location. All proceeds from the sale of the cards will support Operation USO Care Package and other USO programs for military personnel and their families around the world.
Since 2003, Bass Pro Shops has raised more than $500,000 to sponsor care packages filled with toiletries, snacks and other needed items that the USO delivers to deployed troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as other overseas locations.
“The continuing support from Bass Pro Shops has helped the USO to make a difference in the lives of our men and women in uniform. We are grateful for their steadfast support,” said USO president and CEO Edward A. Powell.
“All of us at Bass Pro Shops are extremely excited to be an official fundraising partner of the USO in support of such meaningful and patriotic programs,” said Bass Pro Shops president Jim Hagale. “If we can, in some small way, offer a sense of comfort and home to our heroes, then we've provided a great service of which we are proud.”
A strong supporter of military personnel, Bass Pro Shops will host various events throughout the year to support the “Reelin' It in for the Troops” program. The company also helps thee men and women of the armed forces by offering a military discount (excluding certain items) at its retail locations.
