Fort Campbell, KY (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The Fort Campbell chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) coordinated the delivery of 24 pallets of snacks, water and hygiene items to the installation Tuesday morning. Tuesday’s event kicked off a week-long celebration events to celebrate the Army’s birthday.
Volunteers and board members of AUSA FTC met the tractor-trailer full of goods at Fort Campbell’s MWR Warehouse where they helped with the delivery. Snacks and supplies will be divided up and sent to each of Fort Campbell’s brigades as well as other tenant units.
“We are so excited about this opportunity to give a little something back to the soldiers and families of Fort Campbell who give so much for us” said Kelli Pendleton, President of the AUSA Fort Campbell chapter. “This was a coordinated effort that we hope to do again”.
Past president of AUSA FTC, Dave Cooper, connected the chapter with Vietnam veteran Mike Meyer from Kansas who organized the donated goods and transfer to Fort Campbell. “We have great community partners that help us support active duty soldiers, veterans and their family members”, said Charlie Koon, 1st Vice President of AUSA FTC,
“A great example of these partnerships can be seen through the support given to us by Mike Meyer, who helped make this donation to AUSA a reality. We can’t thank him enough for helping us with our mission.”
Organizations that contributed to the donation include KAMOAdventures.org, Rotary Club of Overland Park, Kansas and Feed the Children
Representation from the Tennessee National Guard were also present for the delivery. The AUSA Fort Campbell chapter is planning a second delivery similar to this one for the Tennessee National Guard as well as making plans to deliver children’s books to school districts in the region where a lot of military children attend.
The Association of the United States Army is a nonprofit educational and professional development association serving America’s Army and supporters of a strong national defense. AUSA provides a voice for the Army, supports the Soldier, and honors those who have served in order to advance the security of the nation.
AUSA Fort Campbell’s Board of Directors include:
President – Kelli Pendleton, Christian County Chamber of Commerce
1st Vice President – Charlie Koon, F&M Bank
2nd Vice President – Paul Turner, AJAX Distributing
Allisha Lee, Hopkinsville Community College
Sheryl Ellis, Hopkinsville YMCA
Bill Harpel, City of Clarksville, TN
Phil Harpel, Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce
Kyle Johnson, Montgomery County
Lori Harper, Rogers Group
Don Hunt, Omni Financial
Sears Hallett, III, Creative Ink
Norm Quirion, Quirion Realty
Derek Poor, West Kentucky Workforce
Eric Horton, Workforce Essentials, Inc.
MSG Tamari Lewis
AUSA Fort Campbell Executive Director – Samantha Henke
For more information, contact AUSA Fort Campbell Chapter Director Samantha Henke at fortcampbell@ausa.org. AUSA Fort Campbell Chapter is located at 95 Michigan Avenue, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
To become a member, visit www.ausa.org or visit our chapter Facebook page @ausafortcampbellchapter