LISLE, IL
Eckrich joined platinum-selling country music artist Randy Houser for a special homecoming for wounded military service members and their families in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Accompanied by the Eckrich mobile sampling tour and Mayor Sidney A. Katz, Houser participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Operation Homefront Village, according to a press release.
The village provides the military families with rent-free accommodation while they transition from the military to civilian life due to their injuries.
“The men and women who serve this country, and their families, sacrifice so much to protect our freedom,” said Houser. “It’s an honor to have the opportunity to show our appreciation and join Eckrich in supporting military families with Operation Homefront.”
Houser also performed select hits to welcome the families to their new homes before joining them in a cookout featuring Eckrich’s naturally hardwood smoked sausage and deli meats.
“We couldn’t be happier to be joined by Mayor Katz, Randy Houser, and our good friends at Eckrich to celebrate the opening of our new Village,” said Jim Knotts, Operation Homefront’s President and CEO. “Our Village program affords wounded warriors and their families with stable housing while they transition from the military, addressing the critical gap that so often exists before they begin receiving veteran benefits.”
Now in its third year of partnership with Operation Homefront, Eckrich has already donated more than a half a million dollars to the organization. This year, the company is again donating up to $250,000 through the contribution of five cents from each purchase of specially marked products from May 1 through July 4.
