11,000 Troops Beat the Heat with Donation of Personal Cooling Misters; Orbit Irrigation Products Help American Soldiers in Iraq Fight War Against Fatigue with $300,000 Donation.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail A miniature representation of a page or image that is used to identify a file by its contents. Clicking the thumbnail opens the file. Thumbnails are an option in file managers, such as Windows Explorer, and they are found in photo editing and graphics program to quickly browse multiple image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.102003/bb9 MESA, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2003 Non-profit group Cool Our Troops and Orbit(R) Irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. Products Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of irrigation and misting products for the residential and commercial markets, have partnered to provide more than $300,000 worth of personal misting products to American soldiers stationed in the Middle East. The first shipment was picked up by the military in Utah, and shipped directly to Iraq via the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. . "We originally contacted Orbit for a donation of 1,000 personal misters," said Cool Our Troops founder Sue McCormick. "We also purchased additional units at cost, but then Orbit donated 11,000 misters to Cool Our Troops." Something Orbit was not asked to do, McCormick is quick to point out. "Orbit President K.C. Ericksen did this on his own initiative. This company exemplifies the true American spirit." Since August of this year, Orbit has donated 11,000 ArizonaMist(R) Chilly Mate(R) Personal Cooling Bottles to the Mesa, Ariz., group. Deliveries have been sent to the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions of the United States Army
This list of United States Army Divisions is divided into three eras: 1911-1917, 1917-1941, and 1941-present. . Thousands more cooled off the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, and were generously left behind to cool replacement coalition forces and others stationed in Iraq and Kuwait. "Orbit really reached out to help our cause and ultimately improve conditions for the men and women serving in Iraq," added Cool Our Troops organizer Susan Czubek. "I think it is important to know that Orbit Irrigation has really gone beyond the call of duty to help our troops get relief from the extreme heat they face in the Middle East." The non-profit group is almost three-quarters of the way to reaching their goal of sending 50,000 cooling aids to military personnel serving overseas. "The personal misters are a much-appreciated accessory to military personnel stationed in Iraq, where temperatures can soar to a scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. 135 degrees Fahrenheit," added Czubek. The completely portable misting coolers can quickly cool air temperature by 20 degrees, and fit easily around the waist or over the shoulder. Orbit ArizonaMist(R) Chilly Mate(R) Personal Cooling Bottles are beneficial to children, athletes, pet owners and others who are susceptible to extreme heat. About Cool Our Troops Cool Our Troops (www.coolourtroops.com) is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. formed on July 3, 2003, to raise funds to send personal misters to 50,000 military personnel serving in Iraq. Co-founders Sue McCormick and Susan Czubek learned about the heat from their fiances stationed in Iraq and news reports. One personal mister and a wish to make Father's Day a little more special eventually led to a nationwide campaign to send troops some "cool" relief. Cool Our Troops is asking for help in "cooling our troops" serving in Iraq. The public can make a difference in the life of a soldier by mailing a donation to Bank One, Tempe Towne Center, c/o Cool Our Troops, 20 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ 85281. All donations are tax deductible That which may be taken away or subtracted. In taxation, an item that may be subtracted from gross income or adjusted gross income in determining taxable income (e.g., interest expenses, charitable contributions, certain taxes). , and 100% of the proceeds go to Cool Our Troops. For more information, please visit www.coolourtroops.com, or contact Sue McCormick at 480-239-9364 or cool@coolourtroops.com. About Orbit Orbit Irrigation Products Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc, located in North Salt Lake, UT, is a manufacturer and supplier of irrigation products for residential and commercial markets and has been in business for over 30 years. It distributes over 2,000 products to 40 countries on five continents. Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of irrigation and misting products for the commercial and residential markets. Orbit manufactures and distributes more than 1,500 quality lawn and garden irrigation and misting products to customers in 32 countries worldwide under the sub-brand names Orbit Professional(R), WaterMaster(R), DripMaster(R), SunMate(R) and ArizonaMist(R). With manufacturing locations in the Far East, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Orbit employs 650 worldwide in its peak season. Orbit products can be purchased both domestically and internationally at most contractor supply houses, home improvement stores, and lawn and garden centers. For more information, go to www.orbitonline.com or call 800-488-6156. A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.102003/bb9 |
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