BigFoot Java Rallies Local Companies to Support U.S. Troops.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 Business Editors/Food/Beverage Writers Topical News: War On Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act 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.040803/bb4 KENT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2003 Just drive by a BigFoot Java in South King County or Pierce County Pierce County is the name of five counties in the United States:
The specialty coffee drive-thru chain, headquartered 20 minutes south of Seattle, invited a handful of local companies to join forces in offering words of encouragement and support for the troops, and the response was immediate. Tuesday, April 8, work crews attached yellow six-foot high weather resistant ribbons on the chain's two newest locations at: South 212th Street and 84th Avenue South in Kent, and on Puyallup's South Hill at 123rd and South Meridian Meridian (mərĭd`ēən), city (1990 pop. 41,036), seat of Lauderdale co., E Miss., near the Ala. line; settled 1831, inc. 1860. Street. Starting Tuesday, BigFoot Java drive-thrus will be distributing a total of 10,000 yellow ribbons for customers to wear or display. An accompanying "Support Our Troops "Support our troops" is a slogan commonly used in the United States and in Canada in reference to the United States Military and the Canadian Forces (Army, Air & Navy). The slogan has been used in the recent conflicts, including the Gulf War[1] and Iraq war. " patriotic card features recommended websites the public can visit to show their support, including: -- www.operationuplink.org which encourages people to donate money for calling cards that help troops stay in touch with their families, -- www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html which is a site where you can sign an online thank-you card for the troops. -- www.anyservicemember.org which has thousands of service members visiting the site for new messages of encouragement. -- www.commissaries.com which is a site where you can buy grocery gift certificates for soldiers and their families. The following local companies joined together to show support for our troops: BigFoot Java (organizer and distribution of materials); Minuteman minuteman Colonial soldier of the American Revolution. Minutemen were first organized in Massachusetts in September 1774, when revolutionary leaders sought to eliminate Tories, or British sympathizers, from the militia by replacing all officers. Press, Puyallup (cards and display cards); Classic Sign N Graphics, Buckley (six-foot high ribbons); and Ben Franklin Crafts, Bonney Lake (customer ribbons). BigFoot Java was recently featured on the cover of Specialty Coffee Retailer, a leading trade publication, for its trend-setting innovations in the industry. This fast-growing specialty coffee drive-thru chain has a goal of opening 50 locations (25 franchise and 25 company) by 2005. For further information, contact 253/833-2967 or visit www.bigfootjava.com. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.040803/bb4 |
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