Bruegger's Supports Operation Homefront With Red, White and Blue Bagels During 4th of July Weekend.BURLINGTON Burlington, town, Canada Burlington, town (1991 pop. 129,575), SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. First settled (1798) by Mohawk Loyalist Joseph Brandt, Burlington's economy was built on the shipment of wheat, lumber, and quarried rock by waterway. ,Vt. -- Portion of National Weekend Bagel Sales Will Benefit Operation Homefront A home front is the civilian populace of the nation at war as an active support system of its military. The term can refer to:
What: Bruegger's is celebrating Independence Day Weekend with a
special Red, White and Blue bagel to honor the military troops
who have fought to preserve our freedom since 1776.
In addition, Bruegger's across the country will donate a
portion of its Saturday -Monday weekend special $3.99 per
dozen sales to Operation Homefront.
With a motto of "Supporting U.S. troops by helping the
families they left behind," Operation Homefront was created in
the aftermath of September 11 to channel volunteer support to
help families of deployed military personnel. With hundreds of
thousands of service members deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and
numerous others around the world fighting the war on
terrorism, thousands of spouses and children are left behind.
Operation Homefront address needs such as providing families
computers with Internet access to communicate with loved ones,
deployed troop care packages, volunteers for home repairs,
education and training workshops and assistance awareness
programs.
Where: All Bruegger's bakeries nationwide.
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