America’s Favorite Mom played Santa for a Day in New York City, using the prizes she won to bring an early Christmas to military personnel and their families.
Patti Patton-Bader, named America’s Favorite Mom last Mother’s Day, received the remainder of her prizes in New York last week, which she immediately donated in support of her heroes. "Soldiers’ Angels is proud to acknowledge the continued generosity of its founder, Patti Patton Bader, through her donation of the proceeds and prizes she received from the America’s Favorite Mom contest," said Soldiers’ Angels Treasurer Mark Concialdi.
Redbook magazine interviewed Patti in New York City at a private lunch with editor Stacy Morrison before she received her final prize of a shopping spree. At Patti’s direction, the shopping spree was spent buying Christmas gifts for children of wounded soldiers living in Fisher Houses while their parents recover at nearby military hospitals.
Patti is humble about the experience. "The best part of winning was being able to give the prizes to America’s heroes–our soldiers and their families. There are so many wonderful mothers in this country, and I was just glad to have the opportunity to shine the light on our military and the importance of supporting them in this time of war. I am so grateful to Stuart and Linda Resnick of Teleflora for developing the America’s Favorite Mom contest," she said.
The cash grand prize was distributed as a lump sum of $150,000, which Patti donated to Soldiers’ Angels this summer. She has also donated the set of household appliances she received to nonprofit Homes for Our Troops where they will be added to a home to be constructed for a quadriplegic wounded soldier.
IN OTHER NEWS FROM SOLDIERS ANGELS
NFL FOOTBALL STAR FRANCO HARRIS GOLF TOURNAMENT SUPPORTS SOLDIERS ANGELS
Football Superstar Franco Harris has chosen Soldiers’ Angels to be the designated beneficiary of the 2009 Franco Harris/Lydell Mitchell Grid Iron Golf Tournament, to be held in Tampa during Super Bowl week! This special fundraising event has been conducted at the location of each Super Bowl since 1997, and has resulted in over $180,000 donated to a variety of charitable causes.
The Grid Iron Golf Tournament will be held during Super Bowl week in Tampa at the renowned Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, one of Golf Digest’s Top 75 Golf Resorts in America and home to the PGA Tour’s Transitions Championship each March. The three-day event includes a visit with sports stars to the James A. Haley VA Medical Center, a charitable auction, the Immaculate Reception & Dinner, and the opportunity to sponsor a soldier for the tournament itself.
“Soldiers’ Angels is so honored to have been chosen to be the beneficiary of the Franco Harris/Lydell Mitchell Grid Iron Golf Tournament. The Tournament is a wonderful Super Bowl week tradition and will help us meet our mission that “No Soldier Go Unloved. We are so excited to be a part of this great event,” said Soldiers’ Angels founder and president, Patti Patton-Bader.
For more information about sponsorship or participation, please contact Luana Scott at 619-279-5879, or e-mail [email protected].
Football Superstar Franco Harris has chosen Soldiers’ Angels
http://soldiersangels.org/gridiron_brochure.pdf
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