Throughout the month of May, KPRC 2 salutes the service and sacrifice of our servicemembers and their families during Military Appreciation Month.
KPRC 2’s 2019 Military Appreciation on-air and digital campaigns will feature our reporters and anchors who have served, are serving, or have family members in service or veterans. KPRC 2 News Today Meteorologist Britta Merwin, Traffic Reporter/Anchor Jennifer Reyna, Reporter Vincent Crivelli, Reporter Brittany Jeffers, and Anchors Bill Balleza and Khambrel Marshall salute the service of their family members, and each other in on-air promos.
KPRC 2’s multiplatform campaign is also spotlighting a partnership with the Houston Chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America service organization. We encourage viewers to “join our mission” by sending care packages consisting of new and unused personal hygiene items, unworn socks, snacks, reading materials and any other items that will lift the spirits of our brave men and women serving in combat zones and overseas. KPRC 2 will host an internal station drive for supplies, joining forces with the Blue Star Mothers to assemble, wrap and ship the care packages to our local servicemembers.
Another digital component will be the return of “Tell It 2 Us” our man on the street forum, where Houston-area veterans are given the opportunity to speak out on topics like their reasons for enlisting, life lessons learned, and veteran-based issues that they would like to address. Viewers will also be encouraged to make their voices heard by recording their own thoughts on these issues on camera and then emailing them to tellit2us@kprc.com or Militarymay@kprc.com. Submissions should be 30 seconds or less, and files no larger than 30MB. Videos will be shared to KPRC 2’s Facebook page and on click2houston.com/military.
“We are proud of the service and sacrifice of our extended KPRC 2 family,” said KPRC 2 Vice President/General Manager Jerry Martin. “We salute the mission of the Blue Star Mothers, and our servicemembers both on-air and throughout our Houston community.”
Join our mission by following or post using these hashtags: #KPRC2 #KPRCMILITARYMAY #TELLIT2US and by visiting: https://www.click2houston.com/military.
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)3 service organization dedicated to supporting the Armed Forces and their families while promoting patriotism. The Houston Chapter sends more than 1,200 care packages over the course of a year.
(This post was taken from a release sent to me by KPRC)
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