Great Grills for Great Soldiers
George Foreman® gets an opportunity to help our troops
Great Grills for Great Soldiers
At George Foreman®, we’ve always loved that our products help people eat and live better. Never, though, have we been so proud of being able to do that than this year when we got the chance to help some of our service members in Iraq. Making sure people eat better is what we do every day, but it’s truly never felt quite so uniquely rewarding as it did in this case.
For critical care nurse LTJG Kristen Andersen’s Shock Trauma Platoon, the turnover with the outgoing group included more than just the usual rundown on medical equipment, supplies, and sharing of lessons learned. In addition to the passing of information, it also marked the transfer of an important and vital piece of equipment: the precious George Foreman® Grill.
“Battle tested” over the previous seven months, the grill was used by the medical group’s sailors and marines to grill the daily cold cut lunch sandwiches served in the small base’s chow hall. The improvement in taste as a result of grilling the sandwiches was so notable, that Andersen shared it with her family back in the US. Finding it an interesting story, her father decided to share it with us.
Upon receiving this story, we knew exactly what we wanted to do – soon, a collection of G5 Grills was on their way to her base. Upon hearing the news, Andersen was very excited at the prospect of sharing the luxury enjoyed by her group with the rest of her small base.
As soon as the grills arrived, Andersen distributed them to the various hard working groups on base as well as the chowhall. As a result, everyone on their base – marines, sailors, soldiers and civilian contractors – is now enjoying the better tasting grilled sandwiches. We couldn’t be more proud.
A copy of this newsletter is being sent to their base, so we would like to wish all of you at the base a safe tour and a quick return. Thank you for everything you’ve done and letting us do what we can for you. It’s truly an honor.
