The Fairway Market in Red Hook and the USO of Metropolitan New York launched a care package program Wednesday to support troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As part of the launch, 75 members of the Coast Guard were treated to a luncheon.
For $20 to $69, customers can order packages like “Mulberry Street on the Go” with goodies like Hebrew National Salami, Black and White Cookies, and sweet peppers.
“It doesn’t matter whether you’re for the war or against the war,” says Fairway Market owner Howie Glickberg. “This is going to the troops. They’re not politicians. They’re just over there doing all our dirty work.”
“When people get a package, even if you send it to an individual, they share it with everybody that’s with them, so it’s a great way to support the troops,” says Mike Berman of USO of Metropolitan New York.
A hundred percent of the proceeds go to the USO.
For more information, log on to: fairwaymarket.com.
