Harris Jewelry™ Surpasses 2015 Charity Campaign Goal!

 
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. - July 15, 2015 - PRLog -- Harris Jewelry (https://www.harrisjewelry.com)™ proudly announced today that they have raised over $100,000 for the charity Operation Troop Aid® in just the first six months of this year! This was to be the company’s Operation: Teddy Bear® annual campaign goal for the entire 2015 calendar year. In response to the success, Harris’ President and CEO, John Zimmermann, has now challenged his sales force to raise an additional $100,000 by year-end. Achieving this revised goal would bring the company’s total donations to date for Operation Troop Aid to over $500,000!

Harris Jewelry™ launched Operation: Teddy Bear® in 2012. Its purpose - to provide care packages for deployed service members through the sale of uniformed military teddy bears at Harris Jewelry™ stores nationwide. The profits from every bear sold are donated to Operation Troop Aid®. OTA uses the donations – along with those from its other sponsors - to send care packages to deployed service members, as well as to sponsor various military assistance programs and events.

Operation Troop Aid® is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation whose mission is to provide care packages to U.S. Service Members. Mark Woods, a 21-year Navy veteran, founded OTA 10 years ago. To date, deployed troops in all branches of service have received care packages valued at over $6million from Operation Troop Aid®.

U.S. Marine and WWII Veteran, Jerome L. Harris, founded Harris Jewelry™ 60 years ago. Harris Jewelry™ operates 24 stores nationwide and will open its newest location this fall serving the military personnel on Oahu, Hawaii.

References
https://www.harrisjewelry.com/support-our-troops
www.operationtroopaid.org

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Greg Ackerman
gackerman@harrisjewelry.com
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