OPERATION HYDRATION 2012 – A GREAT SUCCESS!!!
Operation Hydration 2012 is the 2nd annual USO water drive for AT&T Veterans DFW Chapter and 1st annual drive for Austin Chapter. Last year we collected 1,280 cases of water and $8,250 for USO DFW Airport. This year we blew those numbers away by collecting 3,700 cases of water and over $13,500 for USO Fort Hood Killeen, TX.
I want to take a minute and thank the countless volunteers who made Operation Hydration 2012 possible, Thank You!
I want to thank the hundreds of donors whom together donated over 3,700 cases of water and $13,000 in cash & credit card donations! Thank You!
I would like to thank AT&T Supply Logistic and their drivers for DFW and Waco water pickup and delivery to USO Fort Hood on Saturday July 28, 2012! Thank You!
I would like to recognize some of our partners and if I leave anyone out it was not intentional
AT&T Employees
AT&T Employee Resource Groups
Communications Workers of America
Siemens Plano, TX
Home Depot
Lowes
University of Phoenix DFW
Wal-Mart Return center Waco, TX
Coca Cola Waco, TX
HEB Waco, TX
Albertson’s Euless, TX
UNT Austin, TX (Student Veterans Association)
SAM’S Club Austin, TX
Target Austin, TX
Premium Waters Inc Fort Worth, TX
I would like to recognize the cities who allowed us to setup collection sites on city property.
City of Waco, TX
City of Richardson, TX
City of Fort Worth, TX
Links to media coverage
KVUE-TV ABC Austin
Groups collect bottled water to send to soldiers
AUSTIN -- As hot as things are in Central Texas -- it's often much hotter for U.S. troops serving overseas.
KXAN-TV NBC Austin
'Operation Hydration' gives H2O to USO
Also collecting at Dell Diamond
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) -
They call it “Operation Hydration.”
Friday, members of the University of Texas Austin Student Veterans Association set up camp outside the Frank Erwin Center. They braved the heat to collect bottled water so active duty soldiers will remain hydrated.
KXAN-TV NBC Austin
Operation Hydration
We were just at the Round Rock Express game last night for “Fans from Fans” night (see blog post below). Tonight, the Express is teaming with AT&T Veterans of Austin, Girl Scouts Council of Texas, and The Home Depot for “Operation Hydration 2012,” an effort to collect bottled water for soldiers.
KTBC-TV MyFoxAustin
Bottled water drive held for USO Ft. Hood soldiers
A bottled water drive was held Friday on the UT campus to help soldiers at Fort Hood.
Folks gathered at parking lot 108 at the Frank Erwin Center from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to drop off bottled water as a part of "Operation Hydration 2012" which is collecting bottled water all over the state.
KLBJ-AM News Radio 590 Austin
Bottled water drives in Austin and other cities are set to benefit the troops at Fort Hood
Operation Hydration 2012 is underway. Bottled Water drives in Austin and other cities today are set to benefit the U-S-O of Fort Hood. AT&T’s Lisa Glass says they're sponsoring the drive. KLBJ’s Chris Fox reports water will be served to Soldiers in USO Centers, Outbound Flight Support, Welcome Home Ceremonies and USO Progr
Austin360.com
Operation Hydration 2012 Water Drive for Fort Hood Troops
Friday, July 27 6:00a to 2:30p
at University of Texas at Austin: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
UT Student Veteran Association is sponsoring “Operation Hydration 2012” with support from the AT&T Veterans of Austin and The Home Depot to invite the public to help collect bottled water for Fort Hood troops in Killeen.
City of Richardson
Operation Hydration 2012
The DFW AT&T veterans are sponsoring “Operation Hydration 2012” July 27 at Richardson City Hall with a goal of collecting 2,500 cases of water that will be sent to the United Service Organizations (USO) at Fort Hood in Killeen.
http://www.kcentv.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=7548241&h1=Operation%20Hydration%20Still%20Underway&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=108567&LaunchPageAdTag=Search%20Results&activePane=info&rnd=7367476
http://www.kcentv.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=7547005&h1=Operation%20Hydration%20Supports%20USO&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=153633&LaunchPageAdTag=Search%20Results&activePane=info&rnd=97440316
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/military/austin_salutes/operation-hydration-gives-h2o-to-uso
http://www.klbjfm.com/events/Details.aspx?ID=313107
Operation Hydration 2011 was such a HUGE SUCCESS last year that USO Fort Hood has asked us for help. You are known for what you have accomplished and the impact made.
Operation Hydration 2012 will kick off June 18 and run through July 27, 2012. We will be working with AT&T Supply Logistics to have the water delivered to USO Fort Hood Killeen, TX on July 28, 2012.
