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Hy-Vee
provides free breakfast
to Veterans
One of many cards prepared by local
elementary students and passed out to each Veteran at breakfast.
Remaining cards were delivered to the VA Hospital
by store
employees.
Hy-Vee honored America’s
veterans on Veterans Day with a free breakfast in appreciation of
their service to the country.
The breakfast provided a time of fellowship, sharing and remembering
those who served and continue to serve, said Jon Wendel, vice
president of marketing. “We hope this small token of appreciation will
convey our deep appreciation for the sacrifices the men and women of
our armed forces make to defend our freedom.”
According to Deb Huber,
Kitchen Manager at the Barry Road Hy-Vee, "This program began in Kansas
City a number of years ago and is now celebrated in all Hy-Vee stores
with a food service department."
The buffet was
complimentary for veterans, but open to their families and others at a
small cost.
Hy-Vee, Inc. is an employee-owned corporation operating 224 retail
stores in seven Midwestern states. For 2007 the company recorded total
sales of $5.6 billion, ranking it among the top 30 supermarket chains
and the top 50 private companies in the United States.
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Additional Photo
Gallery at Veterans
Day 2009
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Brian Fletcher presenting Veterans and their families.
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The Tiffany Fellowship Church provided additional tables and chairs to seat the Veterans and their families.
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Major William Steinbrecher (Ret.) selects breakfast from the buffet line assisted by Hy-Vee employees, Shane Deas, Chris Yates and Brian Fletcher.
Read more about Major Steinbrecher and other veterans honored on Veterans Day at our photo galley, Veterans Day 2009. |
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Cashier Vickie Porter presented a card from a local elementary student to each Veteran.
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". . . a time of fellowship, sharing and remembering . . ."
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A few of the dedicated Hy-Vee employees who kept the buffet full. Those helping included John Braswell, Ned Gill, Kristin Allen and Tamera Radloff.
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Kitchen Manager Deb Huber, from behind the deli display, kept the buffet filled with a large selection of warm food.
No soldier, sailor or Marine went home from Hy-Vee hungry yesteday. |
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The Hy-Vee floral deparment decorated the event with patriotic balloons and floral bouquets for each table.
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WWII Vet's Army Corporal Frank Royer (left) and Army Tech Sergeant Leon Johnson (right) enjoying breakfast.
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Desert Storm Veteran, Sergeant Jay Waller, retired with 22 years of service, found plenty of company to share stories.
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Additional Photo Gallery at
Veterans Day 2009 |
