Entercom is partnering with the Navy SEAL Foundation to help the families who lost loved ones in Afghanistan. A companywide campaign across 23 markets and 111 stations has been started with a goal of helping the families of the SEALS who die in combat. SEAL Team Six is the elite of the elite when it comes to our military. They were the team the killed UBL, public enemy #1.
Entercom CEO David Field said "This devastating tragedy has touched us all. These Navy SEALs are our finest and bravest soldiers and they have paid the ultimate price to protect this great nation and all of its citizens. Their children are now fatherless and their wives are now widows. It is our duty to do all we can to help their families at this time of great need."
Local stations FM100 (WMCFM), WRVR 104.5 The River, 92.9FM ESPN/ 680AM ESPN, Classic Hits 94.1 WKQK and WMC 79 are promoting this fundraiser encouraging listeners to donate $10 at www.mymemphisperks.com or through station websites. The Navy SEAL Foundation provides support in times of adversity and achievement to U.S. Navy SEALs. The Navy SEAL Foundation helps the community by: Providing tragedy assistance for families who have lost a loved one in training or combat. Supporting family events to boost morale and encourage camaraderie. Awarding scholarships and providing educational assistance to active duty personnel, their spouses and children.
On Saturday, August 6, thirty American service members ? most of them elite Navy SEALs, including several members of SEAL Team Six, the unit that killed Osama bin Laden ? lost their life in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. It was the largest single loss of U.S. life since the beginning of the 2001 Afghan War, and is the largest single loss ever suffered by the SEAL community.
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