BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101114 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Sport Clips Haircuts Operation Uplink: Help A Hero Call Home DESCRIPTION:Beginning Sunday\, October 17\, the seven Sport Clips Haircuts in Birmingham will join over 700 stores nationwide to kick off our annual "Help A Hero" fundraising campaign supporting the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) "Operation Uplink". In its fourth year supporting Operation Uplink\, a program that offers free phone calls to home for deployed and hospitalized American service members. Sport Clips? goal is to raise $300\,000 this year.\n\n\n\n"We'll be taking part in Sport Clips" -- "Biggest Haircut Day of the Year" cut-a-thon on Veterans Day\, Thursday\, November 11\, when stores across the country will donate a dollar from every haircut service to Operation Uplink\, says Team Leader Michael Williams. Sport Clips is asking local businesses to join us in raising money to "Help A Hero Call Home". If your business chooses to join Sport Clips in supporting our nation's service men and women be helping them reach out to their loves ones\, included it a donation form. In addition\, your business will be listed as a donor on our local press release stating how much money we raised.\n\n\n\nSport Clips Founder and CEO Gordon Logan\, who is a veteran and lifetime member of the VFW\, says\, "More than 344\,508 connections with family and loved ones were made last year through the efforts of our team members and clients. They have generously given their time\, enthusiasm\, and means to sponsor free call days on Christmas\, New Year's Day\, Memorial Day\, Fourth of July\, and Veterans Day."\n\n\n\n"Since 2007\, Sport Clips" amazing record of generosity has enabled them to sponsor numerous VFW Operation Uplink " Free Call Days\, totaling 7\,280\,065 minutes worth of free calls home for soldiers and hospitalized veterans\," says VFW National Commander-in-Chief Richard Eubank. "Their 'Help A Hero' campaign is a tremendous testament to their remarkable efforts toward demonstrating appreciation and gratitude to our nation's service members\, veterans and their families. The VFW is deeply grateful to the Sport Clips family of managers and employees who understand the significant debt we all owe to America's defenders."\n\n\n\nSport Clips is now the VFW's largest single-donation 'free call day' sponsor\, having donated almost $500\,000 to Operation Uplink since 2007. For more information\, please contact Elizabeth Traylor at 205.613.6959.\n\n\n\nThank you for your support\,\n\nElizabeth Traylor\n\nSportClips Haircuts\n\n205.613.6959\n\nSCHaircuts@yahoo.com X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Beginning Sunday\, October 17\, the seven Sport Clips Haircuts in Birmingham will join over 700 stores nationwide to kick off our annual "\;Help A Hero"\; fundraising campaign supporting the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) "\;Operation Uplink"\;. In its fourth year supporting Operation Uplink\, a program that offers free phone calls to home for deployed and hospitalized American service members. Sport Clips? goal is to raise $300\,000 this year.
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\n"\;We'\;ll be taking part in Sport Clips"\; -- "\;Biggest Haircut Day of the Year"\; cut-a-thon on Veterans Day\, Thursday\, November 11\, when stores across the country will donate a dollar from every haircut service to Operation Uplink\, says Team Leader Michael Williams. Sport Clips is asking local businesses to join us in raising money to "\;Help A Hero Call Home"\;. If your business chooses to join Sport Clips in supporting our nation'\;s service men and women be helping them reach out to their loves ones\, included it a donation form. In addition\, your business will be listed as a donor on our local press release stating how much money we raised.
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\nSport Clips Founder and CEO Gordon Logan\, who is a veteran and lifetime member of the VFW\, says\, "\;More than 344\,508 connections with family and loved ones were made last year through the efforts of our team members and clients. They have generously given their time\, enthusiasm\, and means to sponsor free call days on Christmas\, New Year'\;s Day\, Memorial Day\, Fourth of July\, and Veterans Day."\;
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\n"\;Since 2007\, Sport Clips"\; amazing record of generosity has enabled them to sponsor numerous VFW Operation Uplink "\; Free Call Days\, totaling 7\,280\,065 minutes worth of free calls home for soldiers and hospitalized veterans\,"\; says VFW National Commander-in-Chief Richard Eubank. "\;Their '\;Help A Hero'\; campaign is a tremendous testament to their remarkable efforts toward demonstrating appreciation and gratitude to our nation'\;s service members\, veterans and their families. The VFW is deeply grateful to the Sport Clips family of managers and employees who understand the significant debt we all owe to America'\;s defenders."\;
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\nSport Clips is now the VFW'\;s largest single-donation '\;free call day'\; sponsor\, having donated almost $500\,000 to Operation Uplink since 2007. For more information\, please contact Elizabeth Traylor at 205.613.6959.
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\nThank you for your support\,
\nElizabeth Traylor
\nSportClips Haircuts
\n205.613.6959
\nSCHaircuts@yahoo.com LOCATION:Sport Clips Alabaster 750 Colonial Promenade Pkwy Suite 4700 Alabaster \, AL 35007 Phone: 205-685-0070 Sport Clips Hoover 1942-A Highway 31 South Birmingham\, AL 35244 Phone: 205-982-2499 Sport Clips Trussville 1616 Gadsten Highway Suite 106 Birmingham\, AL 35235 Phone: 205-655-3220 Sport Clips Lee Branch 1401 Doug Baker Blvd. Suite 108 Birmingham\, AL 35242 Phone: 205-408-8090 Sport Clips Patton Creek 4421 Creekside Ave.\, Suite 153 Hoover\, AL 35244 Phone: 205-733-1975 Sport Clips Fultondale 3441 Lowery Pkwy.\, Suite 123 Fultondale \, AL 35068 Phone: 205-841-0430 Sport Clips Wildwood 225 Lakeshore Pkwy\, D-20 Homewood\, AL 35209 Phone: 205-942-0290 UID:e.145.2689 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260426T113100Z URL:https://business.shelbychamber.org/events/details/sport-clips-haircuts-operation-uplink-help-a-hero-call-home-10-17-2010-2689 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR