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Hey party peeps! For you guys who’ve been following me for a while, you know that I am a proud Military Mom! My son is in the Navy and last year was deployed on an aircraft carrier for months. One of the things me and my family did religiously was put together care packages to send to him on the ship. We filled the box with letters, photos, sweets, magazines and comforts from home that we, frankly, take for granted. He was SO EXCITED to get these every few weeks as it was a reminder from home that we loved him and appreciated his sacrifice to help keep us and our nation safe. What broke my heart was when he told me that he was sharing his care packages with some of his fellow sailors that NEVER received anything. So, we started sending more care packages for him to give to those other sailors!
SEND A MESSAGE OF THANKS TO THE MILITARY!
Even if you don’t have an active service member in your family, you can SEND A MESSAGE OF THANKS TO THE MILITARY! Please join Dollar General, the USO, and Coca-Cola™ by helping reach their goal of sending 25K messages of support and thanks to our nation’s service members and their families like mine. Your messages will go directly to service members around the world and displayed in USO facilities! This is such an easy way to say ‘thanks’ to those who serve every day to help keep our nation safe. Simply go to this website HERE and send an online message. It takes literally a few minutes and trust me, it means a lot of service members.
My son has utilized USO facilities several times. I saw first-hand how awesome they are. When my son graduated boot camp and was leaving to report to base for the first time, he had a long layover and the USO in the airport had an awesome lounge for service members to make their travel experience a lot more comfortable. As a mom, I totally appreciated that, as all I wanted to do was cry and give him hugs when I watched him walk away from me at the airport. It was comforting for me to know the the USO was there to provide him a place to relax while waiting. How awesome it would have been for him to see our digital messages come up while sitting in the USO Lounge!
HONOR OUR MILITARY HEROES WITH THESE LIMITED EDITION COCA-COLA CANS!
This summer, I’m lucky to have my entire family coming to town for a visit including my son! To honor his service and to celebrate, I’ll be setting up a MILITARY THANKS Drink Display at our summer BBQ with these limited edition Coca-Cola® 16 oz cans, exclusively available at Dollar General. They have Veteran, Service Member, Military Spouse, Military Mom, Military Dad imprinted on them which make them perfect for my display. While at Dollar General, I picked up all of these. I’m counting down the days until I can share an ice cold Coke with MY military hero this summer!
MAKE THIS THANKS TO THE MILITARY COCA-COLA™ CAN TOWER FOR YOUR 4TH OF JULY PARTIES!
Wouldn’t this be a perfect way to honor Military Heroes at your upcoming 4th of July celebrations? This can tower is simple to set up and adds a meaningful WOW-FACTOR to your 4th of July parties.
First, stack the cans as shown. You’ll need 15 limited edition Coca-Cola® 16 oz cans, exclusively available at Dollar General. Look for this in-store display to find them.
Add this DIY THANK YOU Star Topper to the can at the very top of the tower. I whipped up that star topper in minutes. Want to see how to make it? CHECK BACK NEXT WEEK ON THE BLOG FOR THE TUTORIAL. Turn the Star Topper over and tape a red and white paper straw to the middle of it. Your topper is now done. Tape it to the back of a Coca-Cola can and place it at the top of your tower. How awesome does this look!
GIRLFRIEND TIP: Be sure to have lots of extra ice cold Coca-Cola on hand for your guests to enjoy so you can keep the tower in tact throughout your party. At the end of the party your guests can take the limited edition Coca-Cola cans from the tower as a take home favor!
HONOR OUR MILITARY AND SEND A MESSAGE OF THANKS!
Don’t forget to take a few minutes out of your day to honor our military and send them a message of thanks online HERE. This partnership between Coca-Cola, Dollar General and the USO is such a meaningful way we can all get involved.
Cheers!
Tonya
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Love the design of the Coca Cola cans! A big salute to all the military heroes! 🙂
This is such a great idea! I love those can designs! I am definitly sending them a message !
This is a nice thing of Coca cola to do for the military. It’s good to know there are ethical companies out there
My husband was in the Navy for 6 years and we learned to LOVE the USO! I was pretty excited to see this post, and grateful that these organizations are teaming up to support the troops. I’ll be buying a few for sure!
I didn’t know Coca Cola did this! Awesome!
That is so cool! Love the initiative very much, it is such a great idea!
That’s really awesome. I bet you are super proud. I am so grateful for people who serve in the military & they definitely should be recognized. I don’t drink soft drinks, but I love the designs! http://www.clairebearblogs.com
Thank you for your families service and sacrifice for this country! I absolutely love this idea! Such a wonderful and easy way to say thank you to those who serve!
I have a son in the Navy. While he was never on a carrier, he was overseas 3 times so I sent lots of care packs.
Aww what a lovely thing for Coke to be doing, I love the designs of the cans and I hope they are all shared with love and hope.
This is such an awesome thing that Coca Cola is doing. The military members and their families need to know that they are supported all of the time. Awesome promotion!
These are awesome! I’m so thankful for the military and all they do. I can’t wait to pick some of these up
I love this! Heading to a Dollar General tomorrow while I’m out running my errands. I’m the spouse of a retired Army Veteran and my stepson is a Marine. Thank you for spreading the word. Those packages and notes mean so much. Praying for your son and hope he returns hope to you soon!
Hey Lynn! Thanks so much to your family for your service too!
I love this idea! And so awesome of Coke to do it! Both my brothers have served in the army in Australia so I am all for supporting troops!
It’s a brilliant idea, and it is so sad that others didn’t get a package too. All heroes deserve a little treat.
This is such an awesome tribute to our service members. I have family that has served for generations.
What a great campaign from Coca Cola! And now I really want a bottle of ice cold Coke!
How sad to think that some of the men were getting nothing. How wonderful that you sweetie was willing to share his precious gifts with others. Shows how much respect we should all give him and them.
I love that Coke did this! My husband is in the military so I’ll have to pick up some cans.
You have some fun ideas here & you’re right that we all should take time to thank those who have served in the military.
While I don’t drink it myself these days, like how they are promoting the idea of giving thanks. What a great idea for anyone, not just family, to send care packages of gratitude.
Care boxes are so important as it allows us to show our thanks to the brave men and women who served. You have some great ideas here to show support to military men and women. It’s always great to remind them that those left behind really care.
Mae | http://www.thegospelofbeauty.org
Yes! Thanks!
Cool way to honor those in the military. It’s really important to remember them all year and all the things they do to protect our freedoms.
What a great way to give back to them. Coke is always pushing the limits in a good way.
you must be very proud of your son! i love the designs of the cans. a wonderful way to honor those in the military
This is a good idea to honor the military heroes. I also love the coca-cola branding.
Great way to honour military people. Glad coke did it for them. They deserve everything possible for what all they do.
What great way of honoring our brave men! The design also look good!
That is so cool and a great message. It’s so nice for doing that and sometimes we forget a bit of what they are doing. What a great idea and thanks for sharing.
This is such a nice idea and such a great way to honor military.
This is such a great program! What a great way to honor our military.
Love this! My husband was in the Army for 8 years 🙂
Thank you for his service!
This is such a lovely thing to do! It’s so important to remember those who are working to protect us all.
My military parents might like this if they drank Coke. Nice idea!
Aw, congrats on your son being in the service for our country. You must be really proud and I commend you for the hard work you’ve put in as well.
This is such an awesome idea to show your appreciation to the military.
Wow that is so cool well done to coca cola! I wonder whether they will be doing this in the UK for our armed forces?
They are deserving of all the honor we can give them. What a wonderful campaign!
That’s such a great initiative & love the design with which they have come up with! For sure we need to send that message:)
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Lot of courage to serve in the military. It’s also a huge sacrifice for the families.
That is such a great idea. and looks fantastic too.
Coca Cola makes the best campaigns.
Thank you to Coca Cola for this awesome campaign. It takes lots of guts to be in the military. We must keep our servicemen in our hearts and minds everyday we go about our lives, secure and free, thanks to them.
Thank-you to your son for his service, and also to your family for your sacrifice. Good job Coke for this wonderful campaign!
I love that you are a proud military mom! I also love the fact that CocaCola cares so much about people and our service members. I have seem them run a ton of fantastic campaigns!
What an awesome way to thank a military dad for the sacrifices that they make, not only for their family but for their country as well. I think this is a nice gesture.
Wow. You have such a generous soul. What a good mama…to send your son those packages every week AND then send them to other boys who weren’t receiving any. <3 <3
I am always proud of every military who spends most of their lifetime serving their countrymen. They deserve all the support from the community, from the organizations and brands, and the government. Hope they have a great celebration this 4th of July.
What a great campaign. They definitely deserve to be honored for their service and sacrifice.
Yup. We all love a bottle/can of Coke. Even the Beatles love it.
What a lovely package for our veterans. I’m pretty sure it’s going to make them feel special and appreciated!
That is so awesome that Coca Cola is doing that! We really need to take care of our military men and women! Xx-Doran @HauteBeautyGuide
Luckily we have not faced a deployment yet, but I have heard that they just LOVE to receive things like coke and 10 bags of Doritos in care packages. I think this is a great campaign that everyone should participate in. I always support companies that support our troops. Thank you to your son for his service….he’s lucky to have such a supportive mother !!
I’ll have to keep an eye out for these cans. I haven’t seen them yet in my area.
What an amazing thing for Coca Cola to do. My Grandfather served our country and went to war, while he is no longer here with us it is nice to show our appreciation for those that protect us.
This is so awesome! I can only imagine how happy is must make them to receive these packages. All of our military men and women deserve to be honored!
I agree. Its the only simple gesture of thanks that we can give to them which is very much a huge impact for them. Kudos for these modern heroes!
What a great job you did .. they look so nice! You are a good lady for participating and sharing!
Wow! What a great initiative by Coca Cola! I loved the packaging of those cans!
I will definitely look out for these cans… please thank your son for his service!
I don’t drink coke but it’s so nice that they’re doing this for military dads. That’s a coke to keep as memorabilia.
A big salute to service men and women! This is such a good campaign and such a nice way of thanking them for their service.
I don’t really drink soda anymore, but I have always loved Coke and their products. Any company that recognizes the military is great!
This is so cute! I didn’t even know that sending Coca Cola messages was a thing. I might try this with my kids.
This is an awesome idea. Coca Cola brand is synonymous to connecting families which makes them.more strong through out alk the campaign. Thumbs up!
You are doing good work by saying thanks to military people with coca cola , They deserve the refreshment. .