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Follow on Google News | Former NFL Cheerleaders Form “Sweethearts for Soldiers” CalendarFormer NFL Cheerleaders create a military-themed calendar to support the troops serving overseas.
By: Soldiers R U.S. Several NFL cheerleaders conceived the idea while conducting a United Services Organization (USO) tour in the Middle East. Bari Yonkers, then a cheerleader for the Arizona Cardinals, discussed the idea of giving back to the troops with some of her fellow teammates. “We were just so humbled when we visited the troops that we wanted to come up with something to bring some cheer to their lives,” said Yonkers. “All NFL cheerleaders shoot a swimsuit calendar; why not make a military themed one with proceeds benefiting them?” When Yonkers returned to the states, she teamed up with Benjamin Moline, founder and chairperson of Soldiers R U.S. The inaugural calendar, which was financed through sponsorships from Arizona-based businesses and individuals, raised funds for 595 Arizona National Guardsmen deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The funds for the 2008 calendar will go toward sending care packages and calendars overseas to raise the morale of the troops. The theme of the 2008 calendar, WWII pin-up girls, is a classic concept that expresses universal appreciation for the sacrifices of all deployed service members. The calendar has 13 attractive months of pin-up themed shots. The models, (all former NFL cheerleaders) Moline, a former soldier himself, hopes to build on the popularity of the 2007 calendar to create more opportunities to interact with the troops. “We already went on a handshake tour to Ft. Lewis and McChord Air Force Base. We’d like to visit our brave men and women overseas and personally deliver these calendars sometime this year in a USO or AFE sponsored tour.” The website, www.soldiersrus.org, is also designed so that everyone can support our troops through the online purchase of the calendar. On the website, you can learn more about the personal involvement each girl has had with the military and why this project means so much to them. Website: www.soldiersrus.org End
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