With the phenomenal success from the delivery of more than 2,000 pizzas for the 4th of July, 2008, MSgt Mark Evans, decided to kick it up a notch by offering even more pizzas for July 4th, 2009.  DHL offered an entire 747 cargo jet for Pizzas 4 Patriots, which means that we will be able to send more than 20,000 pizzas this time! 

Working with Patriot Entertainment, Pizzas 4 Patriots is currently working with some top entertainment celebrities and athletes to join us on our July 4th Pizza Party.  DHL is the only commercial airline that is allowed to fly directly into Iraq.  Just like the previous delivery, the pizzas will be sent to the 9 forward bases.  We are very honored to be able to carry out this operation for our troops. 

When Pizzas 4 Patriots first joined forces with Patriots Group, little did anyone think that it would expand so quickly.  Tying into the U.S. military base tour developed by Patriots Group to offer a job fair, education symposium, and seminars and conferences for medical, counseling, legal, housing, transportation, and family issues at each base, the Pizza Party idea was born.  We will work closely with the MWR (Morale, Welfare, & Recreation) representative at each of these bases, providing them with a complete protocol for implementing this program using their existing contacts and resources.

Veteran's Day is a single day out of the year when we should honor those brave men and women that have served this country, defending our freedoms, protecting our country from those that would do us harm.  We have developed a program that turns the tables a bit, by having active military personnel from bases around the country, deliver pizzas to area Veterans at VA hospitals, or at arranged sites such as VFW facilities.  We will again work with the MWR reps at these bases to organize these deliveries, using local pizza restaurants that we have negotiated national agreements with.  We also encourage small pizzerias to get involved.  We will have marketing materials and guidelines for the bases and restaurants to use to promote the event.