Diageo Employees Assemble Holiday Care Packages for Troops

Diageo held its annual North American Military Service Appreciation Month kickoff, where employee volunteers from its Norwalk; New York City; Miami; Plainfield, IL; and Relay, MD, offices assembled care packages for members of the armed forces. A celebration on November 7, 2019, in Norwalk brought together volunteers and representatives from Diageo, Packages From Home and iPads For Soldiers, as well as Crown Royal’s Purple Bag Project through the Diageo Salutes the Troops initiative. Guests of honor included Mayor Harry Rilling, City of Norwalk, who gave opening remarks, and U.S. military veterans from various community organizations, including members of the Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority. The combined efforts targeted a yield of 12,000 care packages for veterans and active-duty troops deployed overseas.

: Diageo hosted a kickoff celebration for its annual North American Military Service Appreciation Month at its office in Norwalk on November 7, 2019.

: The event brought together volunteers and representatives from Diageo, Packages From Home and iPads For Soldiers, as well as Crown Royal’s Purple Bag Project through the Diageo Salutes the Troops initiative.

: Employee volunteers at Diageo’s Norwalk office assembled care packages for deployed troops.

: Lucia Rilling; Mayor Harry Rilling, City of Norwalk; and Danielle Lamar, Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority.

: All Diageo employees except where indicated: Kristen Crofoot and Maria Burr; Nelcol Lindsay Philip and Marsha Elliott, both from the National Association of Black Accountants; Jackie Villa and Jon Pageler.

: Proceeds from the limited-edition Crown Royal Heroes Blend Blended Canadian Whisky support U.S. troops.

: Danielle Robinson, Director of Alcohol Policy and Corporate Reputation Management, Diageo; Jennifer Leavitt, Executive Director, Packages From Home; and Marc Strachan, past Vice President of Multicultural Marketing, Diageo.

: Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority members Juanita Deberry and Danielle Lamar; Mayor Harry Rilling, City of Norwalk and Lucia Rilling; and Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority members Caroline Walker and Vanessa Chapman.