The ACCO Brands Sidney facility honored its 53 military veterans this month; with a barbecue chicken lunch and a special gift for the employee veterans; a multi-media presentation highlighting the veterans; a large banner at the site, & fundraisers to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Fundraisers include a 50/50 raffle, buckets for collecting change and barbecue chicken sales. ACCO is now manufacturing a line of products in partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project® with a portion of the proceeds going to the organization through the end of 2014, with a minimum of $125,000 pledged, with the total donation expected to exceed that amount. More information is available at woundedwarriorproject.org & at accobrands.com.
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Commerce Chenango will honor area businesses at the Chamber’s Annual Salute to Small Business Dinner at Gabriella’s Manor in Greene. Award winners are: CZ-USA; The Voss Group, and FoJo Beans. The evening’s festivities will begin at 5:30 PM.
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The next area American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held this afternoon in Sidney. The drive begins at 1:00 PM at the Tri-Town Regional Hospital in Sidney.
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