Freshly Baked Cookies Serve Up Warm Holiday Cheer to American Troops

    FREDERIC, Wis., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Cookie Brigade today announced
 that it has partnered with The Glad Products Company to deliver holiday
 cheer -- in the form of homemade holiday cookies -- to American troops
 deployed oversees. Cookie Brigade is a non-profit organization that
 organizes local communities to bake cookies and dog biscuits that are sent
 to deployed military personnel and canine teams serving the United States.
 Cookie Brigade also sends homemade cookies to convalescing service men and
 women and their families by way of the Fisher House Foundation, an
 organization that shelters these families as they reunite with their
 recovering soldier.
     Launched in October 2006 by co-founders Susan Hager and Yolanda
 Segovia, Cookie Brigade sends homemade cookies to some of the most remote
 military outposts. Working closely with all US branches of the military and
 the US War Dog Association, Cookie Brigade's corps of bakers has baked up
 and shipped out more than 25,000 cookies to troops stationed throughout the
 U.S., as well as Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, South Korea, Africa and
 Germany.
     "Our mission is to remind our troops that we haven't forgotten about
 them and that we are grateful for their sacrifices, risks and hardships
 that they endure for our country," said Susan Hager. "Our cookies arrive in
 remote locations, tasting as fresh as they do from the oven. Baking is
 something that one does from the heart, and our cookies are a welcomed
 heartfelt taste from home."
     This summer, Cookie Brigade let Glad in on their secret for delivering
 fresh cookies thousands of miles away -- the organization uses a
 combination of GLAD(R) Press'n Seal(R) wrap and GladWare(R) containers to
 preserve the freshness of the cookies. Glad has made a cash donation and
 provides free Press'n Seal(R) and GladWare(R) products to Cookie Brigade to
 help offset the organization's costs and keep the cookies fresh throughout
 their journey.
     "This really makes us feel good about our products and the value they
 provide," said Jeff Halpern, marketing manager for The Glad Products
 Company. "We're honored to be a part of such a wonderful cause."
     To find out more about Cookie Brigade or learn how to submit a cookie
 request for a deployed soldier or convalescing service man or woman, visit
 http://www.CookieBrigade.com. For more information about Glad and its Glad
 to Help(TM) programs, visit http://www.Glad.com.
     About Cookie Brigade
     Cookie Brigade was founded in 2006 by Susan Hager of Frederic,
 Wisconsin, and Yolanda Segovia of Riverdale, New York. It is an
 independent, non-partisan organization of bakers who volunteer time and
 donate supplies to bake cookies for America's troops. Cookie Brigade's
 members are neither anti-war nor pro-war. To date, there are three chapters
 of Cookie Brigade and more than 25,000 cookies have been shipped to troops.
 For information about volunteering to bake, starting a local chapter, or to
 request cookies for a deployed soldier or convalescing service man or
 woman, visit http://www.CookieBrigade.com.
     About The Glad Products Company
     The Glad Products Company is a subsidiary of The Clorox Company,
 headquartered in Oakland, Calif. In addition to GLAD(R) Press'n Seal(R)
 wrap and GladWare(R) containers the Glad lineup of products in the United
 States and Canada includes freezer, food storage and sandwich bags; food
 wraps; outdoor, indoor and recycling disposal bags; Ovenware; GLAD
 ForceFlex(R) trash bags; and Simply Cooking(TM) Microwave Steaming Bags.
 Through its Glad to Help(TM) program, the Glad Products Company is
 committed to helping make a positive difference in the community. Glad
 products are developed and manufactured under a joint venture agreement
 between The Clorox Company, The Glad Products Company and The Procter &
 Gamble Company. For more information, go to http://www.GLAD.com.
 
 

SOURCE Cookie Brigade