Podcast: How Truckers For Troops got started
It’s Year 17 for the Truckers For Troops Telethon at OOIDA. Norita Taylor, OOIDA’s director of public relations, discusses the campaign, how it got started and where the money goes. Also, a transport company recently stepped up to help deliver parts for a project to assemble a C47 at Camp Toccoa in Currahee, Ga. We’ll speak with the woman who coordinated the effort. And Jami Jones, Scott Thompson, Ashley Blackford and Norita Taylor will join host Mark Reddig in Studio A to recap this week’s effort.
10:07– How Truckers For Troops got started
25:00– Restoring a piece of history
39:28 – Truckers For Troops, Day 5
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- OOIDA’s Truckers For Troops campaign is in full swing! Start or renew your membership here. Or you can make a direct donation here. The campaign runs through Nov. 19.
- Find out more about the Veterans Community Project.
- You can find more information about Project C-47 and Camp Toccoa at Currahee on its website.
- Whether for truck parking funding, stopping speed limiters or getting overtime pay for company drivers, get your lawmakers on board with a quick email sent from Fighting For Truckers.
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How Truckers For Troops got started
It’s Year 17 for the Truckers For Troops Telethon at OOIDA. Norita Taylor, OOIDA’s director of public relations, discusses the campaign, how it got started and where the money goes. She’ll also talk about how the telethon has grown over the years to serve not only those overseas but also veterans who have come home and fallen on hard times.
Restoring a piece of history
A transport company recently stepped up to help deliver parts for a project to assemble a C47 at Camp Toccoa in Currahee, Ga. We’ll speak with the woman who coordinated the effort.
Truckers For Troops, Day 5
Jami Jones, Scott Thompson, Ashley Blackford and Norita Taylor will join host Mark Reddig in Studio A to recap this week’s effort.