Amazon and Gary Sinise Foundation team up for a new multi-year partnership to support veterans, heroes, first responders and defenders

Nashville, TN -- The Gary Sinise Foundation (GSF), which was established in 2011 under the philanthropic direction of award-winning actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise who has been a staunch supporter of veterans, first responders and defenders for more than 40 years, announced a new partnership with Amazon to amplify its ongoing efforts to support our Nation's veterans, heroes, first responders and defenders around the country. The Fortune 2 Company's new three-year strategic partnership with GSF includes $1 million per year with in-cash and in-kind donations.

Both organizations employ a significant number of veterans and first responders and are deeply committed to giving back to these heroes. And as the Gary Sinise Foundation recently moved their HQ to Nashville, Tennessee about one year ago to expand its reach, Amazon continues to support the military community across the nation.

Kicking off the new partnership is a First Responder Appreciation Day Amazon is sponsoring for GSF on Saturday, May 6 at Sonoma Raceway in Northern California that is free and open to the public. First Responders Outreach, one of GSF’s programmatic pillars, provides resources and critical funding for emergency relief, training and essential equipment all around the country and is a way to show our gratitude for those on the front lines. Through Amazon Music, Country Star Tyler Braden, who spent seven years as a firefighter on the front lines in Montgomery, Alabama and Brentwood, Tennessee, will provide the entertainment. In addition, GSF will donate essential equipment to local police and fire departments from Sonoma to San Francisco along with food and fun for first responders and their families.

GSF R.I.S.E. Program, which builds brand new, specially adapted, mortgage free smart homes to help our Nation's wounded warriors, including veterans and first responders, regain their freedom and independence. Amazon will provide its Alexa-enabled devices and technology for voice control while also providing fresh produce for the recipient and their families through Amazon Fresh.

GSF Soaring Valor, which connects our World War II veterans with high school students to pass their history onto the next generation through shared experiences with trips to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. Amazon will fully support a future trip, especially as the number of living World War II veterans continues to shrink each day.

First Responder Appreciation Day - Amazon will host First Responder Appreciation Days as a show of gratitude for our heroic first responders on the front lines.

Amazon will support more than 40 events around the country each year to support our veterans and first responders, including more than 2,000 volunteer hours at events such as GSF Snowball Express, which supports thousands of families of our fallen military heroes year-round through empowerment workshops and regional community events, culminating with an all-expenses paid, five-day experience at Walt Disney World Resort.

For more information about the Gary Sinise Foundation and its new strategic partnership with Amazon, please visit www.garysinisefoundation.org. 

About The Gary Sinise Foundation The Gary Sinise Foundation was established in 2011 under the philanthropic direction of award-winning actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise, who has been an advocate of our nation's defenders for nearly 40 years. The Gary Sinise Foundation's mission is to serve our country by honoring our defenders, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need. The Foundation's four programmatic pillars are their way of "doing a little more" for those who sacrifice so much for our country. As GSF’s Founder and Chairman Gary Sinise always says, "While we can never do enough for our defenders and their loved ones, we can always do a little more." That spirit of service is the bedrock of all of the Foundation's programs, which include R.I.S.E. (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment), Relief & Resiliency, Community & Education, and First Responders Outreach. For more information, please visit GarySiniseFoundation.org. 

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