Evan Williams Bourbon pronounces 2022 class of American-Made Heroes
to be featured on limited-edition bottles nationwide
Evan Williams American Hero bottles function considered one of six veterans chosen for his or her acts of service
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (Might, 2022) – A choose group of veterans are the brand new Evan Williams American-Made Heroes, acknowledged as those that are making a distinction of their communities and throughout our nation.
Evan Williams Bourbon introduced immediately the 2022 class of veterans chosen as American-Made Heroes to be featured on the limited-edition Evan Williams American Hero bottles. Every of the six veterans are affiliated with organizations that have been recipients of the 2021 Veteran Group Motion Grants awarded by the Evan Williams American-Made Heroes Basis Fund.
First established in 2020, the American-Made Heroes Basis Fund continues the model’s assist of veteran communities since launching the Evan Williams American-Made Heroes program and limited-edition label in 2015. Thus far, Evan Williams has acknowledged 48 veteran heroes on its American Hero Version bottles and has donated $450,000 to nonprofits supporting the veteran neighborhood throughout the nation.
“As an American-made and American-owned Bourbon, we’re proud to rejoice the heroic tales of navy veterans, chosen for his or her selfless acts of service at house and overseas,” Julie Cole, Evan Williams Bourbon Senior Model Supervisor mentioned. “The aim of the muse is just not solely to supply a platform for sharing their inspiring tales, but in addition elevating public consciousness for causes impacting the veteran neighborhood and supporting nonprofit organizations that assist veterans and their households.”
The 2022 Evan Williams American-Made Heroes are:
Chris Reder
Warner, S.D.,
Petty Officer, U.S. Navy
Chris joined the U.S. Navy and graduated from the U.S. Army Intelligence Faculty, the place he educated to be a Cryptologic Naval Intelligence Operator. After later sustaining a traumatic mind harm and being medically separated from the Navy, Chris returned to his South Dakota roots to ascertain what’s now the DTOM 22/0 Basis and Veterans Ranch, a secure place for therapeutic and restoration for navy service members, veterans, and their households. To be taught extra concerning the DTOM 22/0 Basis and Veterans Ranch, go to https://dtom220.org/.
Alan White
Waco, Texas
Gunnery Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Alan first enlisted within the U.S. Air Drive and later joined the U.S. Marine Corps the place he labored with a complete of 5 navy service canine throughout his 11 years there. Feeling stressed in his retirement, Alan continued to pursue his ardour of working with canines and in 2018 he based WhiteHaven Canine Evaluators, a nonprofit group that presently serves 15–24 veterans yearly by deciding on and coaching canine to be life-saving Emotional Assist Animals. To be taught extra about WhiteHaven Canine, go to https://whitehavencanine.org/.
Shirley Dominick
Haymarket, Va.
Main, U.S. Air Drive (RET.)
Shirley labored in communications for the U.S. Air Drive for 22 years, main vital initiatives on the Pentagon and throughout Europe. Upon retirement, she continued to assist others by volunteering together with her church which led to co-founding the group Serve Our Prepared Warriors and later opening the Warrior Retreat Heart at Bull Run, offering a much-needed break for recovering service members at navy hospitals. To be taught extra about Serve Our Prepared Warriors and Warrior Retreat at Bull Run, go to https://www.willingwarriors.org/
DeAndria L. Hardy
Spartanburg, S.C.
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
DeAndria served as an Ammunition Tech and Squad Chief as a part of Operation Western Accord in 2012. She was later honorably discharged and struggled to search out the assist she wanted as a feminine veteran. DeAndria continued to struggle to enhance her circumstances and launched the BattleBetty Basis in August 2018. BattleBetty is South Carolina’s first Girls Veteran Useful resource Heart offering emergency shelter, a garments closet, and empowerment workshops to feminine veterans. To be taught extra concerning the BattleBetty Basis, go to https://battlebettyfoundation.com.
Marilyn Kelly-Cavotta
Bethlehem, Pa.
Employees Sergeant, U.S. Military (RET.)
Marilyn deployed to Iraq as a full-time U.S. Military medic, the place she assisted in offering medical care to over 4,000 troops. She served for 13 years earlier than untreated Submit-Traumatic Stress Dysfunction (PTSD) led to her medical retirement. She then turned concerned with Shamrock Reins, a specialised equine remedy middle providing complimentary companies to navy veterans. Marilyn joined the board in 2015 and stays dedicated to the continuing success of the group and aiding fellow service members of their transition to civilian life. To be taught extra about Shamrock Reins, go to https://shamrockreins.org.
Mike Enviornment
Shalimar, Fla.
Grasp Sergeant, U.S. Air Drive (RET.)
After quite a few deployments all over the world as an Operational Medic with the U.S. Air Drive, Mike was recognized with Submit-Traumatic Stress Dysfunction (PTSD) and Traumatic Mind Damage (TBI). He was medically retired after serving for greater than 23 years and joined a program that paired service canine with veterans. The restorative remedy Mike obtained from his personal service canine, Orion, turned the genesis for Therapeutic Paws for Warriors (HP4Ws), a nonprofit group Mike co-founded. Therapeutic Paws for Warriors supplies rescue to educated service canine to fight veterans confronted with PTSD, TBI and/or MST without charge to the veteran. To be taught extra, go to https://www.healingpawsforwarriors.org.
The limited-edition American Hero bottling is adorned with pink and white stripes and stars. Displayed on the facet of every bottle is likely one of the model’s key taglines “American Owned, American Made, American Proud” celebrating Evan Williams’ legacy as Kentucky’s first industrial distiller. Every bottling prominently options one of many American-Made Heroes on the facet of the label together with their story of service.
Greater than 400,000 bottles of the Evan Williams American Hero Version can be found nationwide, bottled at 86 proof for a urged retail worth of $24.99 for the 1.75L.
To be taught extra about every of the 2022 American-Made Heroes and the American-Made Heroes Basis Fund, go to https://american-madeheroes.com/.
ABOUT EVAN WILLIAMS
The flagship Bourbon of Heaven Hill Distillery, Evan Williams is among the many leaders within the quickly rising American Whiskey phase because the world’s second largest-selling Bourbon. Evan Williams is a proud sponsor of Main League Baseball and the World Sequence, first forming a partnership with the nationwide pastime in 2016. As an American-made and American-owned model, Evan Williams has acknowledged true American heroes by way of their distinctive tales of honor and bravado on particular version American-Made Hero labels for the previous seven years, now supported by the American-Made Heroes Basis Fund. The Evan Williams Bourbon Expertise (www.EvanWilliamsBourbonExperience.com) celebrates the legacy of Evan Williams by way of an immersive customer’s middle expertise which brings to life the historical past and custom of Kentucky’s native spirit as an official cease on the Kentucky Bourbon Path.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN-MADE HEROES FOUNDATION FUND
Evan Williams is honored to broaden its assist of veteran communities throughout the nation by way of the launch of the American-Made Heroes Basis Fund, introduced in April 2020. The American-Made Heroes Basis Fund was established to point out Evan Williams’ pleasure in being American-made and owned, and to present again to those that served. Our goal is: to supply a platform for sharing inspiring veteran tales; to lift public consciousness for causes impacting the veteran neighborhood; and to assist nonprofit organizations that assist veterans by way of a specialised grant program.
