Green celebrity novelist Stephen King, author most famous for writing horror novels, has volunteered to pay for a few lucky Maine resident soldiers’ Christmas holiday trip home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The ecoceleb author has a long history of donating money to worthy charity benefits and non-profit organizations. It's nice to see this donation being made as a gift given via a grass roots movement that supports soldiers while still doing what is right for any wealthy American citizen to do.
STEPHEN KING PLAYS SANTA FOR THE BENEFIT OF U.S. TROOPS
Although King has been very outspoken against the war, he's 100% behind the noble efforts of the American military troops.
According to a recent Bangor, Maine news report, "author Stephen King and his wife are donating money so 150 soldiers from the Maine Army National Guard can come home for the holidays."
King and his wife, Tabitha, who live in Bangor, are paying $13,000 toward the cost of two bus trips so that members of the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Unit can travel from Camp Atterbury in Indiana toMaine for Christmas. The soldiers left Maine last week for training at Camp Atterbury. They are scheduled to depart for Afghanistan in January.
Julie Eugley, one of King’s personal assistants, told the Bangor Daily News that the Kings were approached about giving $13,000.
But Stephen King thought the number 13 was a bit unlucky, so the couple pitched in $12,999 instead. Eugley chipped in $1 to make for an even $13,000.
Two thumbs up for Mr. King (we are happy to keep buying books from you) -- and a big welcome home hug to the lucky troops.
SOURCE: Bangor Daily News, www.bangornews.com
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