вЂњWe are grateful to the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation for quickly recognizing the dangers our military families will face and reaching out to help us try to meet what all expect will be a significant surge in urgent requests for assistance.вЂќ Pray Jr., president and CEO of Operation Homefront. вЂњGiven the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, our focus on our mission and commitment to serving our military families in their time of need will not waver,вЂќ said Brig.

While they may not have imagined a world engulfed in a pandemic, this support is consistent with their extraordinary legacy. We need to provide food, shelter and clothing, in that order.вЂќ We all know how Bob Hope changed the world through laughter, but he and his wife, Dolores, knew that there isn't much to laugh about when you're struggling to make ends meet.Дolores once said, вЂњIf you're shivering in the cold, you can't do a good job.

It reflects Bob Hope's lasting legacy of service to our nation's military and the Hope's desire to bring comfort to military families in times of great stress. This challenge grant builds on the Bob Hope Military Families Emergency Assistance Fund, which they established with Operation Homefront in 2016, to serve military families who are struggling to make ends meet in locations where Bob Hope lived and worked. To accept this challenge and make a donation, please visit. Through this вЂњchallenge grant,вЂќ the Hope Foundation hopes to encourage others to join them in serving military families during this unprecedented national crisis. In furtherance of Bob Hope's unwavering passion for and commitment to our military, the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation announced today they will award an additional $250,000 challenge grant to Operation Homefront to serve military families impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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