Representative Tammy Duckworth Praises “iPads for Soldiers”

Washington, DC – It can be lonely to serve your country while you’re abroad, away from all your friends and family. Diageo, a global premium drinks company, has donated funds to iPads for Soldiers, a nonprofit organization that has provided iPads to hundreds of servicemen abroad so that they can connect with their families. To date the iPads for Soldiers program has donated over 2500 iPads to troops in deployed or in hospitals. Diageo has also donated funds to other military charities such as Packages from Home and NORC at the University of Chicago. In a luncheon celebrating the work of iPads for Soldiers, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), an Iraq veteran and the first member of Congress born in Thailand, stressed the importance of supporting troops through nonprofit charity organizations. “[Diageo] is an example of how businesses can honor and serve as well,” said Duckworth.