Ruppersberger to Help Distribute Canes to U.S. Veterans

National “Hugo Salutes our Veterans” Program to Kick-Off in Timonium
 
(Timonium, MD) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) on Wednesday will help kick-off a national program that will provide 36,000 state-of-the-art folding canes free to U.S. military veterans in need of mobility assistance. The Timonium event, which will feature scores of uniformed Maryland veterans, will launch the “Hugo Salutes our Veterans” program, which gives out patriotic blue Hugo canes at all Sam’s Club stores nationwide through Veterans Day.

“Hugo Salutes Our Veterans” is an annual tradition founded by AMG Medical Inc. in 2007 when it distributed 5,000 canes to honor the parents and relatives of the company’s employees who served in the U.S. military. The program has grown each year and will hit 100,000 canes this year, a gift worth more than $3 million.

Who:         Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger
                 Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz
                 Maryland Sports Hall of Famer Lyn Brooks
                 Uniformed veterans from Maryland

What:        Ruppersberger to Help Distribute Canes to U.S. Veterans

When:       10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Where:      Sam’s Club Tire Center
                 15 Texas Station Court
                 Timonium, MD 21093