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MEDIA ALERT
Dec. 5, 2019
Contact: Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason
State Public Affairs Officer
Arkansas National Guard
501-212-5020 / 501-590-0318
ng.ar.ararng.mbx.daily-guard@mail.mil
Snowball Express departs Little Rock airport for Disney World
~ 3 Arkansas Gold Star families depart at 5 a.m., Dec. 7; return 3:30 p.m., Dec. 11
WHO: The Arkansas National Guard in conjunction with the Patriot Guard Riders, Daughters of 1812, and the Battlin Betties
WHAT: Will send off 3 Arkansas Gold Star families to the Walt Disney World Resort
WHEN: Media interested in covering the event must RSVP by 2 p.m., Dec. 6, and meet the media escort at Clinton National Airport
WHERE: Clinton National Airport, 1 Airport Rd., Little Rock
WHY: The Gary Sinise Foundation’s Snowball Express serves children of fallen military heroes. In partnership with American Airlines, families of the fallen are flown for free to Orlando this year. Each December, the Gary Sinise Foundation hosts a 5-day experience for nearly 2,000 children and their surviving parent or guardian.
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