Since 1941, the USO has been the nation’s main group to serve the women and men within the U.S. army and their households, all through their time in uniform. From the second they be a part of the U.S. army, by their assignments and deployments, and as they transition again to their communities, the USO is at all times by their facet.
Shortly earlier than the onset of America’s involvement in World Warfare II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to unite a number of service associations into one group to carry the morale of our army and nourish assist on the house entrance. These entities — the Salvation Military, Younger Males’s Christian Affiliation, Younger Ladies’s Christian Affiliation, Nationwide Catholic Neighborhood Providers, Nationwide Vacationers Support Affiliation and Nationwide Jewish Welfare Board — turned the United Service Organizations.
Right this moment, the USO has continued to assist our nation’s army and their households for over eight a long time as they defend our nation and its freedoms. By offering assist to our servicemen and ladies as they carry out their most difficult duties all over the world, the USO’s credo is to be at all times by their facet.
The attain of the USO’s greater than 250 facilities extends to international locations on each continent, operated by 1000’s of workers and volunteers whose objectives are to match our service members’ vigilance and supply best-in-class service to those that sacrifice a lot for America.
In January 2023, I based the USO’s Accountants Salute the Troops Council to deliver the general public accounting corporations collectively as one throughout the nation to supply better consciousness of the noble mission of the USO and to collectively elevate important funding to assist our U.S. army. There are numerous methods for accounting corporations to affix and take part with the Council together with however not restricted to:
- Arrange accounting corporations’ fundraisers all year long, together with for america’ upcoming Semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026, marking America’s 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence;
- Fundraise inside accounting corporations’ current stewardship applications;
- Fundraise inside accounting corporations’ deliberate giving applications;
- Fundraise inside accounting corporations’ charitable personal foundations;
- Making particular person donations, together with month-to-month giving;
- Presents in honor or in reminiscence of a army cherished one; and/or
- Deliberate giving, with an property reward for accounting corporations’ companions, workers and/or purchasers.
On December 2, Giving Tuesday, the Council is kicking off its fundraising marketing campaign to boost $250,000 by America’s 250th birthday on July 4th of 2026 for crucial funding so the USO can perform its mission. Tax-deductible donations to the USO could be given straight at
Should you’re involved in studying extra in regards to the Council and onboarding your accounting agency to the Council, please contact me, Peter J. Scalise, the founding chairman of the Council, at
