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USO of Northern Ohio

of Northern Ohio

Welcome to the USO of Northern Ohio web site. We offer many services to our military personnel in our service area

Donations - Monetary donations to the USO, today as always are greatly appreciated, and are tax deductible.  Show your support for these brave men and women by supporting the USO of Northern Ohio. A few of the USO of Northern Ohio's special brand of programs and services include:

  • USO Canteen at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS)
  • Bob Hope/USO Lounge at Cleveland Hopkins Airport
  • USO Care package Program
  • Hospitality Support for Deployments, Welcome Homes, Family Days and Holiday Parties
More information on donating is located on our Donations page including ability to donate using a credit card.  To learn more about the USO and our services, visit the links in the side menu.

Care Packages - We have an on-going program to support our troops with Care Packages A care package is a box filled with some comfort items that lets our troops know that we appreciate what they are doing.  This touch of home is tremendous morale boost for those serving far from home.

Check side menu for links to items needed for Care Packages and Donation Drop-Off Sites locations.

Volunteers are needed to pick up items at donation drop-off sites and take them to the Canton or Madison Care Package facilities.  Please contact us if you can help at (216) 265-3680.


Upcoming Events

Upcoming events will be listed on our home page.  They will be posted as soon as possible.  Past events will be removed as they expire.  Be sure to print any flyers before expiration date. Some of these events provide funding for our organization to support our troops.  You can also make a donation by credit card.  See our Donations page for more information.

2009 Annual Bob Hope USO Golf Outing

Friday, September 18, 2009
Sweet Briar Golf Course, Avon Lake


Click Here for Registration & Sponsorship Information
 


USO of Northern Ohio Benefit Concert

Saturday - July 25 @ 4PM


Featuring Darryl Worley, Lawless, and Derrick & Derrick

Quaker Steak & Lube - 4900 Transportation Dr - Sheffield Village, OH 44054


Click Here for Detailed Information & Purchase of Tickets


Military Appreciation Day

Lake Erie Crushers vs. Kalamazoo Kings at All Pro Stadium
Sunday, August 2, 2009 5:05 pm Start Time

Benefit for the USO of Northern Ohio and Honor Flight Cleveland

Click Here for Information Flyer

Visit Honor Flight Cleveland Web Site


7TH Annual Poker Run for the Troops

Sunday - August 16 - 11 AM

All Proceeds Benefit the USO of Northern Ohio

Food - Prizes - Raffle

Live Entertainment by The Burnt River Band

The Handle Bar
24951 Aurora Rd. - Bedford Hts.

Click Here for Information Flyer


Northwest Ohio Air Show

Toledo Express Airport - August 29 & 30

Sponsored by

The Military Order of the Purple Heart

Past & Present Military FREE with Military ID!

Click Here for Ticket Information Flyer


Monthly Travel Tour Contest

Sand Run Travel, working with the USO of Northern Ohio and Clear Channel, each month will be offering a promotion on WHLO radio which will entitle 1 returning Iraq or Afghanistan Vet and a companion, the opportunity to take a Sand Run Travel tour.

The next tour will feature Wine Tasting at 6 Wineries (Chautauqua & Keuka Lake Trails in NY).  Tour includes 2 nights at Crowne Plaza in Niagara Falls, Seneca Niagara Casino comps and Bus Transportation.  The dates are June 6, 7 and 8.
To enter the contest, send an email to usocleveland@aol.com with "Contest Entry" in the subject line.  In the body of the email, include your name, contact information, rank, unit and deployment information summary.

The tour requires that contestants and their companion be 21 years of age or older.

Drawing will be held June 3 and the USO of Northern Ohio will notify the winner.

Sand Run Travel is now offering any Active Duty Military a Buy one get one half off rate for any of their bus trips at any time provided space is available. Visit there web site at www.SandRunTravel.com to view trips and contact them.

Our “CORPORATE ANGELS PROGRAM” allows each and every corporation to help in ways that are unique to them. From having a “Sponsor Care Package Events” to donating much needed operating supplies, the spectrum of needed support is full of possibilities.

It is through corporate generosity that our programs survive and flourish. Join our Angels program and your business will be listed on our “CORPORATE ANGELS” web page, appropriate signage can be on donated items and press releases may result. We are flexible and open to new ventures and relationships.




Featured Corporate Angel

Pat Catan’s September 2008 “USO CAMO SCARF” promotion was once again a big hit for their customers. Catan’s provided free yarn and knitting instructions, and customers could take the yarn home, knit scarves, and return them to the store. Customers knitted over 3,200 scarves during the month, and these scarves were delivered to the USO in early October. Catan’s also collected $1 and $2 donations from their customers and matched dollar-for-dollar, for a total donation of $3,504.

Pat Catan’s employees who are either serving, have served, of have a loved one serving in the military are shown below, making the donation to Deb Fisher at Pat Catan’s headquarter in Strongsville on January 27th, 2009.

Click on Photo for Larger View



Visit Pat Catan's Web Site

Visit our Corporate Angels page for more information on becoming an Angel.


Newsletters  - Rather than paying postage sending out the newsletters, we have archived them  for our supporters with internet access.  The postage saved will be used to support our troops.  They can be accessed from our Newsletter page or from the quick view menu below.


Support Us - Proud Supporters - We need your support to continue our mission.  On our Support Us page, we can continue to use your support to support our troops.  We have recently added Gordon Food Services to help us in our mission.  A special thanks to 95.5 FM - The Fish (Web Site). They are supporting us through Operation: Care Package.

Operation Families First is one of our programs also supported by local media.  Find out more about it on our Programs page.  Click Here to read a thank you letter from the Coast Guard.


News, Education Assistance, Family Services and Related Links - The News section has press releases and links to local newspaper articles when available.  Also, the bottom of the News page has news pages imported from Military Branch sites along with the DOD and USO.  Our Education Assistance, Family Services and Related Links pages contain links to services that help our military families, including free services for deployed troops.  Be sure to visit them if your family has a loved one in the military.  Also, in the side menu, is an image for "America Supports You".  This site spotlights what Americans are doing in support of the military, encourages others to thank the troops and allows all to tell their stories by giving voice and visibility to their efforts.  Click on the text link to visit the site.


Site Design and Navigation - Navigation menus are located on the left and bottom of pages.  During your visit,  please understand that we do open links to other sites in new browser windows to better serve you.  Although it shouldn't be necessary, you may have to disable any pop-up blocker you have depending on your pop-up settings.  Also, documents providing information for you to print or save have been converted to Adobe format.


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USO of Northern Ohio
20637 Emerald Parkway
Cleveland, OH 44135 
Phone: (216) 265-3680 or (800) 503-8766
Fax: (216) 265-3678


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E-mail: USOCleveland@aol.com

Bob Hope USO Lounge
Cleveland Hopkins Airport 
Baggage Claim Level
Phone: (216) 433-7313

Airport E-mail: USOAirport@yahoo.com

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 USO of Northern Ohio, Inc is a regional affiliate of United Service Organizations, Inc.

Combined Federal Campaign #23536

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