The founder of the new nonprofit organization Whiskey Valor Foundation is bringing his love of bourbon to the forefront for a cause to help veterans' groups.
Luis Martinez Jr. loves a good bourbon. He also loves helping his fellow veterans. Martinez served for five years in the U.S. Marine Corps and wanted to do something to unify his love for both. Earlier this year, encouraged by friends, he founded the nonprofit organization Whiskey Valor Foundation. 'OLD FASHIONED' COCKTAIL RECIPE IS DRINK OF CHOICE FOR OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST DURING APRÈS-SKI Headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, about 50 miles south of Washington, D.C.
We'll work with them to highlight their message and the work they're doing,' said Martinez, who graduated from Texas A&M. He said he hopes that 'other people will come in and donate money toward their cause. And then we'll rinse-repeat with other organizations.' SMOKED COCKTAIL KITS, AIMED AT CRAFTY DADS, RECREATE THEATER AND AROMA OF HIGH-END BAR TREND Several other initiatives are also on the road map for the Whiskey Valor Foundation.
Martinez's recent drink of choice is Blue Bolt 249, a limited-release bourbon selected by Maldonado's Whiskey Business, a non-producing distiller. Martinez said owner and Army veteran Ivan Maldonado Jr. donated a bottle to the Whiskey Valor Foundation to serve other veterans. Anyone interested in getting involved can help in a few different ways. 'As much as we want to do good in our community, we need money to do so,' Martinez said, noting that contributions can be made online.
'm going to open up my home to local veterans and active-duty service members who don't have a place to go for Thanksgiving,' Martinez said. 'And we're going to invite them over, so they have a place to be so they're not by themselves, and they'll have a home-cooked meal.' 'Wherever veterans and their family members are, we want to be able to reach out to them and help them.
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