Joanie Thresher Chosen As USO South Carolina Director
September 26, 2009
Former USO Volunteer Hired to Lead State’s Only USO Center
ARLINGTON, VA & CHARLESTON, SC – September 25, 2009 – The USO proudly announces that Joanie Thresher has been hired as center director for the new USO South Carolina center at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, opening fall 2009. Thresher, a former USO Georgia volunteer, will plan, organize and direct USO operations, providing morale-boosting programs and services to military personnel and their family members.
Details:
- Prior to joining the USO, Thresher was director of group sales at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel, identifying opportunities to increase revenue and supervising a team of six sales managers.
- For five years, she was a volunteer with USO Georgia, assisting with center operations as well as sponsor and volunteer solicitations.
- Columbia Metro Airport’s existing Armed Forces Lounge will be converted into a USO center to serve more than 146,000 troops and their family members traveling through the greater Columbia area.
Donations to support this center should be mailed to P.O. Box 5080, West Columbia, S.C. 29171. To volunteer, contact Carol Davis at [email protected] or (803) 822-7953.
Quotes:
Attributed to Joanie Thresher, USO South Carolina Director:
“As a USO volunteer, I got a taste of direct impact the USO has had on our troops and their family members. Now as a center director, I look forward to this and many more wonderful opportunities to support America’s heroes in the great state of South Carolina.”
Attributed to Sloan Gibson, USO president and CEO:
“Her development and management experience will be a valuable asset to the USO family as we continue to work with Senator Graham, Congressman Wilson and other members of the South Carolina delegation, the Airport Commission, Columbia Chamber of Commerce and community and business leaders to make this center possible. Joanie welcome to the USO family.”
About the USO
The USO (United Service Organizations) lifts the spirits of America’s armed forces and their families. We provide a touch of home to troops wherever they serve through centers at airports and military bases around the world, top quality entertainment and innovative programs and services tailored to meet the needs of troops and their families. The USO is not a government agency and relies on the generosity of the American people. The USO is also supported by Worldwide Strategic Partners AT&T Inc., BAE Systems, The Boeing Company, Clear Channel Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, Gallery Furniture, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, S & K Sales Co. and TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Other corporate donors, including the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-11381), have joined millions of individual donors to support the USO. For more information, please visit www.uso.org.
