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Tractor Supply Company Celebrates Service Members With Nationwide Discount on the Fourth of July and Announces Grant Donation for Farmer Veterans
Offering 15% discount to all service members nationwide on holiday Donated $100,000 to Farmer Veteran Coalition with grants for 50 farmers BRENTWOOD,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nOffering 15% discount to all service members nationwide on holiday\n\n\n\nDonated $100,000 to Farmer Veteran Coalition with grants for 50 farmers\n\n\n BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nTractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, is celebrating the Fourth of July by honoring the men and women of the Armed Forces. On Monday, July 4, Tractor Supply stores will offer a 15% discount to all active military, veterans and their dependents. In support of the Company’s ongoing commitment to veteran causes, Tractor Supply donated $100,000 to Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC), including awarding $1,000 gift cards to 50 military veterans nationwide, supporting their small family farming businesses, and $50,000 from the Tractor Supply Foundation to support additional programming and grants.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220630005674/en/Air Force Veteran Steven Easom is presented with his Tractor Supply/Farmer Veteran Coalition grant by Purcell, Oklahoma, store manager, Tuesday Capps. Easom currently has three bee hives and is working to expand to a 500-hive apiary. He enlists veterans with PTSD, anxiety or depression into their hands-on bee extraction and beekeeping operation (Photo: Business Wire)\n“The freedoms we enjoy in America have been made possible by our active military, veterans and their families. We are honored to thank them for their sacrifice by contributing to causes that support the military community,” said Colin Yankee, Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Tractor Supply and former U.S. Army Captain. “It’s a privilege to assist the Farmer Veteran Coalition, as they provide this resource to our nation’s heroes. And on behalf of our 47,000 Team Members, many of whom are veterans themselves, we thank the men and women in the Armed Forces for their service.”\n\nFor four years, Tractor Supply has partnered with FVC to assist farmer veterans from all branches of service. In total, the Company has donated more than $350,000 in gift cards and funding, assisting more than 260 farmer veterans. This year’s 50 gift-card recipients were selected based on need to support their agriculture projects and businesses and represented four branches of the military across 32 states. The supplementary $5...