FORT LEE, Va. - Whether it's fruit and veggies at farmers markets, meat for outdoor grilling, ingredients for graduation dinners or food for the family road trip, military commissaries have it with plenty of savings through promotional discounts.
"No matter what it is - Father's Day, graduations, vacations, children out of school and more - commissaries have you covered," said Randy Chandler, DeCA's director of sales.
And there's something new: Your Healthy Lifestyle Festivals. Commissaries worldwide have partnered with installation exchanges, MWR programs, health clinics and local produce growers to make possible community farmers markets, sidewalk sales, health and wellness screenings and fitness activities for the whole family in June and July. Go to www.commissaries.com/healthy-lifestyle-festival.cfm for local dates.
DeCA's industry partners - vendors, suppliers and brokers - are collaborating with commissaries in June to offer discounts beyond everyday savings. Overseas stores may have substitute events for certain promotional programs.
Commissary patrons are reminded to continually check the "Sales Events" tab of the DeCA website at www.commissaries.com/shopping/sales-events.cfm for the latest in promotional information. Customers should also check with their store manager to verify when they will be offering the following sales events:
•Tropicana, Propel, Starbucks Iced Coffee and Naked Juice are offering their annual Splash Into Summer promotion. Large displays can be found worldwide June 5 through July 9 throughout your local commissary advertising the event, encouraging customers to enter to win "Fun in the Sun Giveaway." Prizes include the grand prize: a Weber barbeque grill, an inflatable waterslide, $500 commissary gift card and a $300 exchange gift card. First place prizes are 10 Huffy bicycles and many more prizes. This "Splash Into Summer" promotion will be specially advertised on www.tropicanamilitary.com and www.militarywivessaving.com.
•Overseas Service Corporation is hosting the Patriot Perks promotion June 5 through July 9. This is a commissary event focused on saying thank you to the families of our military personnel who protect our country. "Patriot Perks" will feature special pricing on dozens of products and will be identified by red, white and blue patriotic signage throughout the commissary. "Perks" can be earned by shopping at your local commissary and purchasing these featured products. For every $25 spent on any combination of products from participating brands, customers will qualify for a $10 gift card that can be used at your commissary or other military retailers.
•Mott's and Dr Pepper/Snapple are offering the Pick Your Flavor, Pick Your Ride sweepstakes. From June 19 to July 9 one lucky customer will have the chance to win and choose one of two exciting prizes: a 2014 Harley Softail Deluxe motorcycle or a 2014 Camaro coupe. To enter for a chance to win, customers must visit their local commissary and find the large display that depicts the motorcycle and car with a QR code. Scanning the QR code with your smartphone will take you to the online entry form. Another option available for customers to enter the sweepstakes is to visit www.Harley.commissaryentry.com. Commissaries will have special pricing on 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry, Sunkist, RC Cola, Mott's Apple Juice, Hawaiian Punch and Yoo-hoo.
•S & K Sales Company is sponsoring the cause promotion Project Healing Waters from June 5 to July 23. This stateside promotion will help raise money for this nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities, including education and outings. Six-page flyers containing coupons and featured savings will be handed out in commissaries during the sale. A portion of the purchase price of each featured item will be donated to "Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing." This promotion has provided over $500,000 of donations to this cause.
"Don't miss these exciting in-store promotions as well as your local Healthy Lifestyle Festival, which offers you and your family everything you need to kick off the summer in healthy and fun ways," said Chandler. "Your commissary is definitely worth the trip in June."
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