Tully Rinckey PLLC & Hannaford Supermarkets Partner Again to Offer Free Turkeys to Veterans this Thanksgiving
Albany, N.Y. – In an effort to show appreciation for the sacrifices of active duty service members, veterans and their families, Tully Rinckey PLLC and Hannaford Supermarkets will once again provide free turkeys to active duty and retired military personnel this Thanksgiving through the fifth annual “Turkeys for Veterans” program.
Officials from Tully Rinckey PLLC and Hannaford Supermarkets will hand deliver the turkeys to active duty service members and veterans at the law firm’s headquarters at 441 New Karner Rd. in Albany on Monday, Nov. 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This Thanksgiving marks the fifth year for the “Turkeys for Veterans” program. Since the program’s inception in 2009, Tully Rinckey PLLC has provided the Thanksgiving table centerpiece for the family members of over 400 active duty and retired military personnel in the greater Capital Region.
“In the military, service members fight for the man or woman beside them. And I’m proud to continue that tradition here in the Capital Region as Tully Rinckey watches out for the veterans around us as Thanksgiving nears,” said Tully Rinckey PLLC Managing Partner Greg T. Rinckey, a U.S. Army veteran.
“All of us at Hannaford are honored to once again work with Tully Rinckey to offer a sense of comfort, home and warmth to those who so selflessly dedicate their lives to serving our country,” said Hannaford Supermarkets Community Relations Specialist Molly Tarleton. “We look forward to serving those who serve this Thanksgiving.”
Capital Region service members, veterans and family members of those serving abroad are invited to visit Tully Rinckey PLLC’s office at 441 New Karner Road in Albany between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25 to receive a free turkey. (Turkeys will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis with proof of military ID. Limit one turkey per person).
Tully Rinckey PLLC has a long-standing record of service with the military. Throughout its six offices, the firm employs over 50 attorneys, with 10 of them being veterans of the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Navy.
The firm’s founding partner, Mathew B. Tully, is a lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard who recently received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service in Afghanistan. As a civilian attorney, he has won numerous landmark decisions protecting veterans’ rights, especially those pertaining to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Managing Partner Greg T. Rinckey is a former Army JAG who currently represents service members worldwide in a variety of military law issues.
Tully Rinckey PLLC is a full-service law firm with offices in Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Washington, D.C., and Arlington, V.A. The firm is nationally recognized for its legal work in military law and is one of the Capital Region’s largest full-service firms with attorneys practicing divorce, child custody, military law, Social Security law, legal ethics and attorney discipline, bankruptcy, real estate law, estate planning, civil litigation, criminal defense, and employment law.
For more information about the fifth annual Turkey for Veterans program, please contact James Schlett at (518) 218-7100 or email jschlett@1888law4life.com.
Hannaford Supermarkets, based in Scarborough, Maine, operates 183 stores in the Northeast. Stores are located in Maine, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. All Hannaford stores feature Guiding Stars, America’s first storewide nutrition navigation system and most stores have full-service pharmacies. Hannaford employs more than 26,000 associates. Additional information can be found at www.hannaford.com.