11/12/2018
To all the brave men and women, known and unknown that have fought to protect our freedom, thank you for your service.
I would like to take this time to share my greatest accomplishment that I've had with Angeli Gourmet over the past fourteen years;
About a year ago I received the greatest gift from my dear friend Sargent Sandra, whom is currently serving overseas as I share my story with you.
Sargent Sandra and I met at the MetroCooking Show years back. I remember how charming she was and had this natural warmth to her. We chatted for a while about photography, so you can imagine how long our conversations really was…
Nonetheless Sgt. Sandra came back year after year singing her praise for the Sauce, I only sold Original back then!
The gift I received from Sgt. Sandra was not an award, nor a great review. Yet it will always be my greatest achievement. It is a photo taken of two American Soldiers on base overseas, with great big smiles on their faces and Angeli Gourmet Blue Bottles in their hands: how cool is that!
The picture that Sgt. Sandra sent me is the most precious photograph that I have ever received. Unfortunately, I cannot share it. However, I am proud not to able to show it as well. Thank You Sgt. Sandra for your Service and for this gift!
I want to say a special thank you to Sandra, your friendship means the world to me and I am very proud to know someone like you!
To me, the most brave human being is someone so selfless as to serve on behalf of others. I just want to say thank you to all our service members for everything that you have done to make Angeli Gourmet possible.
Some people can only dream of the opportunity that I have each and every day. I owe my freedom to you.
This picture taught me a valuable lesson: More often than not we tend to overlook the importance of the soldier, the police officer, the homeless veteran. We pass our lack of consideration off as ‘the everyday stresses’, or as ‘the hustle and bustle’ of our busy lives. We all, myself included, seem to neglect the fact that this American life of ours would not be possible without civil servants protecting our freedom.
On behalf of my family and I, Thank You to all the Brave Men, Women and Families for your service. We hope everyone has a safe and peaceful Veterans Day.
-Angeli Gourmet & Family