Staff report
The Bremerton-Olympic Peninsula Council of the Navy League of the United States (NLUS) recently welcomed Sound Publishing as a Community Affiliate during their January 13th luncheon held at the Bangor Plaza on Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor.
As a Community Affiliate, Sound Publishing not only affirms support of sea service members and their families, but also acknowledges their daily sacrifices to secure our nation’s economic prosperity. Community Affiliates receive an engraved membership plaque, a subscription to the award-winning SEAPOWER magazine and annual SEAPOWER Almanac, four individual Navy League memberships, and recognition at all council membership events and meetings.
Jennifer Zuver, Sound Publishing’s sales and marketing representative, accepted the plaque from out-going council president, Larry Salter. Salter praised Sound Publishing’s support of the council’s community outreach programs by providing coverage and advance announcement of council activities and public events, often targeted to the specific region involved.
Sound Publishing is the largest community media organization in Washington State with its 49 newspaper titles. The company has a combined print circulation of 661,072 and 2.3 million unique visitors online. They also employ more than 600 people in 36 locations around the Puget Sound region and eastern Washington. Sound Publishing is one of the few community newspapers that print all their own newspapers and numerous other publications at a centrally-located, state-of-the-art printing facility in Everett.
Founded in 1902 with the encouragement of President Theodore Roosevelt, the NLUS is a civilian organization supporting the US Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and U.S.-Flagged Merchant Marine. It is a worldwide organization with 46,000 members in more than 250 councils, including more than 700 corporate and community affiliate members. The three main objectives of the NLUS are to educate national leaders and public about the vital importance of a capable and fully prepared Sea Services, to support the men and women of the sea services and their families, and to advocate maintenance of a strong U.S. industrial base to secure America’s future.
Through its world-wide adoption program, the NLUS directly supports over 250 ships, 280 land-based military command, and 730 youth groups. More information about the NLUS and local chapters, as well as information about how to join the NLUS, can be found at http://bremolympicnlus.wordpress.com.
