Episode 81
10 Million Cigars for the Troops?! Let's Do This, People! | Box Press Ep. 81
Challenge accepted! https://cigarsforwarriors.org/donate/ Boveda's Rob Ganger challenges cigar lovers to donate 10 million cigars by 2027, to the non-profit organization, Cigars for Warriors. CFW sends cigar care packages filled with donated cigars and cigar accessories to troops who are in active war zones. Each care package is protected by Boveda, the brown 2-way humidity packs you put in a humidor to preserve cigars.
Rob is joined by Trey Boring, Senior Vice Chairman of CFW and Boveda's CEO, Sean Knutsen, and EVP, Tim Swail. Boveda has been a founding corporate sponsor to CFW since the organization launched in 2012.
When you own a humidor, you need to make sure the cigars inside stay well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll get better flavor from a cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years.
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Transcript
(salsa music) - There's a story
Speaker:inside every smoke shop,
Speaker:with every cigar, and with every person.
Speaker:Come be a part of the cigar lifestyle of Boveda.
Speaker:This is "Box Press".
Speaker:(Instrumental salsa music)
Speaker:Welcome to another episode of "Box Press".
Speaker:I'm your host, Rob Gagner.
Speaker:I'm at PCA 2022, and I get the opportunity to sit down
Speaker:with the founders of Boveda and Cigars for Warriors,
Speaker:to talk about how they've impacted the entire industry
Speaker:to help people who are serving our nation have a little bit
Speaker:of a break while they're overseas,
Speaker:and smoke a cigar and take a relaxing break.
Speaker:It sounds so simple,
Speaker:but it is a huge reward to those
Speaker:that are out on the front lines, and it's a huge reprieve.
Speaker:We're gonna get into some of how impactful that's been,
Speaker:but we also want to see how the industry has grown.
Speaker:Because Cigars for Warriors has grown quite a bit,
Speaker:and so has Boveda.
Speaker:And the two are side by side,
Speaker:holding hands making sure
Speaker:everyone's going along with the ride.
Speaker:Tim, Sean and Trey, thank you guys for joining me.
Speaker:- Ah, I appreciate you having me.
Speaker:- Yeah.
Speaker:- Thank you, Rob.
Speaker:Glad we have the opportunity to visit, and chat about this.
Speaker:- Yeah, you guys.
Speaker:So Trey, Cigars for Warriors was started 10 years ago?
Speaker:- 2012.
Speaker:- 2012, they're celebrating their 10th anniversary.
Speaker:And who's been willing to donate from day one?
Speaker:- Well, our donation structure changed quite a bit.
Speaker:The consumer is always the key.
Speaker:Going into our retail partners, and donating,
Speaker:what we call donation centers.
Speaker:Retail partners that collect cigars for us, ship them to us.
Speaker:That's been around since day one.
Speaker:In the very beginning,
Speaker:we were around prior to the Deeming Regulations
Speaker:from the FDA.
Speaker:So right up through 2014,
Speaker:a lot of manufacturers also donated.
Speaker:And when the Deeming Regulations came out
Speaker:and the FDA got involved,
Speaker:we had to go to strictly the retail donation model.
Speaker:And I've gotta tell you,
Speaker:there was a scary time in there in that interim
Speaker:where we thought, "Ah, maybe we can't make it."
Speaker:The consumers and the retail partners kept
Speaker:us giving cigars to our troops.
Speaker:In fact, to this day, without manufacturers donating a lot,
Speaker:we used to get quarterly donations
Speaker:from certain manufacturers and people that wanted to help.
Speaker:Even without that,
Speaker:I'm at my donation levels I was back at our heyday
Speaker:with the manufacturers,
Speaker:and that is all because of consumers
Speaker:and our retail partners.
Speaker:- What a huge statement that is,
Speaker:because that's like taking a business and saying,
Speaker:"Hey, we have to cut out something that made us profit
Speaker:but how are we gonna make up those sales?"
Speaker:And really, what you're saying is that the consumers
Speaker:and the retailers stepped in
Speaker:where the manufacturers had to step out
Speaker:because of government regulations.
Speaker:That's huge, that's the power
Speaker:of your guys' organization reaching and reaching,
Speaker:and never, ever giving up.
Speaker:When things get hard, you constantly keep going.
Speaker:So as much as you want to thank everyone else for donating,
Speaker:I wanna thank you for never ever giving up,
Speaker:and trying to find a way to keep the cigars going.
Speaker:- Well, we appreciate it, it's a passion.
Speaker:- I mean, - Yeah.
Speaker:- I never served.
Speaker:So for me, I look at what people are willing to sacrifice
Speaker:to go out, do a job to protect me.
Speaker:And if I can't, in a passion I have, which is cigars,
Speaker:if I have a way to give back,
Speaker:why would I not do everything I can?
Speaker:- Right. - Yeah.
Speaker:- Unbelievable.
Speaker:- Well said. - Yeah.
Speaker:- The amount of just pure
Speaker:opportunity to step away from the front lines,
Speaker:opportunity to not think about fighting,
Speaker:the opportunity to not think about how deadly war is.
Speaker:We've talked to some of the people at Cigars for Warriors,
Speaker:like Storm, who's a founder.
Speaker:He's told us stories that these people say,
Speaker:"That cigar saved my life."
Speaker:They were depressed.
Speaker:They weren't thinking that they could keep going.
Speaker:Doesn't mean that they were gonna turn the gun around
Speaker:and kill themselves, but it may have meant
Speaker:that they may not have ran fast enough,
Speaker:they may not have gotten cover quick enough.
Speaker:That's a huge thing,
Speaker:for someone to feel the sense of hope that I can keep going.
Speaker:- Absolutely, I've got a young man came up to me
Speaker:at an event I was doing in California,
Speaker:and I'm just running our table.
Speaker:And he walks up to me shaking his dad's arm going,
Speaker:"Dad, dad, look, look, look, look, look.
Speaker:This is the group that sent me cigars in Afghanistan."
Speaker:I'm taken aback because we do meet recipients,
Speaker:but to have one randomly show up with at a table.
Speaker:And I go, "When did you get back?"
Speaker:He said, "Last week."
Speaker:But he told his dad, he goes,
Speaker:"I feel better about my tour
Speaker:because I had a chance to relax,
Speaker:and I had a chance to sit there with cigars."
Speaker:And you could see the mental health benefits
Speaker:of giving these service men and women an opportunity
Speaker:to just do what we do at the end of a hard day.
Speaker:- It's feeling normal.
Speaker:It's feeling like an American again.
Speaker:It's feeling, everything you're doing in, I didn't serve,
Speaker:I didn't do anything.
Speaker:But from what I've heard,
Speaker:you're doing stuff that you've never done before.
Speaker:You have a different schedule.
Speaker:It's like you're a brand new person.
Speaker:And when you get to go back and eat a cheeseburger,
Speaker:sit down and have a cold beer, and have a great cigar,
Speaker:you feel like a human that you were again,
Speaker:your identity comes back.
Speaker:That loss of identity, that's scary for mental health.
Speaker:- [Trey] Absolutely.
Speaker:- So the fact that you guys are providing a sense
Speaker:of identity, connection back to these men and women
Speaker:who are fighting for us,
Speaker:we're gonna support that all day long.
Speaker:And Sean and Tim, that's where you guys come in.
Speaker:You said from day one,
Speaker:Cigars for Warriors needs to send stuff overseas.
Speaker:Can you guys help us out with Boveda packs?
Speaker:How much?
Speaker:And when they ask, when Cigars for Warriors asked how much,
Speaker:you said free.
Speaker:- Yeah, whatever you need.
Speaker:- These guys and women are serving our country,
Speaker:the least we can do is make sure
Speaker:that they get a cigar that tastes great.
Speaker:Because when they take that time to sit down,
Speaker:because they don't get it a lot, and actually have a cigar,
Speaker:they should have a cigar that you and I get to have
Speaker:because we can pull it from our humidor.
Speaker:- Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker:- That's a huge thing because it doesn't,
Speaker:the piece doesn't work if I grab the cigar
Speaker:and it doesn't taste good.
Speaker:- Yeah.
Speaker:- The piece doesn't work if I struggle to keep it lit,
Speaker:it just doesn't work.
Speaker:It needs Cigars for Warriors to bring the cigars,
Speaker:it needs the Boveda to keep it fresh,
Speaker:and it also needs the accessories,
Speaker:the cutters and the lighters,
Speaker:- Absolutely. - to make it happen.
Speaker:- So there's a three Musketeers thing happening here.
Speaker:- Yep, And I'm sorry that we don't have
Speaker:an accessory company,
Speaker:like Xikar or somebody here to speak for that.
Speaker:But it is,
Speaker:you guys are also giving your accessories out there
Speaker:because not only do they take donations for,
Speaker:for the cigars and the money, but they'll take the cutters
Speaker:and lighters that you don't need anymore.
Speaker:Guess what?
Speaker:I have millions of cutters and lighters-not millions-
Speaker:(laughing)
Speaker:probably close to 20 or 30.
Speaker:- Quite a few.
Speaker:- And I don't need 20 or 30.
Speaker:I could stand to donate a few million.
Speaker:- [Sean] Yeah. - To the cigar,
Speaker:Cigars for Warriors, in the cutter and lighter department.
Speaker:So just think about it.
Speaker:It's the three things altogether that make a big deal
Speaker:to these men and women who are serving in our armed forces
Speaker:looking to take a break and reconnect
Speaker:with their identity that they were before. For just an hour
Speaker:or maybe just two hours.
Speaker:Now, Cigars for Warriors, Trey,
Speaker:has hit the over-the-million-cigars-shipped
Speaker:number.
Speaker:When you guys started the company 10 years ago,
Speaker:and you thought, how many cigars can we ship?
Speaker:You set a goal, right?
Speaker:You always set that lofty goal.
Speaker:We do that.
Speaker:Sean, Tim, you guys do that in business.
Speaker:Keep raising that goal. Right?
Speaker:The one-year H.A.G..
Speaker:The three-year H.A.G., the 10-year H.A.G.
Speaker:What was the beginning goal that you guys thought,
Speaker:"Ah, this is just so high, we'll never reach it?"
Speaker:- So the founders that are still around
Speaker:I came a year into the organization
Speaker:but the founders that are still around will tell you
Speaker:they sat around and said, you know
Speaker:if we could send a couple of hundred cigars
Speaker:wouldn't that be great? (laughing)
Speaker:Well, at the time you have to realize we are
Speaker:we are the only 501(c)(3) charity that does this.
Speaker:Our group founded the charity,
Speaker:did the organizational documents.
Speaker:Because there were other groups who were trying to do this
Speaker:but none of them were a formal 501(c)(3) or corporation.
Speaker:- Yeah. You guys got your ducks in a row.
Speaker:- We got our ducks in a row first and there were,
Speaker:there were those out there that were not as genuine
Speaker:in their process.
Speaker:- Right. - I'll put it that way.
Speaker:And, and cigars may not have got where they were
Speaker:supposed to go.
Speaker:And so there was a bad taste in people's mouth back then
Speaker:about, you know, you're telling me you're gonna send them
Speaker:to the soldiers, are you really gonna do it?
Speaker:- Yeah. - That's the whole impetus
Speaker:of why we were created is,
Speaker:because if I gotta follow the IRS rules
Speaker:I can't monkey around.
Speaker:So it was to reinforce that trust and their whole thing in
Speaker:the beginning was can we get people to trust it
Speaker:because there have been other bad actors.
Speaker:- Okay.
Speaker:- Well, the first year I think we hit 20,000.
Speaker:So for us, you know, to be at the one point over
Speaker:1.3 million mark in 10 years
Speaker:- Wow. - Is, you know, a validation
Speaker:of our supporters, but also of how the volunteers
Speaker:in this organization have worked.
Speaker:- Right.
Speaker:- You know, I officially I've been a volunteer
Speaker:since 2013 running events and doing things.
Speaker:I got a private event that every year I've done it
Speaker:this will be my ninth year.
Speaker:Every year we do.
Speaker:COVID, we had like 2,800,
Speaker:which was our lowest number of cigars.
Speaker:But I've done as much as 6,800 at these events.
Speaker:And it's a wide event. - Wow.
Speaker:- We do all these, you know, it's my...
Speaker:- That's 6,000 cigars at one event.
Speaker:- One event. Yeah.
Speaker:- And pushing them on. - That's blowing the,
Speaker:the year mark from the from the origination of 200.
Speaker:- Yeah. - I mean like,
Speaker:let's go big guys.
Speaker:Like I'm talking a hundred thousand, 200,000.
Speaker:I just keep cranking that number.
Speaker:- Yeah, yeah.
Speaker:- It's, it's grown tremendously for us.
Speaker:And again, the big thing is...
Speaker:people love it. I mean, when I do it
Speaker:my guys that are part of my cigar club, it's,
Speaker:it's a challenge between them who can donate the most.
Speaker:- That's it.
Speaker:That right there. - Yeah.
Speaker:- Is an accepted challenge that I hope you take
Speaker:up because now the, the number's 1.3, let's go to 10
Speaker:we gotta get to 10.
Speaker:Let's see if we can do 10 million in two years.
Speaker:Think you could do it? Maybe five.
Speaker:I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
Speaker:Five. I'll give you five years.
Speaker:You heard it here.
Speaker:10 million.
Speaker:We need your help to do it though.
Speaker:I'm talking to people who are out there fighting
Speaker:for us and need a little bit of a break.
Speaker:That gets me like, emotionally revved up.
Speaker:So it's free, it's free Boveda no matter what the number is.
Speaker:We support you 100%.
Speaker:There's never gonna be this time in this entire
Speaker:history that we're gonna say no to Cigars for Warriors
Speaker:or to you guys that support it.
Speaker:- Yeah. It's not that difficult when you start
Speaker:from a heart of gratitude for what we have
Speaker:and the opportunities that we have in the U.S.
Speaker:Not just now but in the scope of history in general.
Speaker:We have a real special thing in freedom
Speaker:and liberty is so important and to also to
Speaker:support those people that put their lives on the line.
Speaker:My goodness, this is an easy one for us to do.
Speaker:And we're so motivated behind it to do it.
Speaker:Some people who don't smoke cigars
Speaker:as much might not understand the impact that this has
Speaker:in terms of your relaxation
Speaker:and just enjoyment in just simple things in life.
Speaker:It's such a, yes, it's a luxury product, but it's just
Speaker:it's so far beyond a luxury product.
Speaker:I don't think coffee, is the,
Speaker:all these other things are not the same way.
Speaker:There's something unique and special
Speaker:- Special. - About, not just the flavor,
Speaker:but it, the ritual the camaraderie that it's given.
Speaker:The, you have an hour,
Speaker:hour and a half that you have set aside to
Speaker:do something that you enjoy so much.
Speaker:And, it is...
Speaker:just a really special thing.
Speaker:And so coming from that, it's, it's great to give that
Speaker:to those that fight for the things that we have here.
Speaker:And they don't know
Speaker:if they have a tomorrow for goodness sakes
Speaker:but we have a tomorrow for the things that they do.
Speaker:- Wow. - Yeah.
Speaker:Yeah. The the amazing part is, is you conceptualize
Speaker:the experience that they are living.
Speaker:in, in a war zone
Speaker:or overseas being stationed somewhere
Speaker:and they're away from normal life.
Speaker:This normalizes for an hour and a half.
Speaker:It humanizes them, as well.
Speaker:But the best thing about having a cigar is you relax.
Speaker:I mean, there's studies that show that.
Speaker:I mean, you're just,
Speaker:your whole level of stress and,
Speaker:and blood pressure all lowers.
Speaker:- And those studies are for normal people.
Speaker:And think about that relaxation when you're in a war zone.
Speaker:- [Sean] Yeah. - I mean it's just,
Speaker:It's like saying, "Hey you relax
Speaker:10 times better with a cigar now take it to,
Speaker:someone who's fighting for their life."
Speaker:- [Sean] Yeah. - You relax
Speaker:a hundred times better,
Speaker:- [Sean] Yeah. - For that hour
Speaker:and that cigar. - [Sean] Yeah.
Speaker:- And I think that's the power in what you just said.
Speaker:It amplifies it.
Speaker:- Yeah. - Absolutely.
Speaker:- And you know, and as Sean said too, I mean, what a
Speaker:what a great charity. I mean,
Speaker:found such a beautiful niche that was unfilled,
Speaker:that is now filled,
Speaker:- And did it right.
Speaker:- And did it right.
Speaker:- And did it right. You guys didn't look at it
Speaker:from a perspective of like,
Speaker:"Yeah, we'll just give you the Boveda."
Speaker:you saw the credentials.
Speaker:It's a 501(c)(3).
Speaker:Every single cigar goes.
Speaker:There's no cherry picking.
Speaker:Somebody donates an Opus X, that's going overseas, guys.
Speaker:Not a single person is gonna touch that cigar and
Speaker:take it for themselves.
Speaker:That's not what it's about.
Speaker:- Yeah. - This isn't
Speaker:your buddy's humidor.
Speaker:This isn't the, you know, this is a bigger thing
Speaker:and it's respected and coveted like that.
Speaker:- Absolutely. Our charity adheres to...
Speaker:GuideStar, which is a rater of charities.
Speaker:We adhere to the standards that maintain
Speaker:our platinum status.
Speaker:And to give everybody an idea, a quarter of a percent
Speaker:of all charities that apply to GuideStar make platinum.
Speaker:- We're talking about
Speaker:0.25
Speaker:percent...
Speaker:actually get platinum status on GuideStar.
Speaker:- That's pretty incredible. - And Cigars for Warriors is,
Speaker:- Three years in a row.
Speaker:- Gets it three, So this
Speaker:this is a thing that you have to qualify for every year.
Speaker:- Every year. Every year.
Speaker:We have to reapply every year to be,
Speaker:to get the status renewed.
Speaker:But it's all about transparency, which goes to your point,
Speaker:we have to account. A cigar given
Speaker:to our charity since we are a legal charity, is just like
Speaker:you've given me a dollar.
Speaker:- Right!
Speaker:- I have to account for that cigar, just like you
Speaker:gave me a dollar. - And if you took
Speaker:the dollar because you thought,
Speaker:"Oh, I haven't tried that dollar before.
Speaker:I haven't, I don't have that one.
Speaker:(laughing)
Speaker:That serial number.
Speaker:- That's right. I don't have that one."
Speaker:Well, no shit, you don't have that one.
Speaker:I don't have a lot of them.
Speaker:That's a lot of money out there. Okay?
Speaker:- But yeah, that's, that's a violation of IRS rules.
Speaker:- Exactly, exactly. - Illegal.
Speaker:- So when you think I'm giving out good cigars
Speaker:but somebody at CFW's gonna take it, it's against the law.
Speaker:They can't do, it's a 501(c)(3).
Speaker:It's protected.
Speaker:Just trust that your donation is going where it needs to go.
Speaker:That's all we're saying.
Speaker:- Yeah. - And it's a big deal.
Speaker:- Yeah. - Well, the fact that we can
Speaker:account for every cigar adds to our transparency,
Speaker:which adds to our ability to get,
Speaker:garner the platinum status.
Speaker:- Unbelievable. - Because they were shocked,
Speaker:They go, "Wait, you get goods."
Speaker:Oh, we've seen this before. - Yeah.
Speaker:- "How do you account for your goods?" Here.
Speaker:"Oh, like, you really do account for your goods.
Speaker:You really do. You can tell me how many-" Yes we can.
Speaker:- Yeah.
Speaker:- Well that's great.
Speaker:Great to have the rigor in your system to be able to
Speaker:follow the guidelines and then exceed the guidelines.
Speaker:That's wonderful.
Speaker:- Well, and the funny thing is our founders put all that
Speaker:in our process.
Speaker:And the interesting thing is, is it was easier
Speaker:for us to meet those requirements because they were built
Speaker:into our, our organization from the beginning.
Speaker:- Sure. - I mean, it's just,
Speaker:it's better to be
Speaker:over-regulated within yourself than it is to be
Speaker:under-regulated. - Yeah, that's right.
Speaker:Yeah, that's right. - Yeah.
Speaker:Start with the highest criteria.
Speaker:- Yeah, that's right.
Speaker:Yeah. You want that line really crisp and clear
Speaker:so there are no questions about it.
Speaker:- Yeah. So...
Speaker:- And then you feel good about it, too.
Speaker:- That's the way you run your business, right?
Speaker:- Absolutely.
Speaker:- And that's the way Cigars for Warriors
Speaker:runs their donations.
Speaker:No wonder why there's synergy here.
Speaker:No wonder why you're saying yes and freely giving of Boveda.
Speaker:- Yeah.
Speaker:Not only just in the, the synergies
Speaker:of how operations are run, but the purpose and the passion
Speaker:of what you're doing really is,
Speaker:is deep within us
Speaker:as a core of a company, but as individuals that we, we value
Speaker:and we cherish the men and women that serve for our country.
Speaker:And we understand how important that is and how
Speaker:hard that is and how
Speaker:sometimes it's
Speaker:forgotten when you watch the nightly news
Speaker:and you hear all these things about how bad everything is.
Speaker:But they never really ever highlight the service
Speaker:that individuals are doing that are making a difference for
Speaker:for us, in our freedoms in this country.
Speaker:And you know, for me, I didn't serve either
Speaker:but I had a dad that was a Marine, served. I lost-
Speaker:my mother-
Speaker:I lost my grandfather
Speaker:when he was 22.
Speaker:He was a fighter pilot for the Marines
Speaker:and was shot down in the Korean War.
Speaker:So my mom lost her dad when she was four years old.
Speaker:- Wow.
Speaker:- That's how my parents met, was in Quantico, Virginia,
Speaker:at the, when my dad was there for Officer Candidate School.
Speaker:And so I have that military background
Speaker:and understand the passion.
Speaker:And every year, you know, you forget how lives are impacted
Speaker:and change from those experiences for serving and
Speaker:and you know, ultimately paying the price with a life.
Speaker:But, you know, I think of my mom and it's like,
Speaker:wow, she grew up different, you know, without a dad for,
Speaker:and trying to understand really what happened to him.
Speaker:So, for us anyway, yeah,
Speaker:I think it's, it's just something that we have a passion
Speaker:about and we really believe that
Speaker:that our men and women serving
Speaker:for this country is really one of the ultimate sacrifices.
Speaker:And for, so this is, this is easy for us to do.
Speaker:- Right. And that's the, the thing I heard
Speaker:in Tim's talk there, too that I thought was so important was
Speaker:the news isn't gonna tell you the good stuff
Speaker:but if you head over to cigarsforwarriors.org
Speaker:that's where you get to read the stories.
Speaker:That's where you get to see the interactions that are good.
Speaker:That's where you get to see the men
Speaker:and women who are fighting
Speaker:for our country and our freedom sitting back
Speaker:and enjoying a cigar just like you do.
Speaker:So go over there and read the articles.
Speaker:Get inspired to start your day, your week
Speaker:your month with something good
Speaker:something positive because the news isn't gonna bring it.
Speaker:But the organizations that you support
Speaker:that you want to support
Speaker:the companies that you wanna support, they do.
Speaker:They do have something good for you to get your day
Speaker:going, to get some positive vibes going in your life.
Speaker:It's not about getting eyeballs.
Speaker:The news wants to get eyeballs.
Speaker:We're about getting cigars to warriors.
Speaker:That's it.
Speaker:And we gotta tell that story over and over and
Speaker:over again so that you go, "Yeah, fine, I'm reaching in
Speaker:I'm putting my cigar out, I'm putting my stuff
Speaker:out there because I see that it makes a difference."
Speaker:If you have an opportunity to go to cigarsforwarriors.org
Speaker:check it out.
Speaker:They just created a new website so that you have
Speaker:a better user experience.
Speaker:You can see all the retail partners
Speaker:that you can donate with.
Speaker:You can see all the corporate sponsors, like Boveda,
Speaker:and Xikar and all the other accessories,
Speaker:and all the other cigar companies that even give money now.
Speaker:- Yes. - Because they
Speaker:can't give cigars, but they give money.
Speaker:- Absolutely.
Speaker:- To help with the shipping, cause shipping costs.
Speaker:We have to pay the federal government to still ship it.
Speaker:So there's money, there's cigars
Speaker:there's Boveda, there's accessories.
Speaker:Check it out.
Speaker:If you have any questions about the website or you feel
Speaker:like it could be a better experience, please email them.
Speaker:They want the critique, they want the constructive criticism
Speaker:because they want you to engage
Speaker:in this platform that they're trying to build
Speaker:so that you have a reason to give cigars to warriors.
Speaker:Thank you, Trey.
Speaker:- Thank you. And as we close, gentlemen,
Speaker:we are celebrating our 10 years.
Speaker:We are also celebrating a relationship over 10 years.
Speaker:And I know you guys do it out of the goodness
Speaker:of your heart and you don't care about the accolades
Speaker:but I will tell you right now
Speaker:the commitment from Boveda to our organization means more
Speaker:to us than just about anything.
Speaker:Because you joined us in the beginning,
Speaker:continued to support us.
Speaker:And I want everyone that listens
Speaker:to this to understand how much we appreciate you
Speaker:and the work that you guys have helped us do.
Speaker:And we couldn't do it without you.
Speaker:And we appreciate the 10 years
Speaker:of support and we look forward to 10 more.
Speaker:- Thank you, Trey.
Speaker:So happy to be a part of it and really appreciate
Speaker:those words. But, thank you.
Speaker:- Thank you, both. - Yeah, thank you.
Speaker:The very kind words.
Speaker:We're happy to be a part of it.
Speaker:- Well, we appreciate it. - Happy to see
Speaker:what you guys guys have accomplished, too.
Speaker:Really, truly amazing.
Speaker:- I can't say anything more than that.
Speaker:I was only here to facilitate the conversation.
Speaker:Hopefully you guys get an idea
Speaker:of how big of an impact this organization has.
Speaker:If you can, please reach
Speaker:into your pocket and donate cigars to warriors.
Speaker:(patriotic music)
Speaker:- The next time you light
Speaker:up your favorite cigar, pause and give thanks.
Speaker:Give thanks to the heroes who risk everything,
Speaker:every day to make that moment possible for you.
Speaker:Now, through Cigars for Warriors
Speaker:you can do something for them.
Speaker:(fire jet engine zooming)
Speaker:Operation Cigars for Warriors delivers care
Speaker:packages of premium cigars, magazines, coffee,
Speaker:cigar accessories, and specialty items to
Speaker:deployed U.S. service members who request them.
Speaker:Our priorities are troops deployed in war zones
Speaker:and troops who are on long-term deployments and floats.
Speaker:Please consider donating either money or goods, like cigars,
Speaker:cigar accessories, or coffee to Cigars for Warriors.
Speaker:You'll be supporting a charity program operated
Speaker:by a dedicated team of hundreds of volunteers.
Speaker:And we've been at it for over a decade.
Speaker:Every day, America's heroes do what has to be done.
Speaker:Now, through Cigars for Warriors,
Speaker:you can do something for them.
Speaker:(music fades)
