Mister Bee donates chips to National Guard troops
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PARKERSBURG -- Mister Bee Potato Chips of Parkersburg has donated 1,000 bags of potato chips to the National Guard troops serving in Washington, D.C.
Troops, deployed there after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, are served by the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore.
Mary Anne Ketelsen, CEO of Mister Bee Potato Chips, responded to the call for help when the USO-Metro sought donations to support the troops.
Mister Bee Potato Chips and the Ketelsen family previously donated $100,000 to USO-Metro to support the needs of military personnel, veterans and their families.
A total of 500 National Guard members from West Virginia served and 7,000 National Guard troops remain in the nation's capital. Mister Bee Potato Chips shipped 1,000 bags of assorted chips to USO-Metro the week of Jan. 17 and the snacks are being served to the troops.