MESA, Ariz. – Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc. has teamed with a non-profit group called Cool Our Troops to provide relief for thousands of U.S. troops now stationed in the Middle East.
The manufacturer of irrigation and misting products has provided more than $300,000 worth of personal misting products, the first shipment of which was picked up by the military in Utah and shipped directly to Iraq via the United States Air Force.
“We originally contacted Orbit for a donation of 1,000 personal misters” said founder, Sue McCormick. “We also purchased additional units at cost, but then Orbit donated 11,000 misters to Cool Our Troops.” Something Orbit was not asked to do, McCormick noted.
Since August, Orbit has donated 11,000 ArizonaMist Chilly Mate Personal Cooling Bottles to the Mesa, Ariz. group. Deliveries have been sent to the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions of the United States Army. Thousands more cooled off the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines and were generously left behind to cool replacement coalition forces and others stationed in Iraq and Kuwait.
The completely portable misting coolers can quickly cool air temperature by 20 degrees, and fit easily around the waist or over the shoulder.