NYC loves our Troops and so do the Fabulously Funny Stone Twins

http://www.nycmcc.org NYC, NY May 11,2010 - The NYC Marine Corps Council announced launch of a spirited campaign that will send YouTube messages from home to our troops overseas and to show support to those returning from duty. The NYC Marine Corps Council is reaching out to top chefs and restaurateurs asking them to buy a ticket for a Marine to attend the June 30, 2010, Mess Night Gala. In return, The NYC Marine Corps Council will videotape a message that will be posted on YouTube (at “loveourtroopsnyc”) promoted through Twitter (@loveourtroops) mainstream media,local and national TV outlets.Elaine Kaufman, the legendary proprietor of the eponymous Upper East Side eatery, has recorded the first video greeting for “NYC Restaurants ?Our Troops”. “God Bless You and please come home soon,” she urges. On the recording, Elaine recounts her joy that members of the military often spend their leave time in her establishment enjoying the spaghetti bolognaise in her homey environment before shipping back out.Jeffrey S. Carusone President NYC Marines Corps Council. He was a Lt Colonel, US Marine Corps May 1986-November 2007 where he was stationed around the world and across the USA. He served on active duty for over 21 years, stationed around the world and across the US States and would do it all again, if he could. Educated at the Naval War College and The Citadel. Presently, he is an executive at Energy Title Services in New York City. Also on our show The Stone twins, Adam and Todd, created their two man stand-up comedy act called "Stone and Stone" during their sophomore year in college at Wesleyan University, where they graduated in 2005. Since then, they have been on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” where they made it to the semi-final round in Las Vegas, and they were featured in a national Verizon FiOS commercial. Most recently, they wrote and starred in a few short videos that aired on Comedy Central.www.stoneandstone.org