Chipping In: Mister Bee backs USO Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C.

Mary Anne Ketelsen, president of Mister Bee Potato Chips, and Lisa-Marie Riggins, an officer with the USO and spouse of Washington Redskins veteran John Riggins, on the USO Awards Dinner on March 23 in Washington, D.C. Mister Bee was a sponsor. (Photograph Supplied)

PARKERSBURG — Mister Bee Potato Chips Co. of Parkersburg was a sponsor of the USO Awards Dinner on March 23 at The Anthem in Washington, D.C.

Amongst these attending have been Mary Anne Ketelsen, president of Mister Bee, Rob Graham, basic supervisor of the Parkersburg-based potato chip maker, and Christian Welch of the U.S. Air Pressure, a relative of Ketelsen’s. Additionally attending have been Lee Greenwood, a rustic singer, and Drew Carey, TV host, comic and U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

Mister Bee introduced its newest “Salute Our Troops” baggage of chips.

About 750 folks attended the occasion. Different main sponsors have been Boeing, Google, Big Meals, Lowe’s, Raytheon, Basic Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Bell Applied sciences, AWS, LMI and Cisco.

Carey, the host of the “Worth Is Proper,” was emcee. Lee Greenwood sang “God Bless the USA” and Thompson Sq. carried out.

From left, Rob Graham, basic supervisor of the Mister Bee Potato Chip Co. of Parkersburg, and Christian Welch of the U.S. Air Pressure pose on the USO Awards Dinner on March 23. (Photograph Supplied)

Proceeds from the occasion profit the USO.

The Mister Bee desk association on the USO Awards Dinner on March 23 in Washington, D.C. (Photograph Supplied)