Gregory Family Selected as USO Riverfest Gala Honorary Chairpersons

Local family selected for long-standing support of USO

The USO Riverfest Gala executive committee announces the entire Gregory family—Dean and Hedy Gregory; Tom and Pam Gregory; Vickie Gregory; Evan and Terry Andrews and Matula Gregory—will collectively serve as the honorary chairpersons for the largest fundraiser benefiting the USO of Metropolitan Washington, located outside of Washington, D.C. The committee selected the Gregory family for its long-standing support of the USO.

The Gregory family annually hosts the USO Riverfest Gala at their Montgomery Inn Boathouse restaurant location on the banks of the Ohio River. Additionally, the Gregory family hosts an annual barbecue at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., celebrating the Army’s birthday. At the event, hundreds of guests, including recovering service personnel, medical staff and high-ranking military officials enjoy the world-famous Montgomery Inn barbecued ribs, pulled barbecued chicken, coleslaw and Saratoga chips.

“We as a family want to support the USO and host this event because we want to give something back to the individuals and their families who have sacrificed so much,” said Dean Gregory on behalf of the Gregory family. “This is our opportunity to say thank you.”

The Cincinnati fundraiser has raised more than $1.4 million over the gala’s five-year history. The Gregory family plans to welcome attendees to the sixth annual USO Riverfest Gala, honoring U.S. military personnel on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009.

“The Gregory family is synonymous with supporting the USO, going back to patriarch Ted Gregory and his relationship with Bob Hope,” said Elaine Rogers, president of the USO of Metropolitan Washington. “We appreciate all the Gregorys have done for the USO through their support of the Gala and the barbecue.”