Monday, November 13 is Military Appreciation Monday. Gary will be featured in a public service announcement recognizing the contributions of both active duty and retired military forces.

Along with Kim Basinger, Meg Ryan, Kiefer Sutherland and other celebrities, Gary is part of an ad campaign by Baum & Mercier that highlights programs that assist education, medical research, and the environment. A print version of the ad featuring Gary is in November issue of Conde Nast Traveller.

Visit Baum & Mercier to see a flash version of the ad. Thanks to S. Williams for the tip!

Gary’s renown as a voiceover artist — from ads for Cadillac to animated features such as the upcoming Open Season — is well-known, but now he’s lending this talent to yet another worthy cause. Gary is narrating public service announcements for My Good Deed, a nonprofit encouraging Americans to honor the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by performing one good deed.

You can see some of the national ads on the My Good Deed website.

Two quick items:

Chicagoland fans, Gary is scheduled to lead the seventh-inning stretch sing along (along with some football player) during tomorrow’s Cubs game at Wrigley Field.

As most of you know, Gary has been the voice of Cadillac’s “Break Through” ad campaign for some time now. Cadillac recently announced a new ad campaign that will use “different voices and music for every execution to directly connect with each target consumer group.” (Wow, love the PR speak.) Whether this means an end to the Gary-voiced commercials entirely isn’t clear, but it seems that campaign might be coming to an end.

Stay cool, wherever you are, and have a great weekend.