Mission Accomplished ~ Operation Season's Greetings ~ Thank You!

FR Canteen & ProudPatriots.com

[MoJo2001]

~ Operation Season's Greetings Update ~

The FR Canteen and Proud Patriots.com would like to thank everyone that sent items for us to send to our military contacts around the world. The response has been overwhelming and greatly appreciated. Items continue to arrive even after the deadline period which was November 15th. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

 

Items Donated	# Received	Donors
Games ---> Board	174	Everyone
Games ---> Handheld	59	Everyone
Games ---> Game Consoles	PS2 - 65, Xbox - 9, GameCube - 75	Air Force Squadron & Everyone!
Games ---> Games For Consoles	260 Games	Air Force, Boy Scouts, Everyone
Games --> Table & Cards	172	Everyone
Outdoor Fun --> Frisbees, etc..	114	Girl Scouts & Everyone
Cards from Schoolchildren	2,465	From schools across America
Mens Briefs/Underwear/Boxers	143	Everyone
Ladies Underwear	76	Everyone
T-shirts	103	Everyone
Socks	507	Everyone
Gloves	213 pairs	Everyone
Knit Caps	202	Everyone
Flip Flops	82 pairs	VFW & everyone
Gift Bags ---> With items already packed like DVDs, candy, and assortment	395 bags	AmeriGroup, UPS, Walgreens, Everyone
Bubble Gum	358 packs	Everyone, Walgreens, Walmart, Gary's Hallmark
Bazooka Bubble Gum	4 Cases	Everyone
Candy	348 Candy Bars, assortments	Everyone
Cookies --> Store bought and vac sealed home made	855	Everyone
Pudding	52 pks	Everyone
Crackers, Chips, Pretzels, etc	241 pks and boxes	Everyone
Candy ---> Bags	236 Bags	Everyone
Tin Cans Of Popcorn	30 Large Cans	Everyone
Popcorn boxes	12 cases 16 boxes	Everyone
Peanuts	54 pks	Everyone
Gift and Kits	2	Everyone
Fruit Cups	4 cases	Everyone
Noodles, Pasta Any Time, etc...	32 Cases of Ramen Noodle 50 pks	Everyone
Drink Mixes (Gatorade, Hot chocolate, Kool Aid, etc..)	10 cases of hot and cold drink powder mixes	Everyone
Other Drinks and Foods	510 items	Everyone
Campbell's Hand Soup	4 cases	Everyone
Burger King certificates	30 books	Everyone
Candy Canes	325 packages	Everyone
Jewish Food Items	3 Cases	Local Synagogue & vendors
Condiments	8 cases	Jack's, and other businesses
DVD Players & Portable	63	Everyone, local business
CD Players	92 players	Everyone
Music CDs	275	Everyone
DVDs	236 DVD movies	Everyone
Cassettes	4	Everyone
Books and magazines	2300 and counting	Everyone
international phone cards	675 and counting	Everyone
Stationary/Supplies	13 Cases	local business and everyone
Christmas & Hanukkah Supplies	1846 drawings, Menorahs, Jewish items, other Christmas	Everyone
Other Electronics	2 Digital Cameras 65 Disposable Cameras 15 Sony Walkmans	Everyone
Home made Afghans	3 Red, White, and Blue	Ms. Nora made these.
Other Misc	65 Bibles 5 Flags 15 Torahs	Everyone
Toiletries	We don't have the final count. Way too many!	Everyone

 

 

These are just the many items that were received as a part of "Operation Season's Greetings". We thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for making the holidays a special time for our Troops. Thank you everyone who participated. If you were unable to do so this time around, please note that we begin "Operation Valentine's" beginning January 1st - January 21st, 2005. We will update ProudPatriots.com next week with more information on how to help.

Special Thanks to the following:

Jim Robinson for supporting our efforts, and those of others, to bring some holiday cheer to our Troops.

68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, trussell, StarCMC, tomkow6, and the rest of the Canteen for your support. Thank you trussell for getting your local schools involved.

GummyIII, a Canteener, who got her entire school involved with "Operation Season's Greetings". Thank you so much for everything.

Thank you to the many Veterans groups that helped us with their own holiday drives and campaigns. God Bless You for serving our Troops even today.

Vici Seavers, a teacher in Sasabe Arizona, for getting her school in Arizona to contribute. Her K-8 school has 26 students and 2 teachers. God Bless You!

J. Fitzgerald, a teacher in R.I., who got her entire school to help. God Bless You!

Rev. Gary Uttech & Rabbi Levi for all the inspirational words and their efforts to support our Troops.

Thank you to the Navy, Marine, and Air Force Commands that helped us itemize and box up all the items. We are grateful for your services to this country and to your fellow servicemembers.

And, Jay--Thanks for putting  up with Ma! Hehe!

Proud Patriots Staff
Proud Patriots, Inc (A Non Profit Organization)

Please remember that there are many other FReepers that are helping our Troops either individually or as groups. There are many things that you can do to help them. We are all working together to ensure they get support. God Bless everyone that is helping to do so.

 

[HiJinx]

It's the American way

Yes it is. It just thrills me to see it's still in our makeup. I was afraid for awhile that we'd lost it. I should have known better!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

CLICK BELOW!

Mission Accomplished ~
Operation Season's Greetings ~
Thank You!

"Operation Valentine's"
beginning
January 1st - January 21st, 2005.

[Brad’s Gramma]

LOL!!! I LIKE that!

[trussell]

Recently I was saying that I plan to start looking around for a job...MoJo said I should move near her...I think I just figured out why she would want me to!!!! LOL

Thank you GummyIII for your comment...it was very enlightening!! LOL

[Brad’s Gramma]

WHOOO AAAAA....don't HURT yourself, trussell! :)

[MoJo2001]

To bring this closer to home:

Last Wednesday (before Thanksgiving), we did an interview with the local radio station. After the interview, we received a call from a Navy Chaplain wondering if we could help a few of the local Sailors who needed help with Thanksgiving meals. By the time we were done, 45 families were fed and able to have a Thanksgiving meal. It is just a reminder that we aren't just supporting the Troops, but perhaps many of their families that need it.

[MoJo2001]

God Bless You Queenie!
*HUGS*

Please Thank Your daughters for us!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, ms feather, to you and your daughters for caring and doing the shopping, and to you for taking the boxes to the post office in your cart.

[MoJo2001]

Well said.

[Brad’s Gramma]

That's SO nice, MoJo!!!!

[trussell]

LOL!! I just can't wait to see the pics...I told my son's day care that I would try to get a pic of the troops with their poster!!

[MoJo2001]

Bobby thought it was cool, but I was worried we weren't going to help all of them. We all made it through. One of the ladies sent her thanks to ProudPatriots.com.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Some of you are probably sick of this story...but my brother, a VN vet, told me that those TREES will mean SO VERY MUCH to those troops.

He got quiet when I told him....He said they would've given ANYTHING for a Christmas tree in Nam.

[Brad’s Gramma]

That's cuz Bobby IS cool! I keep telling you to send those boys west!!!

Dare ya!

You know the IMPORTANT lesson you're teaching those boys, don't you? They'll NEVER forget this.

[Fawnn]

By the time we were done, 45 families were fed and able to have a Thanksgiving meal.

Wow! ... WOW!!!

You get a lot done for a slacker! I hope you appreciate that. ;)

[laurenmarlowe]

Thank you for the update.

[trussell]

You are too wonderful!!!!

Way to go Proud Patriots!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

That will make it so personal for them!!! We talk about it as adults, but when (if?) they get to see "their" soldier...

WOW!

[MoJo2001]

I think it's very sad that I was worrying about getting food for my family because I was slacking a bit about shopping. (There was something about seeing more stuff coming into my house. LOL!) Anyways, I talked to more than a few women who were in tears because of it.

We aren't a huge organization, but it makes me wonder how many others wouldn't speak up to ask for help. That makes me really sad.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Hello Jinxie!
I never felt better, or happier, than when I was shopping for the Troops' Christmas stuff!!
It is it's own reward, and I am still smiling!!
(They're gonna get fat. I sent ALOT of candy!)
:0)
Ms.B