Additional items from the Wish List* are needed to fill the remaining 5-8000 care packages.
Operation Gratitude's ( www.operationgratitude.com ) mission is to put a smile on a service member's face, lift morale, and express the appreciation of the American people for the sacrifices of the men and women defending our freedom. To date, Operation Gratitude has sent almost 65,000 care packages to individual troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Bosnia, Korea, Kosovo and onto ships all over the world.
Operation Gratitude obtains the names of the troops from their loved ones or from comrades who previously received a package. The vast majority of names are provided by commanders and leaders in the field who have seen first-hand the positive impact of the program on the morale of their Soldiers, Marines, Airmen and Sailors. Additional troop letters can be found in the Mail Call section of the www.operationgratitude.com website.
*Wish List:
DVDs and CDs
Disposable Cameras
Handheld games
Commercially wrapped individual packets of Trail Mix, Beef Jerky, Nuts, Energy Bars, Sunflower Seeds, Candy
Ready To Eat Tuna or Chicken Salad kits
Packets of Powdered Hot and Cold Beverages
Personal Cooling Products: Bandana Coolers/Cool-Ties, Battery Operated Fans
Commercially sealed Lip Balm
Individual packets of moist towelettes
Novelty Items, Beanie Babies, Yo-Yos, etc.
Screenprinted T-shirts
Baseball Style Caps
Travel Size containers of Foot Powder
Tobacco Products
Unsealed personal cards and letters
Used Cell Phones for recycling
YES!!!!!!!!
Thank you La Enchiladita! Thank you CA volunteers!!!
Thank you bump
Looks like another great organization. I use Any Soldier . com. Our little family has sent out over 100 boxes and still counting. What can I say? It's addicting! :)
Bump
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Cool! And helped out here at UCR during our Support the Troops Week! Nice to be a part of this!
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Bump for troop support! Great job! :)