Fun, Hands-on “March to a Million” Project: We Need Volunteers!

LOGO-MARCH-TO-A-MILLION2Schools! Scout Troops! Youth Groups! Everyone else! Want to help us out with a special “March to a Million” project? Want to earn Community Service Hours? Read on!

Go to this link: http://bit.ly/14OYRem
Print one or more pages, grab a paper cutter or a pair of scissors, cut out each of the “mini care packages” printed on the page and send them to us for our #March2aMill celebration! Even if you can’t be with us in Van Nuys on December 7, you’ll be able to participate in the festivities from afar!200Packages2

Each 8.5″ x 11″ page has 200 little images on it (see right for a tiny version of what the page looks like). When you cut up an entire page, please put the little boxes into a small ziploc bag and label the bag: “200 boxes.”

IMPORTANT: If you cut up more than one page, you may put up to 1,000 boxes into one baggie, but please clearly indicate the total number of boxes in each baggie you send to us.

And be sure to include your name and address so we can properly thank you for your help!

Want to earn Community Service Hours? We will provide One Hour of Community Service Credit for every five pages cut up (1000 mini care packages). If you want a Community Service Certificate, please include a self-Save the Date imageaddressed stamped envelope along with the cut out boxes you send and we will mail the Certificate to you.

Send the cut out boxes to us at this address:

M2M Special Project
P.O. Box 3334
Chatsworth, CA 91313

Again: Please be sure to label the baggie(s) with the total number of cut out  “mini care packages” inside each baggie.

Wondering what we’ll be doing with these little boxes? That’s a surprise — you’ll have to wait until our big event on December 7 to find out!

Thank you for your help and support!

About Operation Gratitude

Operation Gratitude annually sends 100,000 care packages filled with snacks, toiletries, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation addressed to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed in harm's way, to their Children left behind, and to Veterans, Wounded Warriors and First responders. Our mission is to lift morale, bring a smile to a service member's face and express to our our Military and their families the appreciation and support of the American people. Operation Gratitude receives the names of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines from commanders in the field who see the positive impact of care packages on their troops' morale. Each package contains donated product valued at $75-100 and costs the organization $15 to assemble and ship. For safety and security, assembling of packages occurs at the Army National Guard armory in Van Nuys, California. Since its inception in 2003, Operation Gratitude has shipped more than 900,000 packages to American Military and their families.
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21 Responses to Fun, Hands-on “March to a Million” Project: We Need Volunteers!

  1. Ethan says:

    Can I hand deliver my “mini packages” to the operation gratitude facility directly, since I live very close?

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  3. Grady says:

    Hello, is there a limit to how many boxes I can cut out and send in for Community service hours? I have the time and scissor skills to send you a lot. Can’t wait to help.

  4. Casey says:

    Do I just cut it out? That is it right?

  5. Denise Sugar says:

    Is it okay if there is a little white border around the blue of the little boxes?

  6. Patti says:

    This is all so awesome and exciting. (And I think I figured out what you will be doing with these). I plan to particpate (wish I could be THERE on the 7th) and hope to get others to join in. Good luck. I KNOW it will happen!!

  7. karen says:

    What size is the certificate? Will do!

  8. judy says:

    Your link is broken.

  9. Wendy says:

    You can count on my help. I’ll be looking forward to December 7 so that I can find out what they are for!

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