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My Operation Gratitude Story: Nancy Pappas
A guest post from Operation Gratitude volunteer Nancy Pappas: My Operation Gratitude story is one of finding new identities and fighting pain. We all have our problems, but it is the way we deal with them that makes our lives … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, care packages, charity, chronic pain, crochet, deployment, donations, handmade hats, handmade scarves, knit, knitting, Marine Corps, Marines, Military support, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, Sailors, Scarves for Troops Program, soldiers, troop support, U.S. military, US Air Force, US Army, US Navy, USAF, USMC, volunteering
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What’s Under Their Christmas Tree?
It looks like these are the only gifts under their tree… We have 10,000 MORE Holiday Packages to send, but we need $15 per package to send them. Let’s make sure all the Christmas trees on Military bases overseas have … Continue reading
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…Gold Star Mothers Keep Giving…
We hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday. We are grateful for all the volunteers who came to the armory on Friday and Saturday to help assemble thousands of Operation Gratitude care packages. (See the photo albums on our Facebook page.) … Continue reading
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Winter 2012: Scarves for Troops Update
A new guest post from our Scarves for Troops coordinators, Elaine and Lorene: Thank you to everyone who has been busy knitting, sewing and crocheting handmade gifts for the troops! We have heard from several of you… Bonnie, one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, care packages, charity, crochet, donate, donations, gifts, handmade gifts, hats, knit, knitting, Kuwait, Marine Corps, Operation GRatitude, scarves, Scarves for Troops Program, troop support, U.S. Army, U.S. military, U.S. Navy, USAF, USMC, volunteers
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Fall 2012: Scarves for Troops Update
A new guest post from our Scarves for Troops coordinators, Elaine and Lorene: Even though the days are still hot for some of us, there is a hint of Fall in the atmosphere and it serves as an important reminder: … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, care packages, charity, combat, community service, crafts, crochet, deployed, donate, donations, Facebook, gifts, handmade, handmade gifts, hats, Heroes, holidays, Iraq, knit, letters, Libya, Marine Corps, Marines, Middle East, military families, Military support, Navy, Operation GRatitude, patriotic, Sailors, scarves, Scarves for Troops, sew, soldiers, troops, U.S. military, USAF, veterans
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A “Concert That Cares”: Phil Vassar to Perform at Camp Pendleton
Operation Gratitude and KKGO/GoCountry 105 are proud to present “A Concert That Cares,” the second in a series of free concerts for Military personnel and their families. On Thursday, September 20, 2012, country music star and singer-songwriter Phil Vassar will … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon & Savannah, Camp Pendleton, Concerts That Care, country music, eventbrite.com, Go Country 105, KKGO, Marine Corps, Marines, military, military families, Military support, Miss Willie Brown, music, Oceanside, Operation GRatitude, Pacific Views Event Center, Phil Vassar, pop/country music, San Diego, San Diego County, USMC
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Meet Our 800,000th Care Package Recipient…
CAMP DEHDADI II — Surrounded by cheering and clapping comrades, Spc. Samuel Mancilla, a motor transport operator assigned to the 1072nd Transportation Company, 378th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade received Operation Gratitude’s milestone 800,000th care package on August 15, … Continue reading
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2012 Halloween Candy BuyBack Program — Getting Ready!
We are really excited about this year’s Halloween Candy BuyBack Program! Are you getting ready for another great year? What’s the Halloween Candy BuyBack? Watch this ABC News story about the founder, Dr. Chris Kammer, to find out: ABC News … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC News, ABC News Person of the Week, Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, care packages, charity, combat, community service, dental floss, dental hygiene, dentists, deployed, donate, donations, Dr. Chris Kammer, Facebook, gifts, Halloween, Halloween candy, Halloween candy Buy-back, Heroes, holidays, kids, letters, Libya, Marine Corps, Marines, Middle East, military, Military care packages, military families, Military support, Navy, non-profit organization, Sailors, service members, soldiers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, troops, U.S. military, USAF, USMC
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Holiday Greeting Card Design Contest
As we prepare for our 10th Annual Holiday Drive, we are excited to announce another art contest for students entering grades K-12! This time, we are looking for original artwork for the holiday greeting card we will send in 50,000+ … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, art contest, Battalion Buddy, care packages, charity, children's artwork, combat, Contest, deployed, design contest, donations, greeting cards, holiday care packages, K-12 students, Marine Corps, Marines, military, Military care packages, morale, Navy, Operation GRatitude, paracord "Survival" bracelet, patriotic, Sailors, students, Target, troop support, troops, U.S. military, USAF, USMC
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Operation Gratitude Celebrates Its 800,000th Care Package Milestone
The crowd was electric and in a celebratory mood on June 16 when more than 500 volunteers descended on the California National Guard Armory in Van Nuys to assemble the 800,000th Operation Gratitude Care Package. The Milestone package, which will … Continue reading
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