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Save the Date: One Million Care Packages and Counting
Save the Date and join us as we celebrate our ONE MILLIONTH CARE PACKAGE on December 7th this year! To keep posted about all the festivities, sign up on our “March to a Million Info” list here: http://bit.ly/PFXPwN The One … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Army, care packages, charity, December 7, donations, First Responders, Kuwait, Marines, military families, Military support, milspouse, Navy, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, save the date, soldiers, U.S. military, USAF, USMC, veterans, volunteer, Wounded Warriors
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RallyPoint: A New Way for U.S. Service Members to Network
RallyPoint, a professional network for current U.S. Service Members, is partnering with Operation Gratitude to support the troops! RallyPoint started just a few months ago, is growing rapidly, and is (and will always be) free for service members. RallyPoint’s advisors include the … Continue reading
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Tagged career opportunities, charity, civilian jobs, FRO, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marines, military, military families, milspouse, National Guard, Operation GRatitude, PCS, RallyPoint, Sailors, social networking, soldiers, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. military, U.S. Navy, U.S. service members, USCG, USMC
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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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WANTED: Volunteers to Make Paracord “Survival” Bracelets
We need over 100,000 of them to include in each of our care packages going to deployed troops overseas; to Veterans here at home, and to First Responders aiding in emergency situations. Why a Paracord Bracelet? Not only are the bracelets … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Airmen, Army, care packages, donations, First Responders, Kuwait, Marines, Military support, Navy, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, paracord, Paracord "Survival" bracelets, Sailors, soldiers, U.S. military, USMC, veterans, volunteers
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What Does “Thank You” Look Like?
THANK YOU for helping us create all these smiles and more in 2012! In these last few days of 2012, we reflect upon and greatly appreciate your generosity that enabled us to send more then 150,000 Operation Gratitude Care Packages this … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Force, Airmen, Army, Battalion Buddy Packages, care packages, charity, deployment, donations, First Responder care packages, Marines, Military support, Navy, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, Sailors, soldiers, U.S. Armed Forces, USMC, Veterans care packages, Wounded Warrior care packages
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900,000 and counting…
What a GREAT day! On Saturday, December 15, more than 2,000 Operation Gratitude Volunteers joined to celebrate two special events: The assembly and shipment of our 900,000th Care Package and the presentation of the custom built Orange County Chopper to the recipient of the 800,000th … Continue reading
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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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Tagged 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, Camp Pendleton, care packages, donations, Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Mothers of America, Iraq, Marine Corps, Medal of Honor, Michael A. Monsoor, Navy Seals, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Paracord "Survival" bracelets, Thanksgiving, U.S. Navy, USMC, USN, Vietnam, volunteers
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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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A Veteran’s Salute
A guest post from John Adams, the Director of Strategic Operations for Operation Gratitude: On November 10 every year, the Marine Corps celebrates the Marine Corps Birthday. One unique tradition in the birthday celebration is the cutting of the birthday cake. The first … Continue reading