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Live near LA? Volunteer with us!
We love our volunteers! Want to join us at Forward Operating Base Operation Gratitude, aka “The FOB”? We welcome everyone age 12 and older and we offer a wide variety of jobs — there’s something for everyone! Find our full schedule, … Continue reading
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Tagged community service, Los Angeles, Military support, Operation GRatitude, San Fernando Valley, volunteer
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An Honor to Share…
Have you heard the news? The U.S. Navy announced its choice of Operation Gratitude as its 2011 Spirit of Hope Award honoree. The Spirit of Hope Award began in 1997 by the Wiegand Foundation, Inc. in honor of actor and comedian Bob Hope, … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Force, Army, Bob Hope, care packages, charity, community service, donate, Inc., March to a Million, military, Military care packages, military families, Military support, Navy, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, Pentagon, Sailors, Spirit of Hope Award, troops, U.S. Navy, United States Armed Forces, USMC, veterans, volunteer, Wiegand Foundation
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Fall 2012: Scarves for Troops Update
NOTE: The most recent information about Operation Gratitude’s Scarves for Troops Program is posted here: http://bit.ly/ScarvesforTroops A new guest post from our Scarves for Troops coordinators: Even though the days are still hot for some of us, there is a hint … Continue reading
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Tagged care packages, charity, community service, crafts, crochet, deployed, donate, donations, gifts, handmade, hats, Heroes, holidays, knit, Military support, Operation GRatitude, patriotic, scarves, Scarves for Troops, U.S. military, veterans
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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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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, care packages, charity, combat, community service, corporate sponsors, crafts, crochet, custom-built motorcycle, deployed, donate, donations, gifts, Heroes, knit, letters, March to a Million, Marine Corps, Marines, Middle East, military, Military care packages, Military support, morale, National Guard, Navy, non-profit organization, Orange County Choppers, Sailors, SJO Foundation for Hope, soldiers, Torque Sports and Performance, troops, U.S. military, USAF, USMC, video, volunteer, volunteers, war, YouTube
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Happy Anniversary, Operation Gratitude!
On March 19, 2003, Operation Gratitude got its start in the living room of its founder, Carolyn Blashek. Four care packages were shipped that week. Nine years and more than 760,000 care packages later, we thought we would take a … Continue reading
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Tagged Army, Battalion Buddy, care packages, charity, combat, community service, deployed, donate, donations, Heroes, Marines, Military support, National Guard, Navy, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, Sailors, service members, soldiers, troops, USAF, USMC, Wounded Warriors
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Spring 2012: Scarves for Troops Update!
A guest blog post by Scarves for Troops coordinator, Elaine Campbell: “…When the Treasure becomes a Memory, the Memory becomes a Treasure…” It is with warm memories and a heavy heart that I tell you Joan Mazzarelli has passed away. … Continue reading
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Tagged care packages, charity, community service, cool-ties, crafts, crochet, donate, donations, gifts, handmade, hats, holidays, knit, letters, military, Military care packages, Military support, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, scarves, U.S. military, veterans, volunteer
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