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OPERATION CHRISTMAS: 4 OUR TROOPS IV

 

October, 2007

Operation Christmas for our Troops & their Families IV, 2007

Yellow Ribbon America and the America's Heroes Foundation are again sponsoring “Operation Christmas for Our Troops;” our statewide Holiday effort for California’s deployed military and their families. Operation Christmas for our Troops & their Families is a bi-partisan, statewide effort with the California State Capitol for our deployed National Guard and Reserve military members. Last year we collected over 47,000 toys and DVDs as well as gift cards for California military families.

This year we will kick off the Drive again at the California State Capitol and here in Southern California the first week of December. This bipartisan effort is quite unique because Representatives from both the State Assembly and the State Senate will gather at the Governors Press Conference room to announce their unified support of California’s military and their families during this crucial time in American History.

We are excited to again have the California Legislature as Sponsors and several members of the California Congressional delegation also. This year we have Toy drop off locations at all 120 State Legislative Offices located at the Capitol and their District Offices, 264 Ralph’s Markets (Southern California) and select Wal-Mart locations.

Intent:

Yellow Ribbon America’s “Operation Christmas for Our Troops & their Families” Campaign exists to give Statewide and National community support that will uplift the moral of not only of our Nation’s Men and Women in uniform here and across the globe but also their Families.

Operation Christmas for our Troops and their Families IV Goals:

Yellow Ribbon America, a project of America’s Heroes Foundation, is now launching “Operation Christmas for Our Troops, and their families IV” with the California State Capitol. “Operation Christmas for Our Troops and their Families” is a statewide & national non-partisan Holiday effort to support America’s deployed and at home military members and their families that began in November 2004 and has grown every year since. It is not just the soldiers that are affected when they are deployed and away from home but also the families who are left behind.

In addition we will be bringing Christmas help and support to Military Units and their Families in the States of Arizona, Louisiana, Washington, Ohio, Oregon, Nevada (Las Vegas area), New York, Mississippi, Michigan, Illinois, Massachusetts and Florida.

Specific Operation Christmas for our Troops and their Families IV Projects:

* To deliver Christmas community support to over 250,000 of California’s & other States (See above) military members and their families here at home and throughout the globe. This will be made possible through the efforts of:

130 California State Offices

500 California Grocery Stores

270 County Offices, Local Cities, Police / Fire Departments, Local Business, Community Organizations and Churches.

1. To raise 250,000+ Toys, DVD’s, Gift & Phone Cards and Care-Packages for America’s Military and their Families through generous Community Based donations.

2. To help sponsor Christmas Holiday Parties for various Military Units and raise Emergency Unit funds for 200 Units (Each Unit’s Family Readiness program will receive a check for $2500) at various National Guard Armories, Reserve Centers and Active Duty military installations.

3. To deliver Holiday Gift Baskets and Christmas Cheer to the recently returned Iraq and Afghanistan Injured Patients at all of California’s 10 VA Medical Centers/Hospitals.

Op Christmas Participants at this time:

Op Christmas Team California & Nevada Army National Guard and Army Reserve Participants –

Northern California – 250 Member Grizzly Battalion

Southern California – 250 Member Centurion Battalion

Op Christmas Team US Army Reserve Participants –

63rd / 314 Regional Readiness Command’s

163rd Ordinance Company – 300 Soldiers + Families

419th Quartermaster Company – 100 Solders + Families

319th Military Police Company – 150 Solders + Families

137th Quartermaster Company – 135 Solders + Families

693rd Quartermaster Company – 190 Soldiers + Families

250th Transportation Company – 350 Soldiers + Families

Op Christmas Team Marine Participants –

USMC Camp Pendleton 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines – 500 Marines

USMC 29 Palms,

USMC at Miramar “San Diego”

Additional Op Christmas Team Air National Guard, Air Force/Reserve, Coast Guard, US Navy and YRA Participants -

200 Military members from various US Navy Active Duty / Reserve, US Air Force Active Duty / Reserve, US Coast Guard, Air National Guard Units.

California State Capitol

Op Christmas California State Capitol Legislative & California Army National Guard Elves – 316

Yellow Ribbon America Community Volunteers – 2000

Somebody Loves You Ministries

Pastor Raul Ries 14,000 Member Calvary Chapel Golden Springs Church

Pastor Raul Ries nationally syndicated radio show will help promote Op Christmas Drive.

County of San Bernardino Veteran’s Service Office

20,000 San Bernardino County Employees participating in Op Christmas Drive

520 drop off locations throughout San Bernardino County

1 Central Warehouse for drop-offs and delivery’s

Objectives:

Through the generous donations from all of California’s & America’s Communities we will be able to give gifts to military families especially the children of America’s military to help them through the emotional difficulties of the holidays while there loved ones are far from home. “Operation Christmas for our Troops” will show support from their own local communities that helps bring all Americans together to support their local Troops and their families. Locals helping Locals - - local businesses, residents, churches and community groups focusing their resources on helping military members and their families in their individual communities. That’s what the Yellow Ribbon America Campaign is all about.

 

What Can I Do to Help?


Please help bring a Merry Christmas to our troops and their families. Let us show our Military families how much California cares.

For The Children of Our Military:
Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to one of our statewide dropoff locations by December 21, 2007. Donations are greatly appreciated!

For Our Troops:
Please bring a new or used DVD.

For more information, please contact on of our Operation Christmas For Our Troops offices below or visit the website: http://www.YellowRibbonAmerica.org




Yellow Ribbon America, The California State Legislature
& the America's Heroes Foundation

 

 



The Yellow Ribbon America Community Outreach Campaign for America’s Military & their Families is a sponsored project of the America’s Heroes Foundation. The America’s Heroes Foundation is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit; Veterans Organization as defined under Sections 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code Tax ID# 59-3830542.

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