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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.
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  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
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