Wounded Warrior Care Package Program

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Amount:
$20,000
Year:
2011
Field of Interest:
Program Name:
Wounded Warrior Care Package Program
Grant Type:
General Community
Grant Website
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ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

Founded in 2003, Operation Gratitude (OG) seeks to lift morale and put smiles on faces by sending care packages addressed to individual soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines deployed in harm’s way, to their children left behind, and to Wounded Warriors recuperating in Transition Units. OG care packages contain food, hygiene products, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation. Through Collection Drives, Letter Writing Campaigns and Donations of funds for shipping expenses, OG provides civilians anywhere in America with a way to express their respect and appreciation to the men and women of the U.S. Military in an active, hands-on manner.

GRANT PURPOSE

The Wounded Warrior Care Package Program assembles volunteers to send care packages to wounded warriors annually in all Military branches.

Operation Gratitude launched its “Wounded Warrior Care Package Program” to provide comfort and hygiene items to injured heroes. The Jewish Community Foundation provided us with the funding to ship more than 1300 of these very special packages. Together we are lifting morale of our Wounded Warriors and expressing to all troops our appreciation and support.

Carolyn Blashek
Founder, Operation Gratitude