Mission Accomplished ~ Operation Season's Greetings ~ Thank You!

FR Canteen & ProudPatriots.com

[MoJo2001]

~ Operation Season's Greetings Update ~

The FR Canteen and Proud Patriots.com would like to thank everyone that sent items for us to send to our military contacts around the world. The response has been overwhelming and greatly appreciated. Items continue to arrive even after the deadline period which was November 15th. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

 

Items Donated	# Received	Donors
Games ---> Board	174	Everyone
Games ---> Handheld	59	Everyone
Games ---> Game Consoles	PS2 - 65, Xbox - 9, GameCube - 75	Air Force Squadron & Everyone!
Games ---> Games For Consoles	260 Games	Air Force, Boy Scouts, Everyone
Games --> Table & Cards	172	Everyone
Outdoor Fun --> Frisbees, etc..	114	Girl Scouts & Everyone
Cards from Schoolchildren	2,465	From schools across America
Mens Briefs/Underwear/Boxers	143	Everyone
Ladies Underwear	76	Everyone
T-shirts	103	Everyone
Socks	507	Everyone
Gloves	213 pairs	Everyone
Knit Caps	202	Everyone
Flip Flops	82 pairs	VFW & everyone
Gift Bags ---> With items already packed like DVDs, candy, and assortment	395 bags	AmeriGroup, UPS, Walgreens, Everyone
Bubble Gum	358 packs	Everyone, Walgreens, Walmart, Gary's Hallmark
Bazooka Bubble Gum	4 Cases	Everyone
Candy	348 Candy Bars, assortments	Everyone
Cookies --> Store bought and vac sealed home made	855	Everyone
Pudding	52 pks	Everyone
Crackers, Chips, Pretzels, etc	241 pks and boxes	Everyone
Candy ---> Bags	236 Bags	Everyone
Tin Cans Of Popcorn	30 Large Cans	Everyone
Popcorn boxes	12 cases 16 boxes	Everyone
Peanuts	54 pks	Everyone
Gift and Kits	2	Everyone
Fruit Cups	4 cases	Everyone
Noodles, Pasta Any Time, etc...	32 Cases of Ramen Noodle 50 pks	Everyone
Drink Mixes (Gatorade, Hot chocolate, Kool Aid, etc..)	10 cases of hot and cold drink powder mixes	Everyone
Other Drinks and Foods	510 items	Everyone
Campbell's Hand Soup	4 cases	Everyone
Burger King certificates	30 books	Everyone
Candy Canes	325 packages	Everyone
Jewish Food Items	3 Cases	Local Synagogue & vendors
Condiments	8 cases	Jack's, and other businesses
DVD Players & Portable	63	Everyone, local business
CD Players	92 players	Everyone
Music CDs	275	Everyone
DVDs	236 DVD movies	Everyone
Cassettes	4	Everyone
Books and magazines	2300 and counting	Everyone
international phone cards	675 and counting	Everyone
Stationary/Supplies	13 Cases	local business and everyone
Christmas & Hanukkah Supplies	1846 drawings, Menorahs, Jewish items, other Christmas	Everyone
Other Electronics	2 Digital Cameras 65 Disposable Cameras 15 Sony Walkmans	Everyone
Home made Afghans	3 Red, White, and Blue	Ms. Nora made these.
Other Misc	65 Bibles 5 Flags 15 Torahs	Everyone
Toiletries	We don't have the final count. Way too many!	Everyone

 

 

These are just the many items that were received as a part of "Operation Season's Greetings". We thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for making the holidays a special time for our Troops. Thank you everyone who participated. If you were unable to do so this time around, please note that we begin "Operation Valentine's" beginning January 1st - January 21st, 2005. We will update ProudPatriots.com next week with more information on how to help.

Special Thanks to the following:

Jim Robinson for supporting our efforts, and those of others, to bring some holiday cheer to our Troops.

68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, trussell, StarCMC, tomkow6, and the rest of the Canteen for your support. Thank you trussell for getting your local schools involved.

GummyIII, a Canteener, who got her entire school involved with "Operation Season's Greetings". Thank you so much for everything.

Thank you to the many Veterans groups that helped us with their own holiday drives and campaigns. God Bless You for serving our Troops even today.

Vici Seavers, a teacher in Sasabe Arizona, for getting her school in Arizona to contribute. Her K-8 school has 26 students and 2 teachers. God Bless You!

J. Fitzgerald, a teacher in R.I., who got her entire school to help. God Bless You!

Rev. Gary Uttech & Rabbi Levi for all the inspirational words and their efforts to support our Troops.

Thank you to the Navy, Marine, and Air Force Commands that helped us itemize and box up all the items. We are grateful for your services to this country and to your fellow servicemembers.

And, Jay--Thanks for putting  up with Ma! Hehe!

Proud Patriots Staff
Proud Patriots, Inc (A Non Profit Organization)

Please remember that there are many other FReepers that are helping our Troops either individually or as groups. There are many things that you can do to help them. We are all working together to ensure they get support. God Bless everyone that is helping to do so.

 

[Brad’s Gramma]

YEA!!!!! They saw the error of their ways and decided to let me in after all!

YIPPEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

[Valin]

BTTT

[Diva Betsy Ross]

"THEY DENIED ACCESS TO ME!!!!!!!!!"

Your rep proceeds you even online! heeheee.. Hugs Grammie and goodnight! I will look at freepmail in the AM! Thanks.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Good night, Dearie.

Me? I'm gonna go to the post office now....

[HiJinx]

Ok, Santa letters, hmmm...

I just asked Mrs. HJ how she'd go about it, and she suggested Army Community Services or the AF/Navy equivalent...Family Support Center?

If you don't have a base nearby, is there a Reserve Armory in your town? They'll have a support center.

Or check neighborhood churches. There's just something about the church network that works...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hiya PatriotG....it is neat to know that so many people are willing to help if they are just given an avenue. It would do my heart good if all our troops, worldwide, got things from 50 different groups who honor our troops. The need to counteract the MSM is tremendous. We all can help by supporting our troops. Thank you!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Let me know if I can help...
I'd be happy to...
Just need somewhere to start!
Ms.B

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thanks for the info! I ALMOST stopped at the police station on the way home from the post office just now...just to see if THEY had any contacts.

But...I didn't. I may yet.

[trussell]

Might also check the local schools and daycares.

My daughter's school and my son's school and day care know lots about their kids! My son's teacher knows that one of her students' dad is going back for a second tour...and that he was with the ones that found Saddam!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Good idea! Thanks, trussell!!!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[trussell]

Hope it helps!!

[Susannah]

This is wonderful to see so many supporting our troops!

Also, one of the local tv news channels (southern California area) showed the story of the group that started the http://www.amillionthanks.org website. They exceeded their goal of a million cards/letters of thanks to the troops. They were shown displaying some of the thankyou cards they had received for mailing and I actually spotted one of the 30 handmade cards that I had sent them. Now I wish I would have sent more!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Susannah, for caring enough to make and send all those cards of support for our troops. Our troops can never be shown too much support by the folks at home. Good job, and how cool is that to be able to see your own.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[cyn]

smiling as I read this. You all are too much! ...in the best way, of course :o)

Happy holidays to all.

[blackie]

Mission Accomplished ~ Operation Season's Greetings ~ Bump!

[Brad’s Gramma]

So! Is DBR someone still interested in getting letters from kids so she we can play Santa?

My brother sent me a contact. Before I write her....uh....

[Tennessee_Bob]

Thank you.

Years ago, I was in the same situation as the head of one of those families.