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.

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks for all you do for our troops.

[Jim Robinson]

Great job!! Many thanks to all involved!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Pretty cool, isn't it?

[trussell]

I was so happy to be able to help! It was lots of fun!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

t, you did a good thing going to all your schools and getting them all to participate. Some folks just need a nudge to know how they can help. You did the nudging.

[Pete-R-Bilt]

same same

getting his christmas spirit together, 750 ml at a time...

[MoJo2001]

Thank you for all your efforts. The artwork was absolutely amazing. Thank you to all the children that helped.

*HUGS*

[MoJo2001]

Hey! I know you! You're that cool chick that has really awesome children. WooHoo!!

[trussell]

Any pictures or replies I can get of the troops receiving would be appreciated...Will you post them at the canteen?

[MoJo2001]

Yes! We will post them at the Canteen and at ProudPatriots.com.

[trussell]

Thanks Ma!! I truly enjoyed doing it!! I didn't get them all to participate, but I did ask them all. Hopefully I can do better next time!!

[GummyIII]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And

[trussell]

This is me...being very, very happy!! Thank you sis!!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks again, Gummy, for all the participants from your school.

[GummyIII]

Kathy, they were so excited to do it...thank all of YOU for allowing them the opportunity. I was just thinking that after Christmas a lot of merchants might give away a lot of things for free....ahem.... (Christmas candy is still good on Valentines Day!).

MoJo2001, I just wish my students and I lived closer so we could help with the hard work. Thank YOU and all the folks who are working on your end.

[Kathy in Alaska]

"Candy" has no season. You are so right. It is just as good for Valentines Day.

[MoJo2001]

All the items received have been sent out except the ones that were received this weekend. One of the Air Force Squadrons might help us with that. We've received help from across the Nation, but we were especially thrilled with all the kids that helped. Oh my!! What an outstanding commentary on how patriotic the kids in this Nation are. God Bless them and their parents!

[HiJinx]

Wow. Double wow. I can't begin to say how impressed I am at the generosity of Americans towards our men and women in uniform.

I know with all I'm made of that this is going to mean the world to so many of those youngsters in far-flung places like Iraq and Afghanistan, Japan and Italy, and other places we don't say too much about.

Thanks from the bottom of my heart to all who helped.

[Soaring Feather]

It's the American way Jinxy.

My daughters and I are grateful we can help.

[Fawnn]

Maybe we can get a picture of somebody on duty with a candy cane hanging out of his mouth! (To use to appease the smoke nazis that got so upset about the one with cigarette. LOL)