Saying Thank You To Our Military And First Responders With Operation Gratitude

Aired June 30, 2024: It’s 4th of July week! A perfect reminder as to how easy it is to say THANK YOU to our military and first responders, with a care package from Operation Gratitude. They are local non profit that sends thousands of care packages every year, are in desperate need of volunteers, care package goodies AND OR monetary donations to help assemble and ship care packages to folks serving overseas.Operationgratitude.com is their website for all the info! In this podcast, Lisa Foxx talks to their Executive Director Meg Barron about their hope for donations, even just $25 covers the cost of a whole care package.The Care Packages contain snacks, personal care items, hygiene products, and handmade items, but the most cherished item in the package is the handwritten letters from grateful Americans nationwide. Operation Gratitude is based locally here in Chatsworth, but is a nationwide nonprofit whose mission is to lift spirits, say thank you to our military and first responder communities, and honor their service by creating opportunities for all Americans to express their gratitude through hands-on volunteerism. In March 2003, Operation Gratitude sent its first four care packages to deployed service members in Iraq. Since its inception, the organization has delivered nearly 4 million Care Packages.Today they send up to 200,000 Care Packages per year, and are committed to growing that number to over 1 million per year by 2027. Letter Writing campaigns REQUEST A CARE PACKAGE: ==DEPLOYED TROOPS, FIRST RESPONDERS, MILITARY KIDS, RECRUIT GRADUATE, VETERANS, WOUNDED HEROES AND CAREGIVERS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.