Thread: 500+ Posts by New Years

Greg, that's a great start for 2012.
Thanks for leading the way.
Ken

On behalf of OPERATION GRATITUDE and the United States Military members who receive our care packages, I thank you for your generosity in honor of ColoradoStangs.com.

Your donation of $175.00 enables us to send over 100,000 ‘chock full’ Care Packages this year to the brave men and women deployed overseas, their children waiting at home and the Wounded Warriors recuperating stateside. The care packages contain snacks, toiletries, entertainment items and letters from ­caring students and adults. Receipt of such demonstrations of love and concern from the homeland offers our troops a much-deserved respite from the hardships of service, and is always greeted with enthusiasm and great appreciation.

As one Private First Class wrote:
"I cannot express to you how great it feels to come home after a long day of running missions to find a care package full of love sitting on your bunk. You are exhausted from wearing 50 plus pounds of armor for hours on end, then you open the package, see all that love, and are rejuvenated and ready to face the world again. It may sound small but it really does help enormously. Our location doesn’t have a real PX so we rely on the support of people at Operation Gratitude for the items we need--not to mention the morale boosting items such as cookies or candy. You all are the true heroes. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Every $15 donated sends another care package: You may be able to double or even triple your donation! Many companies have matching gift programs, which mean they'll match your donation, or maybe even double or triple it! Please check with your Human Resources/Personnel office to learn if your donation is eligible for a matching donation.

In an attempt to maximize funds for postage for the care packages, we have sent this email acknowledgment, a printed copy of which may be used as a receipt for tax purposes. Please let me know if you need a formal hard copy letter to be sent through the regular mail as well.

Operation Gratitude has been granted non-profit status under Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Your contribution to this organization is fully deductible for federal income tax purposes as no goods or services were received in exchange. The Operation Gratitude Tax ID number is 20-0103575.

Thank you again for your thoughtfulness and wonderful patriotic spirit--every dollar we receive truly makes a difference to our mission of putting smiles on service members' faces. The brave members of the U.S. Military who receive your generosity will remember your kindness forever. And I will always be appreciative of your support and encouragement for OPERATION GRATITUDE.
Fondly,

Carolyn Blashek, President