WASHINGTON, May 17, 2007 - “Operation Care and Comfort” is on a mission to provide support and comfort to military units deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other regions of conflict.
Since April 2003, the California-based Operation Care and Comfort organization has shipped more than 250,000 pounds of care packages to its more than 60 “adopted” units. More than 100 units are waiting to be adopted.
“Working within our community and through donations received from all over the country, we assemble and ship care packages to our adopted units every month until they return home,” Julie DeMaria, the group’s co-founder, said. “Our unique program allows caring Americans to donate their time, talent and treasure to honor those serving our country.”
While care packages are its main focus, Operation Care and Comfort also works with San Francisco Bay area sports teams to offer “Tickets for the Troops.” Through this program, the group distributes donated sporting-event tickets to servicemembers and their families.
Another program, “Adopt a Military Family” helps military families with specific needs at the holidays. Working through military liaisons, civilian families anonymously adopt military families during the holidays.
“Although the families never meet, I’ve been told by the civilian families that helping a military family was one of the best things they could have done at Christmastime,” DeMaria said.
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