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November 26, 2007

Operation Santa

My dear friend, Carrie, asked me to publish this for her, and of course, I will!

Over the next 6 weeks, we'll be surrounded by Christmas carols of all
types. One that always tugs at the heartstrings for me is "I'll be
Home for Christmas". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWWXeNy_dJg

"I'll be home for Christmas if only in my dreams"
What a line for the times we live in.

It will ring true for our military servicemembers in Iraq or
Afghanistan or some other far flung location.
Their families will miss them and they will miss their families.
Operation Santa has programs to assist in sending Christmas love to
them this holiday season.

Operation Santa also focuses on another group of heroes this
Christmas season. Those men and women who will be in the hospital at
Brooke, Bethesda, Balboa and Walter Reed.over the holidays.
They won't be home for Christmas either. Operation Santa at the
Hospitals
will bring them some Christmas love in the form of a handmade, stuffed
stocking.

We're stuffing stockings with all kinds of goodies like candy,
cookies, crackers, little pads of paper and pens, gift cards to local
fast food restaurants, cards from people all over the country, etc.

We can help them be home for Christmas even if it is only in their
dreams. It's easier than you think.
This year, I'm partnering with Marine Moms-Bethesda and again operating
under Marine Corps Family Foundation's Operation Santa project.
Marine Corps Family Foundation is a 501c3 organization so monetary
donations are tax deductible. If you are donating to our Operation
Santa at the Hospitals project, please note that on your check and mail it to:
Connie Riecke
Marine Corps Family Foundation
4000 Lancaster Drive- Suite 57
Salem, OR 97309


or in the note box at the paypal link.
http://www.marinecorpsfamilyfoundation.org/santa.html

The Marine Moms-Bethesda website is here:
http://www.marinemoms-bethesda.org/operationsanta.html

Posted by Beth at November 26, 2007 3:08 PM

Comments

Posted by: Carrie at November 26, 2007 3:34 PM