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PHILLY -- Volunteer with Operation Gratitude at the Down & Dirty Obstacle Race -- July 26, 2015
ORGANIZATION: Operation Gratitude Inc
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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11 people are interested
Want to support the troops AND have fun watching a great event while you’re at it? Are you interested in volunteering for the Philly Down and Dirty Obstacle Race on July 26 at Warminster Park? We are looking for volunteers to help us set up and run our Operation Gratitude booth at this event.
Participants who stop by our booth will be able to write letters to our troops and learn more about what Operation Gratitude does to support our military community.
If you’re interested in learning more about how you can help, please contact Emily Rich at emily@operationgratitude.com.
Parking will be free for volunteers!
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About Operation Gratitude Inc
Location:
9409 Owensmouth Ave, ENCINO, CA 91426, US
Mission Statement
Honor the service of our Military and First Responders by creating opportunities to express gratitude.
Description
After 9-11, founder Carolyn Blashek was compelled to join the military to serve our Country. Past the age of enlistment, she began volunteering at a military lounge at the Los Angeles International Airport. In March 2003, a service member came into the office and broke down at her desk. He was on leave from a war zone for his mother’s funeral, his wife had left him, and his only child had died as an infant-he had no one else in his life.
"I’m going back over there; I know I won’t make it back this time, but it really doesn’t matter because no one would even care," he told her. Right then, Blashek realized that when bullets are flying, troops must believe that someone at home cares about them as an individual. That’s when Operation Gratitude was born.
While this grassroots movement started in Blashek’s living room, it now encompasses Americans all over the country donating items and writing letters to all who serve.
Today, Operation Gratitude has sent over 3.5 million Care Packages around the world with the help of grateful Americans like you.
CAUSE AREAS
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WHERE
Warminster ParkWarminster, PA 18974
DATE POSTED
May 29, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
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