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Battalion Buddy Quality Control

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ORGANIZATION: Operation Gratitude Inc

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Bear Inspection and Preparation Instructions

We send our trademarked "Battalion Buddy" stuffed bears to comfort the children of our nation’s Deployed Troops. Battalion Buddies are dressed in a camo jacket and cap with a note tied around its neck. Our volunteers help us quality control Battalion Buddies before sending them to their forever homes!

  1. Retrieve the Bear
    • Take a bear from the white bin.
    • Remove the jacket from the bear and place it aside.
  2. Adjust the Hanging Tag
    • Position the hanging tag on top of the bear's nose.
  3. Inspect the Bear
    • Hat
      • Look for any white foam sticking out.
      • If foam is exposed, push it back under the hat.
      • Ensure all six sewn threads are intact.
    • Face
      • Check that the bear has two eyes and a nose.
      • Tag any areas needing mending with a safety pin.
      • Check if the head and nose are properly stuffed.
      • Add stuffing to any areas that are lacking.
    • Seams
      • Run your hands along the seams to feel for holes.
      • Tag any areas needing mending with a safety pin.
    • Paws
      • Ensure the paws are properly filled with stuffing.
      • Add stuffing where needed.
    • Feet
      • Ensure the feet are properly filled with stuffing.
      • Add stuffing where needed.
  4. Bear Approval
    • Hold the bear up to prompt an inspector to check it.
    • Once approved:
      • Dress the bear by putting the jacket back on.
      • Place the hanging tag under the bear’s collar.
  5. Final Placement
    • Place the approved and dressed bear into the Operation Gratitude box on the table.

12 Shifts

  • Fri Jan 17, 2025 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST - Spots available: 10+
    Perfect for those who have attention to detail skills.
  • Fri Jan 17, 2025 - 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
    We are looking volunteers with attention to detail skills.
  • Mon Jan 20, 2025 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST - Spots available: 10+
    Perfect for those who have attention to detail skills.
  • Mon Jan 20, 2025 - 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
    We are looking volunteers with attention to detail skills.
  • Tue Jan 21, 2025 - 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
    We are looking volunteers with attention to detail skills.
  • Wed Jan 22, 2025 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST - Spots available: 10+
    Perfect for those who have attention to detail skills.
  • Wed Jan 22, 2025 - 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
    We are looking volunteers with attention to detail skills.
  • Thu Jan 23, 2025 - 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
    We are looking volunteers with attention to detail skills.
  • Fri Jan 24, 2025 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST - Spots available: 10+
    Perfect for those who have attention to detail skills.
  • Fri Jan 24, 2025 - 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
    We are looking volunteers with attention to detail skills.
  • Mon Jan 27, 2025 - 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
    We are looking volunteers with attention to detail skills.
  • Wed Jan 29, 2025 - 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
    We are looking volunteers with attention to detail skills.
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About Operation Gratitude Inc

Location:

19748 Dearborn Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311, 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 4 million Care Packages around the world with the help of grateful Americans like you.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Community
Veterans & Military Families
Children & Youth, Community, Veterans & Military Families

WHEN

Thu Jan 02, 2025 - Fri Jan 31, 2025
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
This opportunity has 12 shifts

WHERE

19748 Dearborn StreetChatsworth, CA 91311

(34.23685,-118.56419)
 

DATE POSTED

December 15, 2024

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups
  • Private Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 13
  • Orientation or Training
  • minimum of 2 hours. Help once or as many times as your schedule allows.
  • signup to volunteer on Operation Gratitude's website.

Private Group Details

  • Group Size Range 10 - 20
  • Event can be held at organization location(s)
  • Donation required
  • Contact volunteer department at Operation Gratitude to book a private group.

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