Operation Santa Bag

Welcome to our blog!

"Operation Santa Bag" is designed to spread cheer to our troops deployed overseas during the Holidays. My sister Cathy and I decided to start this project when my son was deployed to Iraq in 2007, we want our troops to know that they are not forgotten! We love our soldiers! Last year we celebrated our fourth year adopting a group, the past two years we have adopted a group from Camp Lejeune North Carolina....The care package this past year exceeded all other years! We had so many people wanting to donate not only with items to send but helped with shipping expenses, phone cards and so much more! The response from the group we adopted was awesome! They truly appreciated what we offered.

Our goal for this blog is to encouage people to continue showing support for our troops no matter where they are, and should your neighbor be part of a military family let them know how much you appreciate them for their committent to keeping us safe and for giving us the freedom we take for granted everyday!

It's getting close to the time when we start preparing for this years project, who will we adopt? We don't know yet, but this does not matter we will begin making homemade Christmas cards in June, Cathy & I will be talking nearly everyday until we meet in NY over Thanksgiving. This has become our tradition! we work deligently for about 5 months to prepare our packages! I will drive to NY and Operation Santa Bag will take over her house for almost a week! We have so much fun doing this! We celebrate Thanksgiving every year by being so Thankful for our wonderful HEROE'S

If you would like to help this year please contact us we Welcome the help!

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Operation Santa Bag's have been shipped!

Dear Operation Santa Bag Supporter's and Follower's.

Monday November 25th, Operation Santa Bag shipped 14 boxes of goodies to include
Christmas Tree's for each of the groups.  I have to say a hardy "Thank You" to all that made this possible.  The weight this year exceeded last year, even with having less in numbers.  The total weight combined was over 256lbs.  That's a whole lot of Christmas love to ship!  I would love to be a little fly on the wall when these troops start receiving the care packages.  A Hardy! Hardy ! Thank You to my husband Mike, he did all the heavy lifting getting it from our house to the post office.  I'm not sure if the post office will ever be the same after tying up the post office line for well over an hour. But at the end of the day! It was so well worth it! 

Words cannot express the warmth in my heart with the support this project has received over the years. And to our troops we can never repay them for what they have given up!  Being away from family during the holiday's is tough, so my goal is to give them a little bag of cheer!

From Operation Santa Bag we wish you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving! and A very Blessed Christmas.  You  have truly shown what Thanksgiving & Christmas is all about! "Giving, Loving, and Caring all wrapped up in 14 boxes that is heading to Afghanistan and Kosovo!

Love to You All

Operation Santa Bag
Pat






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