Thomasville, NC – On Saturday October 29, Army Sergeant Joseph Smith, a former Marine will be presented with the keys to his new specially adapted home, made possible by Homes for Our Troops, Inc. and local volunteers and donors from the community. The Semper Fi Fund is providing a grant of $15,000 to be used towards the cost of SGT Smith’s new home. Barbra Roberson, a Semper Fi Fund Community Outreach Manager, will take part in Saturday’s presentation.

On October 15, with the help of hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers, we assembled and shipped the 700,000th individually-addressed Operation Gratitude care package!

“21st Century Calendar Girl Auctions Off 21st Century Beetle To Support Veterans”

For the second year in a row, Cinnabon is partnering with Operation Gratitude to help raise money to send “Hugs from Home” care packages to our deployed heroes overseas. October 1 through 31, Cinnabon fans can support this heart-warming cause by making … Continue reading →

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It’s email and letters like these that remind us how important it is that we continue to do what we do to support and thank deployed service members: Operation Gratitude: My name is SPC R.S. from Boston Massachusetts. I received one of your … Continue reading →

A cool shirt that supports our cause! Pre-order yours by September 18 to take advantage of the $15 introductory price! Continue reading →

The deployed troops who receive our Operation Gratitude care packages love the candy we send, and we love helping to keep a sweet tooth satisfied! This year, along with the candy we ship, we also want to send items to keep our … Continue reading →

You organized a wildly successful collection drive in support of deployed troops? That’s great! You have your own items to donate for care packages? That’s great, too!

From groceries to gifts, shopping is something we all do! Every now and then, we want to remind those of you who already support the troops and our patriotic cause that many of your purchases can benefit Operation Gratitude!  Here … Continue reading →