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

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

UPDATE — 8/23/11: The submission deadline has now been extended to Friday, 9/2.  Voting will take place 9/5 – 9/11.

These past several weeks have been like a whirlwind of busy-ness!

Here’s to the Winners: This long-awaited book is a hand-picked collection of L.A. Daily News columnist Dennis McCarthy’s favorite columns from the past 25 years.  Complete with full-color photos, Here’s to the Winners is a special tribute to the extraordinary accomplishments … Continue reading →

Interested in using your time and talents to crochet, knit or sew handmade treasures for the troops? Here are instructions and tips…followed by some inspiration from the troops themselves — they LOVE getting these gifts in their care packages!