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

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 →

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 Marine saying, “Follow me!” will be Walter Cottrell’s motivation for climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro this month to raise awareness for the mission of the Semper Fi Fund.
To support his climb please Donate through the Semper Fi Fund website! Choose “Follow Me!” from the Event drop-down menu.

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!

Robert Rouleau - Community Athlete

Malibu, HI – Semper Fi Fund Community Athlete, Marine Captain Rob Hillery is participating in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon for our injured service members and their families. The event is one of many that Capt Rob Hillery and Capt Mosi Smith are participating in for their “1 in 10″ campaign.
“1 in 10″ Campaign:
First, pledge to donate $1 for every race they complete in 2010 and 2011. That’s it, just $1!
Second, pledge to tell five people about their fundraising campaign and ask them to do the same.

Nineteen-year-old Angel Gomez's skull was shattered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his combat troop in Iraq. Doctors had to remove part of the young Marine's brain just to keep him alive.