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Operation Rack Pack Barracks Project
We are currently preparing for our FALL barracks season. Here are our barracks projects for this fall:
1. Operation Rack Pack for 600 Marines/Sailors from 1/1, returning from serving on the 13th MEU. Project date: Sunday, September 25 from 9am-1pm. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
2. Operation Rack Pack for 650 Marines/Sailors from 1/5, returning from Afghanistan. Project date: Saturday, October 8 from 9am-1pm. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
3. Operation Rack Pack for 400 7th ESB Marines/Sailors returning from Afghanistan. Project date: November 13th and again on December 2nd
Want to help us prepare for upcoming barracks projects? We could use your help!
- Sign up to volunteer for one of our grocery store drives this summer on OR initiate a drive of your own.
- Host a door-to-door drive in your neighborhood. Click here for a sample door-to-door flyer you can use to reach out to your neighbors in support of this project.
- Help us collect a specific item on our wish list... have a poster making party, host a new and gently used DVD drive, a pillows for patriots drive, etc.
- Host a BBQ or party this summer and ask each guest to bring an item from our wish list.
- Start a letter writing campaign... of thanks. Try to get everyone you know to write a welcome home and thank you letter for us to include in our gift bags.
- Start collecting gently used men's magazines (no older than 3 months please). Sports Illustrated and Men's Health are favorites.
- Host a yard sale and donate proceeds to OHH to purchase needed items.
THANK YOU to the following schools who are hosted drives for ORP this school year: Ladera Ranch Elementary School, Oso Grande Elementary School, St. Margarets, Saddleback Valley Christian, Aliso Viejo Christian, Laguna Hills High School, Las Flores Middle, Robinson Elementary and St. Johns Episcopal School.
Please note, for the safety of the Marines/Sailors in these units, we do NOT coordinate our projects on return dates or share them with the public. We consider actual return dates to be something that should remain private within the families of these units.
click here to see a list of companies, groups, schools and individuals who generously donated their time and resources to our 3/4 project. THANK YOU!
Operation Help a Hero hosted drives for FOUR different units that from deployment this spring/early summer serving over 2,000 Marines and Sailors.
1. April 10th: ORP for 650 Marines/Sailors from Darkhorse 3/5
2. May 4th: ORP for 600 Marines and Sailors of 2/1, who returned from Afghanistan
3. May 20th: ORP for 200 men and women of HMLA 169, who returned from Afghanistan
4. May 29th and June 3rd: ORP for 675 men from BLT 2/5, who returned from the 31st MEU/Japan disaster relief
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Operation Christmas Spirit 2011
NOW UNDERWAY
November 14th-December 7th
This year, OHH will "adopt" 83 military families and make their Christmas wish lists a reality.
The families who benefit from our annual OCS drives are identified by leadership in chosen, deploying units as those who could use Christmas assistance OR the command feels they deserve a special thanks.
Operation Christmas Spirit 2011 will support families from the following units: 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 2/4, 1st CEB, 1st LAR, 5th Marines HQ Co, 2/1, 3/1, and 1st Recon.
Here is a basic timeline for our 2011 Operation Christmas Spirit Drive:
- Mid-October: OCS Committee met to go over requests and select unit recipients
- End of October: wish lists distributed to chosen units (deploying units only)
- November 1st: Wish lists due
- November 7-30th families assigned to donors/ angel trees
- December 6th: Gift wrapping and early bird adoption "drops"
- December 7th: Gift distributions and Christmas parties
- December 13th: Arroyo Vista Holiday Care Packs
10 Ways YOU can support a military family this holiday season:
1. "Adopt" a family with your group, school or business. Email "adoption" coordinator, Kristen Lanham at kristenlanham@me.com
2. Purchase a wish list item from our Angel Tree.
3. Donate gift cards for families to purchase their own Christmas gifts and needed items.
4. Donate toys for children ages 1-12.
5. Make and donate handmade holiday goodies -- blankets, crafts, ornaments, cookies, etc. for us to add into our Christmas baskets.
6. Assemble and create holiday craft kits for families to assemble together.
7. Donate online (link at top of page) with a note for OCS, and we'll do shopping for you.
8. Donate gifts families can use together -- games, movie tickets, amusement park tickets, photo sessions, etc.
9. Donate your services and talents -- hair stylists, photographers, self defense lessons, etc.
10. Donate a holiday meal -- box up and decorate goods for a family to cook up a holiday meal of their own or donate grocery gift cards.
OHH would like to thank St. John's School and the City of Rancho Santa Margarita for graciously hosting gift delivery and pick-up sites. A very special thank you to Guazzos Catering and Tutto Fresco who provided breakfast and lunch to our special recipients.
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OHH Baby!
(Operation Help A Hero) Baby Showers
Help Us Pamper and Unite 2/4's New and Expecting Mommies During Their Afghanistan Deployment
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
We are hosting a shower benefitting up to 25 mommies from 2/4 on November 6th.
Can't help with 2/4's Shower, help us out with our baby shower for 2/5 in April.
Click here to see our baby basket and shower wish list.
This is especially helpful for office, church and school drives.
Want to "adopt" your own mommy? Contact OHH's Baby Shower co- Coordinator, Laura Hopper at ttalhopstop@aol.com
Items we could ALWAYS use for our
OHH baby showers:
- Diapers and wipes (sizes newborn through size 4)
- Baby blankets
- Baby books and parenting books
- Larger items that can often be a huge financial burden on our military families like: car seats, strollers, cribs, bouncers, swings, high chairs and pac n'plays
- Gift cards to Babies R'US, Target and Walmart which will enable mommies to purchase needed registry items
- Baby bjorn carriers and floor mobile gyms
- Formula and bottling supplies
- Baby toys and teddy bears
- Diaper bags
- White onesies
Here are just some of the mommies/units we have helped through our OHH Baby Showers this year:
1. A shower benefitting 31 mommies from 3/5 on January 23rd. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
2. A shower benefitting 27 mommies from 2/5 on March 20th MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
3. A shower benefitting 37 mommies from 1/5 on June 26th MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
4. Shower for HMLA 168 -- 18 mommies
5. Baby Shower for 23 mommies from 7th ESB on September 13th -- MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
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