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Welcome to the Operation Holiday Card 2009 Website
In 2008 we sent 18,057 holiday cards to troops deployed overseas!! What will we do in 2009?  Operation Holiday Card is a holiday card collection for American troops deployed overseas during the Holiday Season. This is the fourth year for Operation Holiday Card and we are growing every year. In 2006, with my husband deployed in Kuwait I started Operation Holiday Card to collect Christmas, Hanukkah, and holiday cards for troops overseas during this season. It was huge success last year. I started the project with a goal of collecting 200 cards to send to one base in Kuwait. The response was amazing. When the collection was over I had over 1500 cards sent to Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and Balad Air Base in Baghdad, Iraq. The cards were passed out to the troops at dinner on Christmas Day. As each person signed in at the mess hall they were handed a Holiday card. The cards were read, passed around the tables among friends, and many were eventually hung on the wall for all to see. The collection grows every year, with cards coming in from all across the country. In 2006 we started with 1,500 cards. In 2007, we collected 16,000 cards. In 2008, that number rose to over 18,000. We are asking people to write a note to an unknown service member inside your card, seal it, and send it to the address below. Cards can be for Christmas, Hanukkah (please write this on the back of your envelope), or general Season’s Greetings. Cards can be store bought or homemade (NO GLITTER PLEASE). Your words of support mean so much to these men and women. Remember each card you send is another service member touched. Please pass the word about this project to everyone you know. Feel free to post this information to promote it in your workplace, your place of worship, and your social network. This is a project that works because individuals take it on. I have seen schools collect over 2,000 cards, workplaces collect 300 cards, and one family collected 150 cards. How many cards can you collect? Cards can be sent to:
Operation Holiday Card Box #335 Shreveport, LA 71105
This year’s deadline will be Dec. 2, all cards must be received in Louisiana by that time. The cards will need plenty of time to get overseas. Any and all cards received after the deadline will NOT be sent overseas. I thank you for your support of this wonderful project. There is so much support for our troops as they spend the holidays away from their families.
Thank you and God Bless you!!
Questions? E-mail us at operationholidaycard@gmail.com |