You Can Help:
Donating Money

Our program accepts cash donations to cover the cost of shipping packages overseas.

All donations are tax deductible and will be used specifically for this program.

At $1 a pound, donations to cover shipping costs is our greatest need.

Please make checks payable to:

ARC
Operation: Care and Comfort

Please mail checks to:

Operation: Care and Comfort
2392 Walden Square
San Jose, CA 95124

Credit card donations are accepted online.

CONTACT INFO
Co-Founders

  (Click on the name
  to send an email)

Julie DeMaria
TroopSupport
@comcast.net
408.373.8635
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Cookie Crissman
Cookie
@piperitesystems.com
408.590.0731
   . . . . . . . . .

Randy Bye
occrjb
@yahoo.com 408.577.2192
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Operation: Care and Comfort
Adopt a Military Family Campaign

Great news! For the fourth year, Operation: Care and Comfort will conduct the "Adopt a Military Family" campaign, and this campaign will now be available to assist local, Bay Area military families all year round. (This program uses no funds from the Operation: Care and Comfort program.)

Civilian families, companies, and organizations may ask to be on a stand by list to anonymously assist a local military family that is brought to our attention by a military liaison. If you or your organization is selected to help, the civilian family (or company or organization) will work through the military liaison to help the military family on a one time basis with their specific need.

This could be as simple as purchasing a special toy for a military child, purchasing gift cards to local grocery stores, or helping to pay an electric bill. It could also be helping to get an automobile or dishwasher fixed—the needs will vary.

For Christmas 2007, with the help of the San Jose Police Department Chaplaincy Program, local organizations, companies, and civilian families, we were able to assist nearly 200 military families and veterans!

If you are interested in helping, please email Julie at troopsupport@comcast.net if you wish to ask for additional information or to be included on the stand by list. Gift cards and monetary donations are also welcome to help support these families throughout the year.

To make a tax deductible monetary contribution, please make your check or money order payable to ARC OCC/Adopt a Military Family, and mail it to:

Operation: Care and Comfort
2392 Walden Square
San Jose, CA 95124


Contact Information:
Julie DeMaria
(408) 373-8635
troopsupport@comcast.net