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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
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occrjb @yahoo.com
408.577.2192
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Operation: Care and Comfort In The News
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April 7, 2008
Los Gatos Weekly-Times
EDITORIAL: Los Gatos middle-schooler supports troops by sending 'hugs' to soldiers
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April 2, 2008
NBC 11 TV (San Jose - San Francisco - Oakland)
U.S. Soldiers To Get Teddy Bears
Bears To Be Packed, Shipped From Bay Area
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March 26, 2008
South Washington County Bulletin (Minnesota)
A sign of support
In Teddy Bear Form
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February 7, 2008
Cape Coral Daily Breeze (Florida)
'Bear Hug a U.S. Soldier' to ship 300,000 teddy bears overseas
Estero couple created organization to show support for those serving
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January 24, 2008
The Almaden Times
Operation: Care and Comfort to ship 'Bear Hugs' to U.S. troops
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December 27, 2007
Almaden Times
Girl Scout Troop 1469 offers care and comfort to troops in Iraq
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December 21, 2007
San Jose Mercury News
You can help out this holiday season - and beyond
Supporting the Troops
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October 29, 2007
Willow Glen Extra
Booksin Collecting Candy for Troops
In Conjunction with Operation: Care and Comfort
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October 10, 2007
Hollister Free Lance
A Long Distance for Some Persian Golf
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October 10, 2007
KSBW (Channel 8)
Golf Balls for the Troops
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August 17, 2007
Los Gatos News
Golf Tournaments Planned
Fourth Annual Charity Golf Classic, a benefit for the Operation: Care and Comfort
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May 17, 2007
Military Connection
America Supports You: Care Packages Provide Troops Comfort
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November 9, 2006
Almaden Times
November is Operation Care and Comfortメs largest shipping month to troops
Volunteers Needed
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October 3, 2006
Campbell Times
Supporting Our Troops
Troop Fest 2006 draws huge crowd to USS Hornet Museum to raise funds to send necessities to our troops
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September 30, 2006
ABC News Channel 7 (KGO)
Thousands Turn Out For Alameda Troop Fest
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September 29, 2006
Fog City Journal
Red Cross throws concert for U.S. troops aboard USS Hornet
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You Can Help: Donating Goods
Any person or organization who would like to help send care and comfort
to our service members can participate by donating needed items
(see list)
to Operation: Care and Comfort.
Most Requested Items:
Food:
Beef jerky, microwavable meals, soups (no pork please)
Hygiene:
Mach III Razor and
cartridges, dental supplies.
Entertainment:
DVDs, CDs
Miscellaneous: AA and AAA Batteries, AT&T Phone Cards
Items may be shipped to, or dropped off at, either of our two main locations below:
Operation: Care and Comfort
2392 Walden Square
San Jose, CA 95124
Hours: Any
American Red Cross
Operation: Care and Comfort
2731 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95134
Office Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday through Friday
Or you can drop off items at any of the locations below:
San Jose
98.5 KFOX Radio
1420 Koll Circle
Suite A
San Jose, CA 95112
CLICK HERE FOR A MAP TO KFOX
Dry Clean Plus
4644 Meridian Ave
San Jose, CA 95124
PH: (408) 267-7471
Hours Mon-Sat 9am-4pm
(Blossom Hill / Cambrian Area)
Contact Lens Center
3590 Moorpark Ave
San Jose, CA 95117
PH: (408) 246-5150
Hours: Any
(Near San Tomas Expwy)
Hubcap City
Sean Hamblin, Owner
495 W. San Carlos St
San Jose, CA 95110
PH: (408) 280-6833
Santa Clara
2385 Glendenning Ave
Santa Clara CA 95050
PH: (408) 590-0731
Hours: Any
Morgan Hill
Allstate Insurance
17200 Monterey St #A
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Hours: 9-4
(Downtown)
Hollister
Family Pet Care Center
38 East St
Hollister, CA 95023
PH: (831) 637-7387
Redwood City
Peninsula Vet Center
2946 Broadway St
Redwood City, CA 94062
PH: (650) 299-0672
Hours: 8am-4:30pm, M-F
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