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 over $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
   . . . . . . . . .

Cookie Crissman
Cookie
@piperitesystems.com

408.590.0731
   . . . . . . . . .

Randy Bye
408.577.2192
   . . . . . . . . .

Red Cross - Silicon Valley 2731 North First Street
San Jose CA 95134

Veteran's Advantage Site of Distinction


Operation: Care and Comfort
Press Releases

August 9, 2010
Operation: Care and Comfort's TROOPFEST 2010 and Freedom Walk on 9-11
To Support U.S. Troops and Bay Area Military Families

June 30, 2010
Old Navy Opens its Doors Nationwide For Second 'Operation Old Navy' Drive to Support Deployed Troops
Old Navy Announces Collaboration with Operation: Care and Comfort

April 26, 2010
Greg Kihn to Headline Operation: Care and Comfort's TROOPFEST 2010
to Support U.S. Troops and Military Families

September 9, 2009
Bay Area Cyclist Pledges to Ride 5,968 Miles to Support our Troops
Cycling for the Troops Ride to Benefit Operation: Care and Comfort and Strikeouts For Troops

July 14, 2009
Operation: Care and Comfort Reaches New Milestone
Over 500,000 Pounds of Care Packages Shipped to our Deployed Troops

June 22, 2009
Old Navy Announces 'Operation Old Navy'
Old Navy Stores Team Up with Operation: Care and Comfort to Support our Deployed Troops

May 24, 2009
Sports Basement
Shop. Save. Support The Troops.

April 14, 2009
Operation: Old Navy
Drive For Operation: Care and Comfort

November 5, 2008
Adopt a Military Family Campaign - Holiday Season


July 24, 2008
Comic Book Drive!
A New Way You Can Support Our Troops

June 26, 2008
Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area & San Francisco Giants Present Authentic Heroes: Telecast For The Troops
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area's Giants-Cubs July 2 Telecast to Air on American Forces Network; Game Available to 176 Countries and over 200 U.S. Navy Ships at Sea

June 20, 2008
San Francisco Giants Salute to the Military Night
San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs

June 17, 2008
Meriwest Credit Union Steps up to Support U.S. Troops Overseas
500 Pound Goal exceeded in bid to help Operation: Care and Comfort

May 12, 2008
Bay Area Sports Teams Join America Supports You Program
Largest Contingent of Sporting Teams Comes Together for Military and their Families

April 1, 2008
The Greg Kihn Band To Play TROOPFEST 2008 Aboard USS Hornet to Benefit US Troops
Operation: Care and Comfort to Raise Funds for Shipments To U.S. Troops

March 25, 2008
Bear Hug A U.S. Soldier
Operation: Care and Comfort Prepares to ship 140,000 Bear Hugs to U.S. Troops on April 5th

January 17, 2008
Bear Hug A U.S. Soldier for Memorial Day
Operation: Care and Comfort to ship 140,000 Bear Hugs to U.S. Troops

October 8, 2007
Operation: Persian GOLF Supplies Golf Equipment to our Deployed Troops
150 Tons of Care Packages Shipped by Operation: Care and Comfort

May 1, 2007
May is National Military Appreciation Month
Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County Cookie Share Program

November 20, 2006
100 Tons of Care Packages Shipped by Operation: Care and Comfort


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)

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

Laurea Tweedy
102 Hilltop Drive
Redwood City, CA 94062
Hours: 8am-4:30pm, M-F

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