Events
Stater Bros. Charity Event Photos
Outstanding Americans Thanking Heroes Fundraiser on April 9, 2015
Would YOU like to help? Our next Pack Date is in May 2015
Acting on behalf of Operation Community Cares, Board member Chris Valenzuela was pleased to honor several of our local businesses and schools who made extra special effort in our recent Pack Day event. Thanks to volunteers such as these, and the many people who pitched-in to donate & support, we were able to ship nearly 900 care packages in November! We are already hearing reports from deployed service personnel who received these “hugs from home” and how much it meant to them!
Would YOU like to help? Our next Pack Date is in May and we will be happy to help you set up a Collection site at your school or business! Just drop us a note and we’ll get the ball rolling!
Pictured in these photos are:
* Caryn Elementary – Karen Ferns & Marie Garcia
* Chili Red – Owner Sandy & son Jay
* Dr. Tao’s dental office & staff
* Grapeland Elementary – Inez Placentia & Stephanie
* Los Osos High School Principal Susan Petrocelli
* Rancho Cucamonga High School Principal Mr. Willborn and Teacher & Coach Mr. Bishop
* Target Store in Rancho Cucamonga – Lisa Quintana from the HR Dept and some of the volunteers
* Bullyproof Jiu-Jitsu – Rose Vazquez
* Vineyard Jr. High School – Principal Lori Thompson & Teacher Mrs. Bach
OCC answers the call from Afghanistan for personal care items for our Soldiers
Urgent Request from Afghanistan: Basic need items
See This request:
CALL TO ACTION:
It is so great to hear from you! Thank for your willingness to help! Our inability to get personal care items is a result of the downsizing in Afghanistan. The base we are on was supposed to close sometime this fall, so many of the support services were already closed and sent to other locations before we got here. Now it looks like AP Clark is going to be one of the few bases that is going to endure into 2015. We are in a strategic location close the Pakistan border….that means that our deployment is not likely to be cut short, but rather we will be here for the entire 9 months; until sometime in March.
Our greatest need right now is Men’s deodorant, laundry detergent, shampoo, razors, feminine hygiene products, and white mid-calf length socks, but all toiletry items are needed. Smaller sizes of the toiletry items are better because they are easier to share. Of course snacks and other tastes of home are appreciated as well. They guys from CA love snack stuff from Trader Joes!
As many packages Operation Community Cares wants to send is appreciated. There are about 350 Soldiers here with talk of 200 more coming in the fall as other bases close. I run a free store in the front of the chapel at AP Clark, so we open care packages, sort them into like items and then allow the soldiers to “shop” for essential items and snacks that they need.
I am glad to provide Operation Community Cares with a certificate of appreciation from our Task Force for helping us out!
Thanks again!
Brandon