Operation Gratitude turned 19 years old on March 19 and marked the event with a Care Package Assembly Day at their headquarters in Chatsworth. There, hundreds of volunteers put together 5,000 care packages for US troops deployed in response to the crisis in Ukraine and another 1,000 for Veterans across the country.
About Operation Gratitude
Operation Gratitude is a nation-wide nonprofit dedicated to providing grateful Americans across our country with opportunities for hands-on volunteerism in support of military, veterans and first responders. In March of 2003, Operation Gratitude sent its first four care packages to deployed service members in Iraq. Since its inception, the organization has encouraged millions of Americans to express their gratitude through hands-on volunteerism, in turn lifting the spirits of millions of deployed troops, recruit graduates, veterans, military families, first responders and healthcare heroes. The volunteers of Operation Gratitude are a generous and spirited grassroots network of Americans joined in common cause to say “Thank You” to all who serve our great nation. For more information visit OperationGratitude.com.
