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Welcome to my Operation Gratitude lens on Squidoo I hope you will find this handcrafted lens a unique and useful resource about the awe-inspiring Operation Gratitude organization founded by Carolyn Blashek.

So grab a cup of coffee & take a look around ~ you will find links to the Operation Gratitude website, awesome videos, pictures of (very) happy troops and ways for you to donate and or get involved. You can even vote for your favorite care package item or suggest your own!

The Definition of Gratitude | Watch this first!

Operation Gratitude founder Carolyn Blashek talks about her personal passion and dedication to ensure that all of our servicemen and women have someone who cares.
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Buttons of Hope a Operation Gratitide Partner!

Easy to make a custom photo button to honor your loved one!

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Buttons of Hope is honored to partner with Operation Gratitude to offer custom photo buttons for the troops and family members. (custom with your text like the one pictured here)

$1 from each button ordered will be donated to the Operation Gratitude mission.

Great ideas for buttons:
  • Make a button to wear in honor of your serviceman/woman
  • Wear your button at deployment and homecoming ceremonies and everyday!
  • Make a button to send overseas
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Lt. Gen Hal Moore & Carolyn Blashek 

Now there's a smile! 

Operation Gratitude in the news

Operation Gratitude is doing some really great things
Operational Gratitude to Send Packages to Our Troops This Memorial Day Weekend
Please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Penny, to let her know you're coming: opgratvolunteer1@yahoo.com (Be sure to put the words "Operation Gratitude Volunteer" in the subject line.) We are looking forward to welcoming the PerKup Mobile back for ...
The Operation Gratitude Team Just Keeps on Trucking
Operation Gratitude is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assembles care packages for troops at home and overseas. The packages are all assembled in the Van Nuys Armory in Van Nuys. The armory sends about 100000 care packages a year and has sent a ...
Liberty Creek Vineyards Proudly Supports Operation Gratitude Through the Tunes ...
MODESTO, Calif., May 1, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Liberty Creek Vineyards is proud to support Operation Gratitude's efforts to send care packages to troops through its participation in the Tunes for Troops program. The Tunes for Troops program ...
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