Twenty Eight Neighbors Have Donated To Gulfcoast Gives Project for Manasota Operation Troop Support

Linda CraigWED, NOV 21, 2012

Thanks go out on this Thanksgiving eve to Betty and Joe Thro and Debbie and Terry Kilpatrick for kicking off this new project to keep care boxes going to our local troops serving in the Middle East this holiday season. No gift is so precious as the gift of hope, and that's what these care boxes are full of. Love and hope for the future. The knowledge and the affirmation that their service is valued and cherished. Freedom had never been free. These military men and women are putting their lives on the line every day. For us.

Linda CraigSAT, DEC 01, 2012

A big "HOOAH" goes out to Larry Luberecki for keeping this grant on the right track, "Forward March!" I hope it's an inspiration for more people to get in step as the holiday season us approaching quickly and I have 50 dozen home made cookies donated to send to local deployed troops this week!

Linda CraigTUE, DEC 04, 2012

A big THANK YOU goes out to our Anonymous donors who donated to or program for the troops this Christmas! We are receiving some very heartfelt thank you letters from troops this week so we know our last round of boxes are reaching their Middle East destinations. They love all of the mail and cards and are sending photos of them taped up on their walls. And they always say they are sharing with their friends. These boxes do have a special mission that truly lifts the spirits of our military. Thank you to all who are helping.

Linda CraigTUE, DEC 04, 2012

Another $25 anonymous donation, thank you so much! We're inching up there towards our goal. Please share this project with a friend who might like to help our cause. Freedom is not free, and neither is postage. Our troops deserve some extra special love from home. Let's not let them down.

Linda CraigWED, DEC 05, 2012

Linda CraigFRI, DEC 07, 2012

Thank you, Regina Mann for taking us even closer to our goal! As we all prepare for our annual holiday rituals we have men and women wearing camouflage, far from home, dreaming of their last visit and celebration with their families. They do it by choice and they do it for us.

Linda CraigSUN, DEC 09, 2012

Anonymous has done it again! Thank you so much, whoever you are, for reaching out to touch a troop. Their lives are so drastically altered once they set foot on that flight to the Middle East. The smallest things that we take for granted are transformed into something very special for them. Hope. Whether it is wet wipes or snicker doodles, it is the grandest of gifts to them. They know they have not been forgotten.

Linda CraigMON, DEC 10, 2012

Thank you to our latest donor! The "Anonymous Club" is a generous club! It is inspiring to see so many people who truly care about the welfare of our deployed troops. One troop returned from Afghanistan today and sent me a quick text to say how much our boxes from home meant to him every month. He especially liked the Slim Jims! Easy for us to pick up at the gas station or grocery store, but a surprise delicacy in a cardboard box delivered by the U.S. Postal Service for him!

Linda CraigTUE, DEC 11, 2012

Thank you again! To the person who donated to our troops today, a sincere thank you. A very sincere thank you for caring for our military.

Linda CraigWED, DEC 12, 2012

Linda CraigWED, DEC 12, 2012

Anonymous donation of $12 on 12/12/12, I love it! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

Linda CraigTHU, DEC 13, 2012

The Anonymous family donates again! They are a generous family! Thank you for sharing and caring for our military troops, it is deeply appreciated.

Linda CraigFRI, DEC 14, 2012

David Cerone is our latest donor! Thank you so much for caring for our troops, they are so appreciative. Every cookie is savored, every candy bar tastes sweeter when you're far away from home. Thank you, David.

Linda CraigSUN, DEC 16, 2012

Thank you, Danielle, for donating to this project for our troops! At the packing party for the troops on Saturday we had a warehouse full of people and boxes and holiday cheer. Busy hands were picking out cookies, beef jerky, canned pasta, Ramen noodles, hand knitted caps and more, packing as much"home" as they could into a box. It was awesome and humbling. Thank you for helping us serve our military.

Linda CraigSUN, DEC 16, 2012

Linda CraigMON, DEC 17, 2012

A big HOOAH goes out to Barbara Lefton for keeping our project rolling! 103 boxes were packed on Saturday and they are full of boring things like toothbrushes, socks and chapstick. But they are also filled with Scooby Doo Snacks, Pudding Cups, Famous Amos Chocolate Chip cookies, Peanut Butter, Skittles, Beanie Weenies, Starbucks coffee, Canned Ravioli and Trail Mix. We can't do it without help from people like you, so "thank You" Barbara.

Linda CraigWED, DEC 19, 2012

Thank you to our latest donor to this project for our troops!! I think with more folks like you stepping up we will be able to fulfill this grant by Christmas! You deserve a big "HOOAH!"

Linda CraigTHU, DEC 20, 2012

Add Judy Cahn to Santa's NICE list for donating to the troops project! Thank you so much for carrying and sharing with our military deployed far from home this holiday season!

Linda CraigTHU, DEC 20, 2012

Patti, thanks for keeping this project rocking on! I hope you know how much it means to go to the mail call tent or get a notice that tells you to come to the mail call office and find a slightly battered box of hometown love. I'm told it's the best feeling in the whole world by many troops!

Linda CraigFRI, DEC 21, 2012