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


Upcoming Events

September 11, 2010

TroopFest 2010 at Neto's Market and Grill (Santa Clara)

On September 11th, OCC and Neto's will be hosting TroopFest at Neto's! This family friendly military appreciation day will be an all day event, with great music, food and activities. The day will begin with a commemorative one mile long "Freedom Walk" in downtown Santa Clara, to observe the anniversary of 9-11. A brief ceremony led by the Santa Clara Fire and Police Departments will follow. By noon, TroopFest will begin!

Our care package assembly will be held during TroopFest, as well as other activities. More info to come, but mark your calendars!

We want to see a lot of banners from American Legions, VFWs, Boys and Girls Scouts troops, and military units being held throughout the walk.

Where: Contact Information:

1313 Franklin Street
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Julie DeMaria
(408) 373-8635
troopsupport@comcast.net

Web Site:  Operation: Care and Comfort

October 10, 2010

Willow Glen Care Package Assembly

Join us as we meet one Sunday a month, to assemble care packages. Ages five and up are welcome, but children must have adult supervision. We will meet from 10am until we are finished.

Where: Contact Information:
American Legion Post No. 318
1504 Minnesota Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125

When:
10:00am -Til We Finish
Julie DeMaria
(408) 373-8635
troopsupport@comcast.net

November 14, 2010

Willow Glen Care Package Assembly

Join us as we meet one Sunday a month, to assemble care packages. Ages five and up are welcome, but children must have adult supervision. We will meet from 10am until we are finished.

Where: Contact Information:
American Legion Post No. 318
1504 Minnesota Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125

When:
10:00am -Til We Finish
Julie DeMaria
(408) 373-8635
troopsupport@comcast.net


Care package assemblies: Please contact the following folks to help assemble care packages, for Operation: Care and Comfort:

San Jose (Willow Glen) — Julie DeMaria (408) 373-8635
San Jose — Helen Loyd (408) 251-3234
Monterey — Joan Bizzozero (831) 625-5128
Santa Clara — Cookie Crissman (408) 590-0731


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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