When a mother sent her son a care package of cookies, she received a bit more than the usually response of, “Thanks for the cookies, Mom.” In fact, she was surprised to learn that her son had shared his cookies with his fellow soldiers in the Army, and later relayed the request to his mother, asking her to bake more cookies to share with the guys.

Many of the men and women serving were saddened at the thought that they never received care packages, and were very touched by receiving the cookies. As any mother would do, she answered the call by gathering her fellow church members together and shared the request. The result was the creation of Operation Mom’s Cookies.

Today, countless women across the nation gather together items to donate as well as bake cookies for our service men and women overseas. They are always in need of financial donations, and you can make a contribution at their website that is located here: MomsCookies

Donations in the amount of $10.00 have the status of Smile Box Contributor, a $15.00 donation is a Phone Home Contributor, a $25.00 donation is a Unit Booster Box Contributor, a $50.00 donation is a Command Booster Box Contributor, and a $100.00 donation is a Helping Hand Contributor. Of course, other donations are always accepted as well. In addition, they also are in need of corporate sponsors, and encourage those who are interested in donating on this level to contact them for further information.

Operation Moms Cookies function according to a shipping schedule. Therefore they have different collections that are received by a specific date, and then they pack the boxes and ship. After the packages have been shipped, you can visit the site to see the status of the last project and the dates regarding the next one. They have packages planned ahead that line up with all of the major holidays.

It’s also a good to check with the site and see what types of items are on their donation item wish list. This is a list of both food and non-food related items that are in the greatest need by our troops. Also, they are continually in need of zip lock or plastic baggies on a recurring basis as these are used for stocking the care packages. They also have one specific item that they are requesting for each month. This is known as the “item of the month” and the request changes, so be sure to check back with the website for any updates.

Operation Moms Cookies is a non-profit organization. That means that all of your contributions are tax deductible. They have also been awarded recognition by the U.S. Government’s organization, “America Supports You”.

These moms have shown that everyone can work together to help support our troops. You are never too young or too old to make a difference in the lives of our service men and women who are sacrificing so much to ensure that we remain free in our country.

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