I have worked with Operation Support Our Troops - America for 10 years, starting when my son went into the Army and I coordinated a large donation through my employer for their boxes of donated items to service members in harms way. I was so impressed with their programs, volunteers and outreach, so, as Executive Director of Little Smoke Chicago, an organization that holds events and raises donations for local charities, I added them to our charities that we donate to. Over the last 10 years, we have donated over $10,000 to OSOTA, and will certainly add to that with our upcoming event on Saturday, September 8th. Sue, Bill and Deb work tirelessly to organize so many events and programs to benefit our men and women in uniform. We are so grateful for their efforts! Thank you!!
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- 1807 S Washington St Ste 110 Naperville IL 60565 USA
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I have worked with Operation Support Our Troops - America for 10 years, starting when my son went into the Army and I coordinated a large donation through my employer for their boxes of donated items to service members in harms way. I was so impressed with their programs,
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Causes: Military & Veterans Organizations, Veterans
Mission: Our mission is to support the morale and well being of American forces by providing comfort, resources and education to them and their families both while they are deployed in harm’s way and after their return. We accomplish this by providing a link between the citizens and military personnel so that everyone has the opportunity to express their support. This allows us to send comfort packages of items that are not readily available to our troops in their deployed locations, along with personal letters, cards and notes of support from the community at large. We are also dedicated to supporting our veterans and families of fallen through our programs that offer hope and healing as well as facilitate awareness in the community as to their needs.
Target demographics: We support our military community, including active-duty military and their families, families of the fallen and veterans.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Thousands of military personnel, their families and veterans.
Geographic areas served: Across the globe to support American military, their families and veterans.
Programs: OSOT-America has developed multiple programs to support active-duty military, veterans, and their families, including: • Veterans Assistance Program which provides stop-gap measure funding to veterans and their families in need who are experiencing a financial crisis. • Leap of Faith Program which helps support Families of the Fallen through a 3-day grief healing collaboration seminar "Leap of Faith" with the Army Golden Knights Parachute Team or the All Veteran Parachute Team which provides a growth experience based around a tandem skydive. • Comfort and Care Package Program for deployed troops serving in harm’s way. In 2019 OSOT-America hit a milestone by shipping our 2 millionth pound to deployed troops since inception 18 years ago. We continue to support our active-duty military that are deployed in over 70% of the world's countries. • G.I. Yoga Program teaches stress relief methods and tools to manage symptoms of PTSD and TBI to veterans and their family members by using the practice of yoga. All classes are taught by certi¬fied yoga instructors. Free to veterans and their families. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic classes are being taught online on the G.I. Yoga YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5HDJLHev2U.