SOUTHEAST TEXAS
AMERICAN LEGION POSTS LAUNCH
“OPERATION CAMO CHRISTMAS”
PROGRAM
Orange Post 49, Bridge City Post
250, Vidor Post 112 and Nederland Post 493 American Legion Posts have joined
Port Arthur Post 7 in the Commencement of “Operation
CAMO Christmas”
program. The Main Objective of this operation will be to ensure
that every LOCAL Active Duty member of our Military understands how much that
they are loved and appreciated by our Southeast Texas communities.
To help accomplish this task we will be collecting items to send to the troops
for Christmas. Southeast Texas has the most Patriotic citizens in
the country and we feel that our friends and neighbors will support this
program 100%.
Phase ONE -
Will begin with support from our community. We need information about
your Soldier or Sailor. Please provide us the needed information such as
their name, military mailing address, email, and best way to contact
them. If possible provide family contact information, any pictures we
could put in our newsletter or post on our website. We are hoping to get
area school children to make Christmas cards for our local troops.
You can enter this information at
Post 7’s website; americanlegionpost7.org,
email our website: camo@americanlegionpost7.org;
postal mail to: American Legion Post 7, ATTN: CAMO, 3750 Memorial Blvd, Port
Arthur, TX 77640; or stop by any of the Official Donation drop box locations
listed on the website.
Phase TWO
- We will solicit gift items for the troops - Christmas cards
with a few heart felt words, hard candy, batteries (AA, AAA), playing cards,
baby wipes, hand sanitizer, air freshener (that’s a really good one!), small
candles, magazines (sports, men’s health, Cosmopolitan), socks, foot powder,
CD’s, DVDs such as funny television show like “Everybody Loves Raymond” or
“That 70s Show”, deodorant, nail clippers, lip balm, toothbrush, toothpaste,
razors, shave gel and lots more ideals on our website - “americanlegionpost7.org”.
I imagine that military parents
would have never imagined that little Johnny or Sally would be putting lip balm
and foot powder on their Christmas wish list. A Christmas card from the
hometown folks with a few words of thanks, maybe a local news/sports clip
tucked in it, means a great deal to our troops serving their country,
especially during the Christmas holidays.
Phase THREE
- On Veterans Day weekend, Nov 14th, Legion members and CAMO
supporters will be boxing and shipping packages to our troops. We’ll be
accepting last minute items at the American Legion Post 7 located at 3750
Memorial Blvd in Port Arthur and hosting a $2 BBQ link fund raiser to help
cover shipping cost (approx $12/box).
Phase FOUR
- As we start our Christmas activities, let us take a moment to pray for all of
our brave soldiers and sailors who are serving our country while being so far
away from their family during the upcoming holidays. Our American Legion
recognizes that the values instilled in these fine men and women is not only a
tribute to the parents and loved ones who support their desires to uphold and
defend our sacred freedoms we enjoy in America but also, a positive reflection
of our communities core value of 100 percent Americanism. God has blessed
America!
The American Legion was chartered in
1919 by Congress as a patriotic, war-time veterans organization and has since
grown to be the nation’s largest wartime organization.
We’re Veterans serving Veterans,
their families and the communities in which we live.
Your support for these fine members
of our community is greatly appreciated and will be remembered by the many
military families and hundreds of local veterans in the area.
John Hebert Tom
Grodotzke
CAMO Committee Chairman Commander Port Arthur
American Legion Post 7 American Legion Post 7
Port Arthur Tx
Port Arthur Tx
Highest Regards
Thanks from
our troops!!!!
Last Updated
Oct. 4th 2011