Operation Homefront ( a message we recieved)

Good Morning,
I thought that you might like to have a look at this. I recieved notification of this program this morning to pass out to our families. This program, if I understand correctly, is available to the children of E-6 and below. Since you have over 3000 people that look at your website, I thought you would like to pass along this information for the children of Military parents. Have a good day. Katherine
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Operation Homefront Goes Back To School with Backpacks for Brats
Operation Homefront's 31 chapters want to lend a hand to military families and get their children ready to go back to school. Operation Homefront recognizes the sacrifices military families make and with the help of the community we hope to bring a moment of joy to our military families. We are now collecting new school supplies for children of all ages.

All items collected for back-to-school will be used to stuff backpacks that will be distributed to military school children who need a little help with their back-to-school needs. Operation Homefront chapters will distribute over 10,000 stuffed backpacks this school year. Items needed include: spiral notebooks, pens, pencils, markers, crayons, notebook paper, rulers, colored pencils, calculators, erasers, etc.

To register to receive school supplies or to donate school supplies to a military child, please contact your local Operation Homefront chapter. A listing of chapters can be found at http://operationhomefront.net/chapters.asp. Military families will soon be able to register online to receive school supplies. For military families and donors who do not have a local Operation Homefront, you may participate through Operation Homefront's care package program at www.ecarepackage.org.

For general information or to participate with the Back-To-School program, please contact your local Operation Homefront chapter or for eCarePackage information, contact Rob Mochen at 210.-659-7756 or rob@operationhomefront.net.

About Operation Homefront & CinCHouse.com What is today Operation Homefront began in 2001 as a military spouse-generated idea. In support for the families of deployed service members, CinCHouse.com members (military wives and women in uniform) created the project that has evolved into a major nonprofit charity serving 31 military communities in 34 states. Today CinCHouse.com operates as a program as part of the nonprofit Operation Homefront family. From a good idea, to a great organization, Operation Homefront understands and takes care of the needs of the military community.