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Thank You To Our Wonderful 2011 Donors

We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the following companies, organizations and individuals:

  • The “Operation Iraq-Afghanistan” Team — Thank you to all those who volunteer so much of their time towards this effort – most of whom have been with us from the beginning!  Ruth Ann Young, Jan Minar, Chris Martin, Nicole Alouf, Roxetta Groenen, and Heather DeLong – without this team we would not have been able to achieve so much!
  • NW Web Ministry (Andrew Culver) – Designing and maintaining the Operation Iraq-Afghanistan website.  Andrew volunteers his services in honor of all his family members who served, or are currently serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces.
  • Zip Fizz for their generous donation of caffeine free tasty treats for the stockings.
  • Tim’s Cascade Snacks and Seneca  for once again supporting our military families with bags of Apple and Potato chips for the children here at home that have loved ones in Afghanistan this Christmas.  Thanks again everyone for 9 years of support.  Their will be some hoots of joy whenthey discover the greatest tasting chips in the Pacific Northwest are there for them to enjoy over the holidays!  You are the BEST!
  • Cedar Park Assembly of God, Bothell, WA for their continued support.  Pastor Joe Fuiten has been with us from the beginning and helped orchestrate much of our foundation because of his own appreciation for our men and women serving in Afghanistan.
  • Friend and fellow support, Mary Jo Bader of Cedar Park, has kept the accounting for us over the last several years.  We appreciate her skills and fully understand the importance it plays in an organization our size.  She is the founder and director of the recent organized “SOS”, which stands for Support Our Sailors.  It is great to have Mary Jo back on board again.  Thank You!
  • Mega Brands has promised us toys for our kids and we could not do the kind of Christmas they deserve without this very generous donation.  This MEGA donation from Mega Brands will touch the hearst of these families for sure.
  • Brown and Haley has kindly donated Mountain Bars to satisfy the  sweet tooth of the children.
  • Thank you to Jane and Stuart Robinson for the offer of their authentic Army vehicle for loading packages. 
  • A HUGE WARM thank you for Eastlake Minuteman Press in Woodinville for the printing of our posters, Christmas cards, business cards, tags and flyers.  WOW! 
  • United Piot Wives for their generous donation and time shopping for toys that will bring the Spirit of Christmas to the children.
  • O’Berto has joined us with a fantastic donation of Beef Jerky for the stockings!
  • With heartfelt thanks to T.J. Woosley for the generous donation again this year of warehouse space. 
  • Thank you to Grand Event Rentals in Bellevue for the donation of 20 tables for the warehouse.  This is a much appreciated donation as it will help us greatly in the organization at the warehouse.
  • Ellen & Mustaga Beauchamp of Bear Creek Country Club, Woodinville for the kind donation of wonderful notepads and many additional stocking stuffers!  A BIG warm Thank You!
  • Bonnie Llewellyn of Kirkland for a generous monetary donation!  A heartfelt Thank You for your kindess.
  • Patrick & Theresa Harvey of Bear Creek Country Club, Woodinville for the generous monetary donation!  A heartfelt Thank You for your kindness.
  • Thank you to Scott Bolinger and Rogue MotorFrieght who answered a huge prayer for Operation Iraq by delivering the toys from Mega Brand as well as offering to deliver our Christmas Stockings and packages to all our local bases.
  • A BIG thank you to Whitworth Pest Solutions, Inc. for “decking the halls” of our Operation Iraq-Afghanistan headquarters.  We truly enjoyed the day with Tony and Phillip as they hung garland, wreaths and lights throughout the warehouse.  Definitely looks like Christmas!
  • Thank you to St. Luke School students, parents and parishioners for their continued support and contribution of treats, snacks, socks, toys, lip balm, eye care items, personal care items, books, magazines, prayers, warm thoughts AND 545 HANDMADE LETTERS & CARDS!  A warm thank you to the St. Luke’s Community!!!
  • Thank you to Uptown & Richmond Beach QFC’s for a kind cash donation.
  • Thank you to North Seattle QFC for their kind cash donation as well as chocolate.
  • Thank you Top Food Shoreline for your generous donation of candy and lip balm.
  • Walgreens (175th & Aurora) generously donated candy and snacks!  Thank you!
  • Thank You to the Boeing Manufacturing and Quality Instructional Design and Development Group for your generous monetary donation.
  • Thank you to the Boeing Production Systems Team for your generous monetary donation.
  • Chateau Chalet Gifts, Eastside Trains, Lake Washington Physical Therapy, Chez Chic, Parklane Gallery and Jeff Sands State Farm for your continued support in providing us a donation drop box location.
  • With thanksgiving to Studio 150 Hair Salon staff and Lakeshore Gallery.
  • Thank you to our new friend our of Golden, CO, Retired Marine Corp. (fighter pilot) Bruce Williams, who jumped on board with us this year!
  • We thank our special friend and neighbor Sally Peterson at Bear Creek for her generous donation again this year.
  • Veronica Johnson- Thank you for your monetary donation again.  We couldn’t do it without you!
  • You rock, Mary Breivik!
  • Thank you Gaile Rudisill for your support with our 2011 campaign.
  • Sandra Beachler- with hearfelt thanks for your support.
  • A heartfelt thank you to Margaret Reid.
  • Thank you Delores Brown for your support in bringing the Spirit of Christmas to our military children here at home.
  • Lauretta Anderson- THANK YOU!!!!
  • Deborah Shiner, thank you for stepping up and supporting Operation Iraq-Afghanistan!
  • With thanks to Cheril Joslin!!
  • Thank you Marian Webb for your kind monetary donation.
  • With thanks to Irene Takeuchi for stepping up to support The Spirit of Christmas 2011!
  • Marymae Duncan- THANK YOU KINDLY!
  • Our former neighbor, Lynn Pruett stepped up to the plate once again for the families of our heroes!  Thank You!
  • Thank you to Family Care Network-Patient Accounts Department for there generous donation of two full boxes of stocking stuffers!
  • A heartfelt thank you to Seattle Unity for the handmade Christmas cards.  What a treat to include with each stocking. Thank You!
  • Thank you to Doug Jensen!  The stockings and toys donated were perfect!
  • Cokesbury- Thank you for your kind donation and generous offer to support Operation Iraq next year!
  • A BIG shout out to Kirkland Sports Cards who kindly donated a generous amount of collectable sports cards!  What a great addition to our stocking stuffers!
  • THANK YOU to Olive Garden right here in our hometown of Kirkland!  Bob Christal, GM with the Kirkland Olive Garden generously offered to feed over 250 volunteers on our packing night!  We had a wonderful crew serving who were excited to join Operation Iraq and after a full evening of set up, serving and clean up, even stuck around to pack a few stockings for the children of our military families!  WE LOVE OLIVE GARDEN!!!  Sincere thank you to Bob Christal and all of you at the Kirkland Olive Garden!
  • What would we do without Lincoln Moving and Storage?  WOW!  When the call for help was sent out from Washington Transportation Association, Lincoln stepped up to the call immediatedly!  Their friendly employees greeted up the Friday after Thanksgiving, eager to take on the task of loading THREE large Mayflower trucks with pallets of stockings and toys!  We look forward to working with Lincoln next year!  Welcome Aboard Operation Iraq-Afghanistan!  Thank you from all of us!

 

 
 

Donors are updated periodically. Please notify sherra@operationiraq.org of any corrections or additions.