Thank You To Our Wonderful 2010 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.
• National Anesthesia Services – Donation of $10,000 to kick off this year’s efforts.
• Cedar Park Assembly of God Church (Pastor Joseph B. Fuiten) – Pastor Joe assisted and encouraged Ruth Ann Young in getting Operation Iraq-Afghanistan launched eight years ago. We welcome them aboard once again and send a special thanks to all the staff at Cedar Park Bothell for their support and united efforts.
• Cedar Park Christian School-Bothell Campus (Principal Susan Zersky) — Creating special artwork for the troops, collecting needed items and packing care packages in each classroom.  You have been with us from the beginning and you have no idea how much we appreciate all your support.
• SOS-Support Our Sailors (Mary Jo Bader) – Mary Jo volunteers her time to serve as our Accountant and has managed the contributions for Operation Iraq-Afghanistan for several years now. We are so blessed to have her on our team!
• Eastlake Minuteman Press (Chris Lewis and Ryan Dee) – Owner Chris and designer Ryan have once again shown wonderful support for our military by creating our signature Christmas card for this year. It is by far the most beautiful one yet and Operation Iraq-Afghanistan is proud to place it with our appreciation artwork on the very top of our care packages. It will be the first items our troops will see when receiving our parcels on the front lines this holiday season. We thank Eastlake Minuteman Press for this generous donation!
• Kirkland Kiwanis (Matt Gregory) — Thank you for your continued support!
• Brown and Haley (David Armstrong) – We thank Brown and Haley this year for the generous donation of their absolutely delicious MOUNTAIN® Bars! They are sending enough bars for every one of “Our Real American Heroes”  on the front lines this Christmas.
• Tim’s Cascade Snacks (President Jeff Leichleiter) –  Thank you to our friends at Tim’s for their donation of 8,000 bags of chips and to Birds Eye Foods LLC for their assistance with procuring this contribution.  We greatly appreciate it!
• Bob & Margie Reid — Thank you to Bob & Margie who have kindly assisted us with procuring 7000 packets of beef jerky from Oberto, 15 blankets from United Pilot Wives, and 12 blankets from Bayview Manor for our care packages. Thank you so much!
• Starbucks (Howard Schultz) – We thank Howard Schultz for contributing the famous “VIA” from Starbucks for our troops this year. Thank you Starbucks for stepping up to the plate. This Christmas morning many of our troops will be able enjoy the same coffee on the front lines as we will here at home!
• Seneca Snack Chips – Out of Yakima Valley, thank you to Seneca for once again donating apple chips for our care packages!
• Sergeant Lucas Coffey, U.S. Marine Corps — We want to send a huge thank you to Lucas who took time on October 7th to speak to elementary students at the Bothell Cedar Park Christian School about his two tours in Iraq and what it means to troops to receive Christmas care packages.
• Joey Marin, Graphic Designer — We thought it might be time to update our “look” with a new logo.  Joey was generous enough to donate his incredible graphic design skills to us by creating a new and improved Operation Iraq-Afghanistan logo!
• Julie Pederson — We deeply appreciate Julie’s efforts in diligently working with local businesses to line up drop-off sites for donations.
• Professional Loadmaster Association (Victor fredlund, Dewey Green and Toby McKnight) — Thank you for collecting donations toward our effort!
• FASTSIGNS® of Kirkland (Jennifer Figueroa) — Thank you for creating and donating a wonderful new banner for our packing site!
• United Pilot Wives — We thank the wonderful ladies of the United Pilots Wives for their generous support of time and money this 2010 season. You have for the fifth year made such a difference in the success of the quality of our Christmas packages to the front lines. Thank so much my friends: Faith and Bill Records, Margie and Robert Reid, Gaile Rudisill, Cynthia and Phillip Scott, Herbert and Mary Breivik, Connie and Larry Adams, Sandra and A.J. Shiner, Marymae and James Duncan, Sandy Beachler, Patricia and Mario DeMitchell, Cheril and Timothy Joslin, Veronica and George Johnson, Russella and Wayne Wollard!
• Knitting for the Lamb, Cedar Park Church (Carlie Meeker) — Thank you to the women who knit and crochet afghans for our wounded soldiers being transported back home.  You are truly a blessing to our effort!
• Evergreen Jr High (Diana Sparks M.Ed.) — Thank you for your contribution of art work for the troops!
• North Sound Christian Elementary-Lynnwood  Campus (Principal Philip Bir) — The families, faculty, and staff of North Sound Christian Elementary School (NSCS) in Lynnwood, Washington are blessed to show love and support to the US troops through Operation Iraq.  As a ministry of Cedar Park Assembly of God and part of the Cedar Park Christian School District, we train up children to serve the Lord.  That may mean serving the Lord in the military at some point in our lives.  We are honored to express our gratitude by sharing our blessings with those who serve our great country.
• Lake Hills Orthodontics — Thank you for collecting more than 650 pounds of Halloween candy from your younger clients (paying them a $1.00 per pound) and donating it for our care packages!
• Bridgford Meat Snacks (Baron Bridgford II) — Thank you for your donation of 5,000 bags of jerky!
• Thoreau Elementary in Kirkland (Angie Heitmeyer) — Thank you for collecting donations and children’s artwork for inclusion in our care packages!
• Pat Reimer — Thank you for collecting and donating two carloads full of paperback books!  Donations came from the Bear Creek book clubs, Bear Creek Garden Club, and Bear Creek Mah Jong group.  Individual thanks to Melissa Stevens, Ruthie Haugen, Lori Simms, Karen Vezetti (books and toiletries), Neila Hardwick, and Kristina Heyl.
• Mike Foey – Thank you for your assistance with procuring donations from Tim’s Cascade Chips and Seneca.  Your continued support year-after-year is greatly appreciated!
• Hal Woosley Properties, Inc. (T.J. Woosley) — Thank you for donating the warehouse space at the Totem Commerical Center for us to utilize for donation storage and packing of this year’s care packages.
• Manor Elementary, Michigan (Mary Wolf) — Thank you for your contribution of children’s artwork from the students in your classroom. The troops will appreciate it!
• Wilder Elementary Care & Share Club (Stephanie Wasson and Sonya Connolly) — Thank you so much for collecting donations for our care packages for the 2nd year in a row!
• Sheila LaRussa — Thank you for donating books for our care packages.  Every little bit helps!
• Dean and Nancy Cotton — Dean has generously assisted us with organization and preparation of the packing site, and Nancy has kindly donated all the coffee and condiments for volunteers to enjoy as they pack throughout “packing week.”  It is appreciated!

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