Operation Shoebox: New Jersey

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Operation Shoebox New Jersey and the Somerset Patriots Baseball Club are sponsoring “Victory Campaign” providing an opportunity for all fans to not only support the Patriots on the field, but the true American Patriots overseas who wear a uniform of a different color, according to Rod Hirsch, founder and executive director of the non-profit organization which has been seeding care packages to US troops overseas since 2005.
“The team's name is synonymous with what has always made this country great,” Hirsch explained, “a sense of pride; strength in body and mind, a fervent respect for that which is right and a willingness to protect and preserve the basic freedoms that we all enjoy.”
By pledging to support “Victory Campaign,” each fan who signs up for the fund raising program will ensure that the supply line of personal items shipped overseas will continue uninterrupted, according to Hirsch.
Here’s how it works:
Individuals, families, youth league teams, civic organizations, small companies and larger corporations are all encouraged to pledge one dollar upwards of ten dollars for each game the Patriots win during the 2010 season and pay the full amount at the conclusion of the season, minus a $25 fee to register for the program.
The $25 registration fee will entitle the individual or organization to sponsor a personal care package that will be sent overseas to a soldier as their gift.
For example, if the Patriots win 75 games during the 2011 season, and you pledge $1 for each win, you will owe $50 at the conclusion of the season.
Each personal care package shipped overseas contains several dozen personal care items, including toothpaste and toothbrush, moist wipes, lip balm, soap, shampoo, ear swabs, gum, candy, cookies, beef jerky, tuna and other items.
Participants in “Victory Campaign” will be eligible to participate in contests and events at TD Bank Ballpark exclusive to members throughout the season.
“Operation Shoebox New Jersey, along with the Somerset Patriots Baseball club and thousands of volunteers, salute the men and women in uniform on the front lines who work 24 hours a day, seven days a week to ensure that those of us back home continue to enjoy our freedoms and the American way of life,” Hirsch said.
All donations to Operation Shoebox New Jersey are tax deductible.  

Pledges will be accepted throughout the season. Call (908) 698-0333 for further information or visit the website at www.opshoeboxnj.org.
 

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Operation Shoebox New Jersey was founded in February, 2005 and since then has shipped over 30,000 care packages overseas with volunteers maintaining a steady supply line of personal items, cards and letters that are shipped to soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen overseas.

Operation Shoebox New Jersey is composed of volunteers from the Somerset Patriots Baseball Club, Flemington Car and Truck Country, several other corporate partners, families of active-duty military personnel, schools, veterans’ groups, and individuals throughout the community responsible for coordinating and staffing various tasks. Volunteers are involved in various initiatives such as soliciting donations, sorting donated goods, coordinating incoming letters from schools, packaging, transportation, and shipping.

Operation Shoebox New Jersey is asking people to bring the following items to one of the drop-off sites in the Central New Jersey Area: sun screen, paper back books, foot powder, telephone calling cards, eye drops, beef jerky, toothpaste, mouth wash, bug spray, lip balm, feminine products, ear swabs, laundry detergent, bug wipes/ bug strips, wipes (travel size), razors, toilet paper, spices, tea bags, coffee, small drink mixes, socks, clothesline/ pins, snack foods, cereal/ protein bars, fleece blankets, microwaveable foods (can or box), hard candy/ gum, writing materials, and batteries (any size).

Operation Shoebox New Jersey also partners with schools to schools to write letters and cards that are sent in each package. Schools also sponsor supply drives and fundraisers in conjunction with Operation Shoebox New Jersey. Arrangements will be made to pick-up all donations at the schools.

“We are honored to participate in this amazing program to show our support for our brave men and women fighting for our freedom in the Middle East. We encourage other corporations, organizations, and volunteers to join Operation Shoebox: New Jersey in our effort to truly make a difference for our soldiers overseas,” said Patrick McVerry, President/ General Manager of the Somerset Patriots Baseball Club.

To find out more about the program, or to participate in Operation Shoebox New Jersey, visit the website at www.opshoeboxnj.org or please contact: Rod Hirsch (908) 698-0333 (908) 812-1872 opshbxnj@yahoo.com.