Welcome to
Operation Caregiver™
Operation Caregiver™ (OC) is a nationwide program operated under the
Victory Fund of the
Nice
Guys© (an IRS tax exempt 501-(c)-3 public charity)
to supply relief to our troops at the tip-of-the-spear.
These warriors (our sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and
spouses) live in the most primitive conditions. They live in foxholes, tents, Humvees or some
unoccupied local structures without heating or air
conditioning with temperatures ranging from sub-0° in the winter to 128° Fahrenheit in
the summer. The dust storms are Biblical in scale. There are no fixed base
facilities with creature comforts (no PX, no chow halls, no running
water (no showers or sinks or flush toilets), no electricity), nor access to mobile PX services.
You may go months without a shower, a hot meal and you just may run out
of the basics of hygiene before re-supply is possible. It is truly a Spartan
existence.
That's where we come in. OC provides
Caregiver Kits™
(15 items of basic hygiene and comfort) to U.S. troops "far from the flagpole" (FOB's,
FOP's, Mobile Humvee bases, etc.). We mail our Kits to a command level
Sergeant Major who distributes the supplies to the troops who need them
most. It is a paradigm that has served us well since our first shipment
in 2004.
OUR MISSION is to provide a pathway
whereby Americans of any means can support our
troops and thereby provide "comfort for those in harm's way." We
are non-political and non-partisan. Our only interest is in the
physical and spiritual welfare of those who our Government has chosen to
place in harm's way.
"It is the
greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little.
Do all you can. Do all you can, for all the people you can, for as long
as ever you can." - Smith
Please
consider donating today!
Any amount will help us complete our mission.
Form your own "Dedicated Dozen"©
(click on link)
to support the troops.
Are
you a knitter or crotchetier? Want to learn? Want to knit or crotchet for our troops?
Please, join the Sgt. Knit Witty Knitting Corp
© (click on link).
Make a comment in our
Guestbook,
(click on link)
or read what others are saying!
Principle
Supporters have included:
Nice Guys;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of North San Diego
County; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of San Diego; Friendly Sons of St.
Patrick of Morris County, New Jersey; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of
Baltimore; Walmart; Mahan
Insurance Brokers, LLC; Cavignac & Associates; San Diego
Firefighters Emerald Society; San Diego Law Enforcement Emerald
Society; Reliable Siren Technologies; Emerald
Benefits; Disabled
American Veterans - Escondido Chapter #70; The Wandering
Jeweler; Bruce Kaufman, MD, PC;
Clan Strachan Scottish Heritage Society
Inc.;
Clan Inebriated; "The Field"
Irish Pub & Restaurant; Mystic Coast
Insurance Services, Inc.;
Grand Bailiwick of the
Scots; United States Navy & United States
Marine Corps Reserve Center - San Diego; 4th Tank Battalion-USMC;
Patrick Henry High School NJ-ROTC; Troy High School NJ-ROTC; The Bookman;
The Irish Import Shop; O'Ireland; San Diego Self Storage, Lion Brand
Yarn, Sycuan Casino, Union Bank, THORLO and numerous personal donors.
* Only reciprocal links to other confirmed 501(c)3 organizations can be
displayed due to IRS regulations.
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