Christmas Stocking program — morale building for wounded warriors
Christmas is a perfect time to let wounded warriors know how much you recognize their daily sacrifices. It means a lot to them. Heartbeat’s Christmas Stocking program can help.
One warrior, who had recently returned from Iraq in December 2008, shared how much it meant. With tears in his eyes he said, “Thank you for not forgetting us.”
Heartbeat—Serving Wounded Warriors hosts a large Christmas party where volunteers present stockings to the many wounded warriors. For those service members who can’t attend, Heartbeat delivers. We make Christmas stockings for the wounded in the Warrior Transition Battalion, Madigan Army Medical Center, and other units.
Every year, Heartbeat asks individuals and organizations to deliver stocking-stuffer donations to one of our convenient drop-off locations.
One business has chosen to get everyone in their offices involved by putting together an encouragement to give and raise the bar for goodies and gadgets to go into our Christmas stockings for wounded warriors. You might want to use this as a model for your community! No amount is too small or too large. Thank you to everyone supporting this program! You are making a difference!
These aren’t your ordinary Christmas stockings: huge, handmade, and filled with gadgets and sundries:
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Hand-held games
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Phone cards
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Disposable cameras
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Xbox 360 games
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Restaurant certificates
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Movie certificates
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Fragrant bath beads
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Hygiene products
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Gift cards
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Candy and food
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And more
Shop online for goodies and gadgets at Dollar Days. You will receive a tax receipt and all the items will be shipped directly to our headquarters.
Donors can also mail Items and monetary donations to Heartbeat. Our volunteers get together to stuff and decorate the Christmas stockings with your generous donations for our heroes.
Please contact Heartbeat for more information about donations or volunteering, or complete our volunteer application.