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Macaroni Kid Fremont Collecting Donations for Operation Valentine
Donations being accepted now for deployed military personnel
Macaroni Kid Fremont and Alameda County Blue Star Moms are currently accepting donations of canned food items, non-perishable snack items, drink mixes and toiletries for deployed military personnel until Wednesday, Feb. 15.
For a complete list of items click here.
They are also accepting Valentine's cards and treats at any of their three donations bins located throughout Fremont.
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Submitted by Jennifer Hill, www.Fremont.MacaroniKid.com
FEBREZE PARTNERS WITH MACARONI KID AND OPERATION GRATITUDE TO DONATE 60,000 PRODUCTS TO TROOPS THIS VALENTINE’S DAY
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Febreze Facebook Fans Can Get Involved and Help Troops Breathe Happy
Through Click-to-Donate Feature
Procter & Gamble’s Febreze is helping service men and women breathe happy this Valentine’s Day. To express their gratitude and show support for troops abroad and wounded warriors at home, Febreze has partnered with Macaroni Kid’s Military Family network and Operation Gratitude to send 60,000 Set & Refresh products to U.S. service members. Among other necessities, Febreze is a top item requested by military serving overseas to help freshen uniforms and barracks.
“Valentine’s Day is a great time to show our nation’s troops and their families our appreciation by helping them breathe happy wherever they may be,” said Febreze External Relations Manager Jeff Pierce. “We hope that these care packages and products bring comfort to those serving overseas and encourage all Febreze fans to visit the Facebook page to participate through a virtual donation to the troops.”
Febreze’s partnership with Macaroni Kid and Operation Gratitude is an extension of Febreze’s Breathe Happy campaign, which sets out to prove that Febreze freshness and scent can transform the air, so anyone can breathe happy no matter what.
Through Febreze’s partnership with the Macaroni Kid Military Family network, the brand is supporting 15 military care package events nationwide, by providing Set & Refresh product samples for inclusion in care packages. At each event, families will send Valentine messages along with snacks and essentials to troops abroad.
Macaroni Kid Fremont is a free, monthly newsletter written for local families by a local mom. It is one edition of Macaroni Kid, which delivers news and information about local events for kids and families in more than 400 communities across the country. The military newsletter fosters support for families experiencing military separations by providing tips for staying in contact and community resources to help families manage the various challenges of deployment.
Teaming up with Alameda County Blue Star Moms, Macaroni Kid Fremont will send about 400 packages of Febreze Set & Refresh out to deployed troops. In addition, we have several donation drop locations to make it convenient for you to join us in Operation Gratitude! Sport Clips at 43321 Christy Street in Fremont, Pacific West Gymnastics at 32920 Alvarado Niles Road, Suite 210 and Happy Fish Swim School at 4831 Davenport Place in Fremont. Stop by today!
In addition, you can drop off any donations, or just come and help us pack things up, at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Fremont (Niles) at 37154 Second Street at 7:30pm on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Stop by with some Valentines or any other donations you’d like us to ship to our troops!
Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization, annually sends over 100,000 care packages filled with snacks, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation to troops and wounded warriors. Following a successful military donation in 2009, Febreze reinvigorated the partnership with Operation Gratitude for inclusion in this year’s “Patriotic Care Packages.”
Febreze Set & Refresh has innovative technology that slowly releases scented oils without the use of plugs or batteries to provide odor elimination and noticeably long-lasting freshness. With convenience and safety in mind, Set & Refresh is the perfect way to freshen to any small space in your home – or home away from home. For more information about Febreze and to learn how to click-to-donate products to U.S. Service Members, visit Facebook.com/Febreze.
