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Shopping For Soldiers (SFS) would like to thank everyone who participated directly or indirectly for making our Holiday Gift Program 2009 an ultra success. We accomplished our mission in providing over one hundred gift baskets to injured soldiers from ALL Wars.
SFS Operations Manager, Neal Bellinger, even got to fulfill his goal of putting a basket in a soldiers hands from these memorable and ongoing Wars…World War II , Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. He was thrilled to have achieved this personal goal.
This Holiday Gift Program 2009 could not have been possible without our Sponsors and many Volunteers, and SFS would like to pay special thanks to:
Office Depot Foundation, Boca Raton Fl
Mary and her staff, Christopher and Sabrina for their gracious gift so we could purchase the items for our baskets for our Holiday Program 2009
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Publix Supermarkets Media and Communications
Miami Division Kim Jaeger and her staff, David and Terry for helping not only year round but for our special events and our Holiday Gift Program.
Kraeer Funeral Home Boca Raton, FL.
Jonathan his wife and staff for his gracious support for our Holiday Program 2009
Huber Drugs Delray Beach, FL.
Bridgette for her wonderful gifts for our Gift Baskets
Mary Phillips Chief, Volunteer / Recreation Therapy Service for inviting us to participate on May 23, 2009 at their facility and being an all round good egg.
Mary Anne Goodman, Protocol Officer, VA Medical Center WPB for her patience with us. All the others at the Medical Center that helped us to put the program together especially the Director for taking her valuable time to come be a part of the program.
Christina Bridgeman, Chief Voluntary Service Miami VA Medical Center Partrica Moree, program Manager Voluntary Service for helping us to make the Miami program a great success.
Director Mary Dee Berchal, Director Miami VA Medical Center for her participation in the program and being so gracious to have us there in her office. Especially to Larry Gilstad, Protocol Office, for coordinating the event internally, and being a great guy and so helpful. Also, all others, Michelle and the Doctor.
Mayor Lois Frankel , West Palm Beach, FL. for taking the time and effort to literally be part of the program not just as a speaker but as a participant handing out baskets to our soldiers and marines. Special thanks to Chase, Mayor Frankel’s aide for helping to make it possible for her to come and believing in our Mission for the Holiday Program, owe you one buddy.
Mayor Tomas P. Regalado, Mayor of Miami Beach, FL. for taking the time and effort especially considering he just took office and changed his schedule to be there and participate in the Holiday Program. For literally sitting down one on one with some of the soldiers to speak to them about their problems face to face. Eric Durand, Mayor Regalado aide for helping us to put the program together.
To all the Media that showed up to the events!
Special thanks to the Navy ROTC students of Palm Beach Gardens High, for their participation in the program at the VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL especially taking their time to come on their holiday time off.
To Lynelle Chauncey Zelnar from Forgotten Soldiers for believing in us and her input on the program.
To Bob Hildreth, our Financial Director and Brad Bowman our Marketing and Communications director for their effort to make this program a success and putting up with me.
A heartfelt special thanks to all the men and women that have sacrificed so much to keep us safe and free here at home and to those that have made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their lives and limbs for us.
We at SFS, will never forget you, and all we ask is that you contact us with your urgent, short term or long term needs so we can in some way make a difference in your lives, especially the children. So please contact us at our headquarters, 561-860-3173 or via email, sfsneeds@gmail.com.
Neal Bellinger
Director of Operations
Shopping for Soldiers
neal@shoppingforsoldiersneeds.org
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To provide ongoing support for our active duty Armed Forces, our injured or fallen Military and their families, and for our Veterans of ALL Wars.
In 2010 we will build upon the success of existing SFS programs to incorporate synergistic products, services, partnerships and initiatives that will benefit active duty armed forces, our injured, ill and fallen military, our Veterans, and their families.
Our targeted beneficiaries of new 2010 SFS programs will include Veteran non-profit organizations whose charters embody service to active duty Armed Forces, injured or ill Veterans and their families as well as Veteran organizations dedicated to reintegration, education and workforce investment for our military when they return home.