OUR MISSION
To show the love, support and appreciation of a grateful nation, by providing necessities and comfort items to our Military Men and Women, all over the world, through the continued support and generosity of businesses, individuals and volunteers.
To show the love, support and appreciation of a grateful nation, by providing necessities and comfort items to our Military Men and Women, all over the world, through the continued support and generosity of businesses, individuals and volunteers.
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Backpack for homeless veterans |
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Holiday 4 Heroes is a grassroots effort started in 2007 by a local business owner, Jonette Kessack. owner of Sip and Send. Jonette became aware there was a need to fill, to provide cheer and comfort to our active duty military members in war torn countries.
Each year Jonette, her husband Peter and the Holiday 4 Heroes Team
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Every day the brave men and women in our military service are risking their lives for us. Our government does not provide some of their basic needs. As nearby bases and commissaries have shut down these items become difficult to acquire.
Year-Round, we now send 40 - 50 comfort boxes each month to our brave men and women who are serving all over the world. For our holiday effort, starting in September, we search out local soldiers to adopt. We try to supply their entire camp. Their packages are mailed out the last week of November and are received by our soldiers for a little Christmas appreciation and cheer. Our community has really come together on this project. People donate tons of supplies, make their own care packages and donate money for the mailings. Please join us in the effort to support these very brave men and women who protect us. Remember, freedom is not free! |
Our newest program, Backpacks for Veterans, has partnered with the Veterans Administration. We provide backpacks filled with personal care items, high protein snacks, sweets, a thank you card and information on how and where a Veteran can go to seek help.
Because of the huge need in our community, we are now also providing bulk food drops to our in-need veterans and their families through the VA. The Bay Pine VAHCS has recognized us with a Recognition of Valuable Contributions Certificate for our work with them in helping our homeless and in-need veterans. Thank you to all our sponsors, donors and Holiday 4 Heroes Team for helping bring this project to life! |
OUR HOLIDAY PROGRAM
As the mission evolves, Holiday 4 Heroes, supports our military families at home by giving them a Christmas filled with joy and less worries. Every year, when there is a need, we provide a Merrier Christmas for a local family, who may be going through some difficult times. For 2020, through the generosity of our donors, we have adopted 5 families, 20 children ranging from new-born to 15 and 9 adults. Our hope, with your help, is to continue to do this each year. If you know of any service member that can use our services please contact us. |
Thank You message from the panhandle
" We so appreciate everything that Holidays for Heroes did for our area. It was such a blessing and we could not have done it without all of the help we had this year. We are so appreciative! We would see joy and relief on the faces of many of the parents who came to “shop” for their children, and we certainly had a festive air of gratitude every day. Our volunteer shoppers had just as much fun as they helped the parents pick out gifts. It was an experience that many of our volunteers will never forget.
We were also able to have a gift wrap station that was staffed with volunteers, and had Christmas music playing while parents waited in line to have their presents wrapped. It was certainly a festive environment! "
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We thank all of you for your loyalty and generosity for our "Holiday 4 Heroes" Program. Holiday 4 Heroes is a 501C registered charity
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