On November 2nd 2010, Adams and Gimlen Orthodontics participated in our first annual Halloween Candy Buy Back. We had an amazing response from our patients, 190 pounds of candy were collected and delivered to Operation Gratitude.
Operation Gratitude seeks to lift morale and put smiles on faces by sending care packages addressed to individual Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deployed in harm's way. Operation Gratitude care packages contain food, hygiene products, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation, all wrapped with good wishes of love and support.
From our Military overseas:
“I want to personally thank you for sending Operation Gratitude care packages. It meant a great deal to me and the other Soldiers to receive letters from children and a box of goodies. I thank you for all your support of the Soldiers. For many of us this is our first time away from our families for this long and also away from our homes for the holidays. It is people like you who give us a smile, give us a moment of joy, and that we appreciate for the support from the American people.” R.T.Mac
“Thank you for the care package and the well wishes from those who support your efforts. My name is Sergeant First Class B.R. I am currently deployed in Southern Iraq on a base called COB Basrah. We arrived here in the last month of Operation Iraqi Freedom and are now working for Operation New Dawn. With this new mission come new challenges. One of the reflections of this mission is not only the drawdown of forces, but the drawdown in services and supplies while we are here. The comfort and hygiene items you sent came at a perfect time. Our PX has been short on both items so they are all the more appreciated. I wasted no time in dishing them out to the guys. And thanks to you I was able to take care of my troops. I made their day a little more comfortable and you all made us feel loved, supported, and appreciated. Some of my guys here have not had much support from back home in the way of letters or mail so this was a good consolation for them as well. Again, thank you for the package, the support, and notes of encouragement.” Sincerely, a grateful Soldier, SFC B.K.R
From a Military Mom who did not get to celebrate Christmas with her son:
"My son and his fiancé serve with the USS Abraham Lincoln (currently in the Gulf) and she contacted me yesterday about receiving one of your boxes. Pam couldn't believe all the stuff that people had donated. She said she cried reading the letters enclosed because she didn't understand why anyone cared. I told her Americans are grateful for her service, and she replied, 'Yes, but to take time out of their busy days to collect and donate, to write me a letter, to pay for postage... all for someone they've never met?' ...... To receive this package right before Christmas did more good for Pam than the donors will ever realize. It had been a long hard week for her over there, and the upcoming holiday wasn't making it better. Like a knight in shining armor you stepped in and delivered a box of joy to a very special sailor. Thank you"
At Adams and Gimlen Orthodontics we not only seek to improve the smiles of our patients, but we believe we should help to improve the community and world we live in.
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