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Old Navy and Operation Care and Comfort (OCC)

Published on July 4, 2011July 1, 2020 by Danielle YB VasonLeave a comment

Operation: Care & Comfort

In honor of military troops and their families and to celebrate the 2011 Independence Day, Old Navy announced that its entire U.S. fleet of about 1,000 stores will host Operation Troop Donation: a donation drive from July 1 – 4 to collect essential items needed by the men and women serving our country, away and at home. Shop in stores and donate suggested items like basic tees, underwear, socks and flip flops, or make a cash donation with Old Navy matching up to a total of $100,000. Items such as unused personal care items (e.g. hand sanitizer, lip balm, sun screen, soap) are also being collected by armed services volunteers at all Old Navy locations, which will then be sorted, packaged and shipped to troops by Operation: Care and Comfort.

You Can Help:

Most Requested Items:

Food:

Beef jerky, microwavable meals, soups (no pork please)

Hygiene:
Mach III Razor and cartridges, dental supplies

Entertainment:
DVDs, CDs

Miscellaneous:
AA and AAA Batteries, AT&T Phone Cards

Items may be shipped to, or dropped off at either of our two main locations below:

Operation: Care and Comfort
2392 Walden Square
San Jose, CA 95124

Hours: Any

American Red Cross
Operation: Care and Comfort
2731 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95134

Office Hours:
9am-5pm, Monday through Friday

You Can Help:
Donating Money

Our program accepts cash donations to cover the cost of shipping packages overseas.

All donations are tax deductible and will be used specifically for this program.

At over $1 a pound, donations to cover shipping costs is our greatest need.

Please make checks payable to:

Operation: Care and Comfort

Please mail checks to:

Operation: Care and Comfort
2392 Walden Square
San Jose, CA 95124

Credit card donations are accepted online.

Old Navy customers who participate by making a donation whether in product or cash will receive a 10 percent discount off their entire purchase in-store that day. “Operation: Care and Comfort is thrilled to continue ‘Operation Troop Donation’ with Old Navy in 2011,” stated President and Co-founder Julie DeMaria. “The enthusiastic support by the public to our cause is humbling, and the outpouring of gratitude from our military personnel abroad and at home has been tremendous. We can’t wait to do it again, and thank Old Navy for their ongoing support of our service members, Veterans and their families.” Tom Wyatt, President of Old Navy adds, “Old Navy is proud to continue our support of the men and women who serve our country. Operation Troop Donation is a great way to allow our customers to show their support as well.”

For more information, visit the Operation: Care and Comfort website, or the Old Navy Facebook page.

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Published on July 4, 2011July 4, 2011 by Danielle YB VasonLeave a comment

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10 FREE ways to De-Stress

Published on July 1, 2011November 28, 2012 by Danielle YB Vason1 Comment

The connection between debt and stress is obvious. Debt related stress became the subject of an article by Jennifer Soong’s, a contributor for WebMD. In her article, The Debt-Stress Connection, Soong brought up the connection saying, “Gas and food prices are sky-high, the stock market is down, and the housing market is in the doldrums. But can worrying about the health of your bank account really make you sick”? Absolutely, stress can make you physically sick but what can you do to combat it?

Below are 10 ways to de-stress without breaking the bank:

Exercise
Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don’t shoot their husbands, they just don’t.
~Elle Woods (Legally Blonde)

Gossip with your girlfriends
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind. ~Dr. Seuss

Try Meditation or Breathing Techniques
After all, computers crash, people die, relationships fall apart. The best we can do is breathe and reboot.
~Carrie Bradshaw (Sex & The City)

Light some candles
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
~Chinese Proverb

Read Something!!!
The time to read is any time: no apparatus, no appointment of time and place, is necessary. It is the only art which can be practiced at any hour of the day or night, whenever the timeand inclination comes, that is your time for reading; in joy or sorrow, health or illness.
~Holbrook Jackson

Laugh More
Laughter is the best medicine.
~Proverb

Set aside some “me” time
I restore myself when I’m alone.
~Marilyn Monroe

Take a bubble bath
There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.
~Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

Detach from technology
Technology has become such an integral part of [our] lives that many of us find it impossible to completely unplug.
~Amy Ziff