Causes: Military & Veterans Organizations, Veterans
Mission: On average 22 veterans per day commit suicide, which equates to more deaths by suicide than by actual deployment. By having Operation Not Alone to fuel their hope, helping them assimilate back to civilian life, and providing access to a network of resources, we can reduce the suicide rate and help to foster an overall stronger United States. We accomplish this goal through three main initiatives.
Results: First, is our Care Package program which ships large, personalized Care Packages to active duty service members. We make large fleece blankets specific to their branch of the military, include healthy non-perishable food items, hygiene products and talk with them and their family members to put in the treasured foods they miss the most from home. To date, we have sent out over 150 Care Packages. Additionally, we want to ensure that our veterans are constantly feeling appreciation and fostering the sense that they are never alone and never forgotten for the sacrifices that they had to make. We developed an annual Cheer Package program that sends our exclusive “Hero’s Blend” and “Veteran’s Blend” gourmet coffees and a letter of appreciation to veterans across the country every Veterans Day. As our largest program, we have sent over 650 Cheer Packages across 33 states. We also visit veteran nursing homes during the holiday season to deliver embroidered military fleece blankets as we recognized that the holidays are a particularly difficult time for their mental and emotional health. As our youngest program, we have hand delivered 60 nursing home blankets. The third initiative, addresses the community with a presentation called, “Who Is Your Hero?” It can be tailored to any group, ranging from elementary school students, to professional workplaces. We discuss the sacrifices our military members give everyday and why it is important to give thanks to these brave men and women in uniform. This initiative also educates groups on PTSD and other side effects from war, and ends with a hands-on service project to be added to an ONA Care Package.
Target demographics: Active Duty Military and Veterans
Geographic areas served: Based in Wisconsin
Programs: Care Packages - Cheer Packages - "Who Is Your Hero?" Program
Mission: On average 22 veterans per day commit suicide, which equates to more deaths by suicide than by actual deployment. By having Operation Not Alone to fuel their hope, helping them assimilate back to civilian life, and providing access to a network of resources, we can reduce the suicide rate and help to foster an overall stronger United States. We accomplish this goal through three main initiatives.
Results: First, is our Care Package program which ships large, personalized Care Packages to active duty service members. We make large fleece blankets specific to their branch of the military, include healthy non-perishable food items, hygiene products and talk with them and their family members to put in the treasured foods they miss the most from home. To date, we have sent out over 150 Care Packages. Additionally, we want to ensure that our veterans are constantly feeling appreciation and fostering the sense that they are never alone and never forgotten for the sacrifices that they had to make. We developed an annual Cheer Package program that sends our exclusive “Hero’s Blend” and “Veteran’s Blend” gourmet coffees and a letter of appreciation to veterans across the country every Veterans Day. As our largest program, we have sent over 650 Cheer Packages across 33 states. We also visit veteran nursing homes during the holiday season to deliver embroidered military fleece blankets as we recognized that the holidays are a particularly difficult time for their mental and emotional health. As our youngest program, we have hand delivered 60 nursing home blankets. The third initiative, addresses the community with a presentation called, “Who Is Your Hero?” It can be tailored to any group, ranging from elementary school students, to professional workplaces. We discuss the sacrifices our military members give everyday and why it is important to give thanks to these brave men and women in uniform. This initiative also educates groups on PTSD and other side effects from war, and ends with a hands-on service project to be added to an ONA Care Package.
Target demographics: Active Duty Military and Veterans
Geographic areas served: Based in Wisconsin
Programs: Care Packages - Cheer Packages - "Who Is Your Hero?" Program
P.O. Box 314, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
920-724-1662
Veterans
Sturgeon Bay
