Operation Holiday Cheer 2009

The holiday season is a time for joy, a time for peace, a time for giving thanks for the gifts that we have been given. For Rhode Island's brave men and women serving abroad and for their families sacrificing here at home, the holidays can make the time even more difficult.

Lt. Gov. Roberts is proud to join with community and corporate sponsors in conjunction with the Rhode Island National Guard and Rhode Island's Military Family Relief Fund to present Operation Holiday Cheer 2009. Operation Holiday Cheer gives Rhode Island residents and businesses a chance to give back to the troops serving abroad with care packages at the holidays.

What can you do?

Donations

• Items for the care packages can be dropped off between 9:00am and 1:00 pm on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the North Main Street Armory, 1051 North Main Street, Providence. Click here for a list of items that the troops have requested.
• Cash donations can be made by check and sent to the American Red Cross, Rhode Island Chapter, Attn: Operation Holiday Cheer, P.O. Box 2496, Providence, RI 02906. Please write "Operation Hoilday Cheer" on the memo line of checks.

Help Pack and Ship Packages

• Boxes will be packed starting at 9:00am on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the North Main Street Armory, 1051 North Main Street, Providence. Please call the Office of Lt. Governor Roberts at (401)222-2371 if you would like to volunteer.