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At any one time,
more than 500,000 children have at least one parent deployed overseas in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Having a parent deployed to a war zone for an
uncertain amount of time is among the most stressful events a child can
experience.
Operation Give a Hug is a
non-profit, all-volunteer program established in 2004 to help
comfort military children by giving them special dolls, often called
"daddy dolls". Read Maddie's
story to learn about the the first daddy doll. Each doll
provides a place to put the photo of the deployed parent and gives a child a
tangible way of relating to that parent.
Requests
come from family readiness groups, school counselors, deployed service
members and caregivers.
The goal of Operation Give a Hug is to give dolls to military children
throughout the world who are missing Mom or Dad during the long deployments.
Because this is an all-volunteer program, ALL donations go directly to
providing dolls for children.
You can help us provide
this comfort to the little ones left behind. For a donation of just $6 you
can provide a military child with a doll.
Click here to donate to
Operation Give a Hug
Thank you to all the schools, churches, and
businesses that
made a difference in the lives of military children through
"Make a
Difference Day"
projects!
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Mt. Tahoma
Key Club, WA
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Donaghue
School, Merrimac, MA
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Otis Bison
Elementary School, Otis, KS
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Eisenhower
Elementary School, Great Bend, KS
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Meritor
Academy, Middleton, MA
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Seekers
Sunday School Class, Rockwall, TX
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Congregational Christian Church, Indiana
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Kiwanis Club
of Fircrest, Fircrest, WA
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Summit
Kiwanis Club, WA
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Corpus
Christi Parish, TX
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Reingold
School PTO, MA
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Lawrence
Ladies Lodge 2026, MA
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Dr. Jean L.
Beninato, DMD
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Troop 757,
MA
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Clarkmoor
Elementary School, Fort Lewis WA
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Hillside
Elementary School, Fort Lewis, WA
Many thanks also go to these organizations and
companies for their recent donations!
Tee It Up for the Troops, Minnesota
Fort Hood Officers Wives Club
AUSA
TriWest Healthcare Alliance
KZKX 96.9, Lincoln, NE
Fort Lewis Thrift Shop
Dennis J. Wend & Associates, Michigan
Royal Oak Ford, Royal Oak, MI
Disabled America Veterans Auxillary, Decatur, TX |
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