Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Time to Support Our Troops is Now!!!

Operation Appreciation was originally initiated by the Leadership McKinney Class of 2008 as a class project. Leadership McKinney is a program of the McKinney Chamber of Commerce. The heart-warming responses received from the military personnel who were the recipients of these care packages inspired members of the class to continue the program.



The City of McKinney's Blue Star list is used to identify deployed service personnel in McKinney. Operation Appreciation has also reached out to the North Collin County communities of Anna, Blue Ridge, Celina, Farmersville, Melissa, Princeton and Prosper to identify their deployed service men and women. Each service person's family is contacted to determine their specific needs. Care packages are assembled and sent twice annually to correspond with Christmas and Independence Day.

We are always collecting funds to help cover the cost of perishables and postage.  To make a monetary donation, checks can be made payable to the McKinney Chamber of Commerce. On the memo line, please reference Operation Appreciation. Also, our troops can always use a few words of encouragement from home.

Send all correspondence or monetary donations to:

McKinney Chamber of Commerce
ATTN: Operation Appreciation
2150 S. Central Expressway, Suite 150
McKinney, TX 75070

For further information, contact the Chamber at 972-542-0163. Thank you in advance for your contribution.