How you can help spread the Spirit of Christmas through acts of gratitude for military families: 

    

 
How can I give through Operation Christmas Spirit? Giving and getting involved  is easy! 
1. Click here to Adopt a family! Contact Cindy Farnum if you have any questions or need more information about our organization to involve your group or business.  

2. Donate online and we'll do the shopping for you! 

• $10 treats a single Marine to a movie or dinner
  
• $25 will allow us to buy a gift (or two) for a lucky child
• $50 can help purchase grocery and gas gift cards, which are often needed most
• $100 sponsors a child to include toys and gift card
• $300 will help us shop for a family of 3
• $500 can "adopt" a family of 4

Simply click on the paypal link to the left, choose an amount you want to donate, and write us a memo designating what you'd like us to purchase (or simply write "OCS" and we'll use your donation where it's needed most). We appreciate donations of any amount! 

 3. When hosting a holiday party, ask your guests to bring gift cards or toys in lieu of a host/hostess gift.
4. Host an angel tree at your place of business, church or school.
5. Donate gas, grocery, restaurant and/or shopping gift cards, giving families an opportunity to do some shopping of their own.
6. Adopt a single Marine! Towels, toiletries, gift cards, bedding sets, pillows, video games and movie tickets are great gift ideas for single Marines. 
7. Donate your gently used furniture. Many of our families are in need of large furniture items, to include beds.
8. Create memories for a family by donating a family outing. ALL of our families have Marines/Sailors with deploying units. Some are deployed for the holidays, some have just returned, and some will leave shortly after the holidays. Have tickets to Disney on Ice, a hockey game, Disneyland, Legoland, etc. ? Donate them and make it possible for a family to spend a day together doing something fun! 
9. Give the gift of technology. As families who endure deployments, having computers, ipads and phones to communicate with loved ones can make deployments easier. This year we have families in need of computers for home based work, communicating with loved ones and two families who could use ipads to help their children with special needs.
10. Check out our most needed item list below!
What items are needed most

Operation Help A Hero

Donate online, and we'll do your shopping for you or purchase our most needed items for Operation Christmas Spirit. To designate your donation to the project and give us instructions of how to use your donation, please write "OCS" (for Operation Christmas Spirit) in the memo section when donating.  For example, "OCS: use as needed", "OCS toward a large family", etc.