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About Operation Reach Out
Sending a piece of home to our deployed troops
For the past 16 years, GBU Financial Life, with help from our many community volunteers and member donors, have packed and shipped care packages to send to deployed US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over the life of the program GBU has sent more than 37,000 care packages to deployed troops.
GBU continues to support our deployed military service members and local veterans by funding Operation Troop Appreciation's wish-list program for deployed units as well as the Welcome Home program to help returning veterans set up their homes and get needed support. The Welcome Home project has helped more than 7,800 service members and veterans since 2022.
We will continue working with Operation Troop Appreciation
(OTA) in Pittsburgh. OTA is a 100% volunteer non-profit that has provided over 190,000 members of the US Military with requested "wish-list" items since 2004.
Quarterly Pack N' Prep Volunteer Days
GBU is now organizing Quarterly Pack N' Prep events so that our supporters can come spend the morning with us and help us get some much needed packages together. The Quarterly Pack N Preps will include the assembly of three kinds of kits: Hygiene kits, leisure kits, and snack kits. Learn about how can "sponsor a kit" via the Donate tab. Learn more about how you can volunteer via the Volunteer tab.
Love this project?
Here's how you can help!
Color a greeting card to include in care packages
Color a special card from yourself or your children to send! We need 10,000 cards to include!
Donate
Donate a wish-list item or make a monetary donation in any amount to Operation Reach Out. Your donation will be used to purchase supplies and shipping for the care packages!
Volunteer
If you live in or near the Pittsburgh area, you can volunteer to help organize and pack boxes at Operation Troop Appreciation.
Thank you to our sponsor
