Adopt-a-Box™ and Donate Online
Cards Accepted:
For American Express®
To donate using your American Express® card or to redeem membership points as
a donation please visit this link http://amex.justgive.org/giving/donate.jsp?charityId=15144
and follow the instructions.
For Other Major Credit Cards
Please visit http://www.justgive.org/giving/donate.jsp?charityId=16406 for all other cards.
For Checks
Please make checks out to Operation Interdependence, Inc. and mail to:
Operation Interdependence, Inc.
2830 North Ave
Suite C5B - PMB 147
Grand Junction, CO 81501-5367
(You can include a note for the troops. Operation Interdependence® is a non-profit,
charitable organization.)
Adopt-a-Box™
"It is not what's in the box that matters. But what stands behind it™"
"My name is Elizabeth and I am six years old. My family and I have
filled this little bag with many things just for you. There are things in
this bag which you can see, like toothpaste, soap, lotion, and shampoo.
But there are many things you cannot see. My heart, my love, my respect, and
most importantly, my prayers for you to return home safely to your family very soon."
About Our Adopt-a-Box™ Program
If you would like to make a more personal donation, we offer Adopt-a-Box™
where, for increment donations of $30.00, you can directly sponsor the shipping
of one or more of our boxes that are sent each week. Each box reaches 50 troops
on the frontlines with C-rats® from home, which is enough to cover a whole platoon
with no one left out.
Each box can contain a short note from you and, if you wish, your return details
(over 17 only). It is a great idea for gift giving and marking
special occasions or dates when you are thinking of those deployed overseas especially.
To take part in this program simply go to one of the donation websites above, request
Adopt-a-Box™ under the "Designated donation" option, and add a
short note (max 256 characters) in the field for inclusion if you wish.
... And How They Are Received
Dear Mr. Renteria,
Greetings from Al Taqaddum Iraq. Once again, your organization has provided
some terrific support for our men and women fighting here in Iraq. We received
8 cases of OI C-Rats the end of May and another delivery just a few days ago.
They were packed and delivered in good shape. I can't tell you how much my men and
women over here enjoy getting these relief packages. You can go out on any
convoy mission, distant FARP, resupply run, what have you, and you will see the
many gifts you send us being well used. Places like Mudaysis where there is
nothing at all for American servicemen and women, the boarder crossings at the Jordanian
and Syrian boarders, and small outposts and expeditionary areas all over our area
of operations. We cover the Al Anbar Province. It is huge and there
are many, many units fighting every day and night out here. A small thing
like hand sanitizer, insect repellent, or a pack of candy from back home mean a
lot to someone who can't accumulate or carry much with them. Being able to
duck into the rec tent and grab a couple of razors, soap, and shave cream and hit
the road again is worth gold to us.
Thank your many members supporting and running this operation for us. Believe
it or not, it has become a favorite pass time of our boys to look at the customs
statements and see who the boxes came from and where.
I have to tell you that a bunch of "stress relief balls" made it to us
and no sooner had I passed them around when a huge game of "dodge ball"
broke out all over camp. It was funny to see "teams" surreptitiously
form to go after favorite targets and bomb them with stress balls. OK - maybe
not how they were intended to be used, but what the heck - they relieved a lot of
stress. Many of my Marines got out their frustrations by bombarding their
buddies and NCOs with those harmless sponge rubber balls. The fact that they
couldn't hurt anyone or break anything turned everyone into a "target of opportunity."
No one was spared, not even at the staff meeting.
Your young men and women are "working" hard over here. Whether kicking
down doors and going in after the bad guys, or refueling aircraft that pick up sometimes
critically injured Marines, Soldiers and Sailors, we are making a big difference
in this part of the world. The benefits will be felt in our part of the world
long after we are gone from here.
Thanks again for your generosity and kindness. It's great for morale to know
we are not forgotten. God bless you all.
Semper Fi,
SgtMaj Garcia
Al Taqaddum, Al Anbar Province, Iraq
About Donations
OI® is dedicated to ensuring operating costs
do not exceed 5%. We have not acquired an online merchant to process online donations
as they have transaction and other fees that impact your donation. Instead, the
American Express® card website listed allows its users to donate online and
deducts less than 2.5% of your donation for a processing fee. We at OI® have
searched every option and this is the lowest fee we have found. There are no other
fees that OI® will incur. This method meets the OI® requirements of not
paying unnecessary fees for service.
If you would like to donate online and you have an American Express® card we
appreciate your support through this means.
OI® represents a nation crossing the line together® and we thank you for
your incredible contribution.
The best definition we have found for INTERDEPENDENCE is one we want to share with
you ...
Interdependence is a dynamic of being mutually responsible to and
dependent on others. Some people advocate freedom or independence as a sort of ultimate
good; others do the same with devotion to one's family, community, or society. Interdependence
recognizes the truth in each position and weaves them together.