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‘Operation Holiday Goodie Drop’ sends care packages to troops overseas [Video]

MARTLON, New Jersey (WPVI) — They’re typically known as “Operation Yellow Ribbon.” But this time of year, the South Jersey nonprofit has another operation they’re tackling.

The holiday mission is known as “Operation Holiday Goodie Drop,” and it enlists community volunteers and small businesses to participate.

Dave Silver, President of OYR, is leading the charge.

“Our brave men and women are deployed away in harm’s way, you know, maybe missing their child’s first Christmas or first Hanukkah first Kwanzaa,” said Silver. “What we do right now, from now till December 11, we’re asking people in the community to drop off items.”

One volunteer is U.S. Air Force veteran, Sally Stenton. In 2010, her sister requested that Stenton receive care packages during her year in Afghanistan.

“I got this box, and it said, ‘Three dozen eggs,’ and I was completely confused,” she said. “And I opened it up and it had all this great food and toiletries.”

Stenton, who continued to receive care packages before …

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