OCC Salutes Brad Ziegler

OCC’s Julie and Frank had the honor and privilege to present Brad Ziegler this framed flag which was flown in Afghanistan in his honor and certificate.

Thanks Brad for your continued support of our men and women of the armed forces and partnership with OCC!

Gilead's Week of Service 2018 & OCC

For a full week, Gilead's employees volunteered their time to support charitable organizations in the Bay Area.

To kick off Gilead's second annual Week of Service, they volunteered with Operation: Care and Comfort and five other organizations In June 2018, 81 volunteers packed over 1,000 snack and hygiene bags for Operation: Care and Comfort,

Thanks Gilead!

Learn more about how Gilead supports the communities in which they live and work: https://bit.ly/2JQlTRi.

Tell Others What You Think of OCC

GreatNonprofits – the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback – is honoring highly regarded nonprofits with their 2018 Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help OCC raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with If you love OCC's work then tell the world! us? All content will be visible to potential Stories about us from people like you will help donors and volunteers. It’s easy and only takes us make an even bigger impact in our 3 minutes! community. Click Here to get started!

2​ 018 is the 15th Anniversary of Operation: Care and Comfort and its service! ​ OCC will be posting news on our Facebook page. Don't forget to Friend Us and Follow Us!!!

N​ avy veteran Mike Lipscomb has generously supported OCC with a monthly contribution for well over a decade.

We were honored to have Joan, our original Board Secretary and now an Honorary Board Member, present him with this flag flown in his name.

BZ, Mike, and THANK YOU!

OCC Care Packing Event - August 5

Join us as we sort and pack donations into care package boxes and label them for shipment.

Ages 5 and up are welcome to volunteer, but all kids under 16 must be supervised.

I​ f you have a group of 10 or more volunteers who wish to help, please email [email protected].

Parking on site is free.

Kids and all who need volunteer hours should bring their volunteer form, to be signed upon completion of the event.

Please RSVP by using this link: https://www.allforgood.org/projects/1Jl1VYkz

August 5, 2018 (Saturday) 10am to 1pm Avaya Stadium 1123 Coleman Ave San Jose, CA 95110

Want tickets for upcoming events? Sign up for tickets on our website Tickets for Troops Signup Watch our Facebook page announcements. Watch your email box as we continue to upgrade our ability to support and serve you and your requests! Encourage your military and veteran friends to join, too!

Just a friendly reminder: If you are receiving this email, chances are you are already in our Tickets For Troops list. No need to sign-up again upon receiving this email.

OCC's Tickets for Troops distributed tickets for such events as:

San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy at Stanford Stadium Oakland A's vs SD Padres Military Appreciation Game July 3 STYX & Joan Jett w/Blackhearts Tesla Tour - Wheatland San Francisco Giants vs Miami Marlins vs Visalia NASCAR Racing at Sonoma Raceway Oakland A's vs San Francisco Giants vs Chicago & REO Speedwagon Concert at Concord Pavilion

Know Someone Coming Home From Deployment?

OCC's partners including Northern CA professional sports teams, amusement parks and more would love to help arrange a surprise homecoming for a military family! If interested, email [email protected] by simply clicking on her email link. We will make it a great one!

Q: Does the service member being gone for a one year remote to Korea count? A: Absolutely! They are away from their family!

Q: I'm coming home, It would feel weird requesting it for myself though. A: Why? Send Julie the email!

Contact Us

Operation: Care and Comfort https://www.occ-usa.org/ San Jose, CA 95125 Fairfield, CA 94534 (408) 832-2929

​OCC's nationally recognized programs support CONTACT US troops, veterans and their families while serving in conflict regions, while serving on humanitarian missions, and when they return home.

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