Christmas Gift 2009

"Operation Coming Home"

(with a special place of honor for Homeless Veterans)

‘Tis the season’ for sharing the spirit of Christmas – Operation Care-Dallas hosted the nation’s largest Christmas party for the homeless at the Dallas Convention Center on Saturday, December 19th. This year, more than 11,000 homeless from shelters across the metroplex and indigent kids and their famillies attended, some lining up outside the Dallas Convention Center at dawn.  At the event, 3,000 volunteers served in various roles.

Our special guests, including for the first time our homeless veterans, received blankets, sleeping bags, coats and shoes, personal care items, a hot meal, gifts, makeovers, haircuts, entertainment and more. Invaluable resources such as job counseling, housing, medical and legal assistance were also available.

Interested in a more complete list of the results from Christmas Gift 2009?  Read More About It.

Fox 4 News Reporting Event Preparations on Friday

Fox 4 News Reporting From The Event

Hope and comfort, particularly at this time of year, are priceless. We were all blessed to be a part of something larger than ourselves.  The monetary costs must still be paid, however, and anything you can contribute to help offset the costs of this life changing event will be appreciated.