Top Ten Items Needed: See list below on this page:
What's "Project Pajama Pants"?....see below:
Time and Weather in Iraq & Afghanistan...see below:
Please Click On the above YouTube Link to view a CBS2 News story about OSOTIL Volunteers being surprised by a recent visit from Gary Sinise.
Rockin' Concert Tickets Now On Sale!! Three Ways to Purchase:
Order Your Tickets By Phone: 1(800) 594-TIXX (8499)
Purchase Your Tickets at the Following Jewel - Osco Locations:
1200 W. Boughton Rd. Bolingbrook, IL 60440
127 E. Ogden Ave. Naperville, IL 60563
2031 Main St. Wheaton, IL 60187
1759 W. Ogden Ave. Naperville, IL 60540
177 W. Roosevelt Rd. West Chicago, IL 60185
1227 Naper Blvd. Naperville, IL 60540
30 Danada Square West Wheaton, IL 60187
Tickets will be by advance sales only. They are $25 and are on sale - online, by phone (800 594-8499) and at participating Wheaton, Naperville, Bolingbrook and West Chicago Jewel-Osco stores. Please click here for more information about the concert.
To See and Hear What a Great Show Rockin' 2008 Will Be, Click Here for a Video Clip of the Lt. Dan Band From Last Year's Show at Cantigny Park and Click Here for a Video Clip of American English Doing a Medley of Beatles' Hits.
Interested in becoming a Sponsor? It's a great way for your company or organization to Support Our Troops and to be recognized! Please Click Here to view/download a Word document that has more information and a form to sign up as a Sponsor.
Mother's Day? Graduation? Father's Day? Special Occasion coming up? FTD and Operation Support Our Troops ~ Illinois have partnered to help you "Help Support Our Troops!"
Help Support Our Troops!! FTD and Operation Support Our Troops - Illinois have partnered to make it easier for you to Support Our Troops! Whether it's flowers, chocolates, fresh fruit or any other FTD gift item, Click Here or on the above Link to ftd.com to puchase any of the great gifts that FTD has for Mother's Day, Graduation, Father's Day or any other special occasion. Purchasing through this special web page, FTD will donate 20% of the retail cost of your purchase to go directly the programs of OSOTIL to help support our troops and their families!
Please note sizes on our list, no glass please and check for expiration dates before donating to collection. Thank You!
1.
Crackers (Standard 16 oz. box, Ritz, Club, Triscits or Graham Crackers) to put Peanut Butter or Tuna on - Critical
2.
Bags of Beef Jerky (Troops love this!)
3.
Cold drink mix packets for bottled water (such as Crystal Lite To Go), powered Gatorade and Propel
4.
Crew Socks (men's size 10 to 13, without sewn on logo, white or black)
5.
Foot powder (20 oz or less)
6.
Wipes (Travel size works best)
7.
Mouse Traps, Fly Ribbons and Fly Swatters (short handles work best)
8.
Bug repellant (no aerosol)
9.
Sunscreen
10.
Medical bag items
Eye drops
Saline nasal spray
Large Band-Aids
Anti itch cream (2 oz. or less)
Antibiotic ointment (e.g. Neosporin)
Antacid relief tablets (e.g. of Tums)
Vitamins (multi or C,200 count or less)
Over the counter allergy/cold/flu medicine (capsule and tablet form mails the best)
Muscle rub (such as Ben Gay) "Hot Hands"
Pain relievers (Advil, Tylenol, Motrin)
Heat wraps (i.e. Thermacare Lowback Heat Wrap)
Also, please save the comics from your Sunday papers. The troops love to receive and read them!!
Before beginning a collection, please review "Collection Guidelines" (please click here to view or download the guidelines in MS Word format). Also before beginning a collection please contact collections@osotil.com for infomation and coordination.
Project Pajama Pants
Part of the mission of Operation Support Our Troops-Illinois is to support our wounded heroes. We have been contacted by personnel working in the hospitals in Iraq, Afghanistan, and at Landstulh Medical Center in Germany with a special request. Our injured troops come in and their clothing is usually cut off, just like a hospital emergency room here in the U.S. Instead of wearing hospital gowns, they would appreciate drawstring pajama type pants (sizes large and extra large are most in demand). Whether you like to sew OR just donate some pajama pants, your generosity would be greatly appreciated!
This is a great project for those that
* Need Service Hours * Home Economics Class/Sewing Projects * Auxiliary Ladies group gathering * OR just for those that are looking to make a difference in someone's life
For those that sew, here are some examples of the patterns:
Please click here to view/download the flyer for 'Project Pajama Pants'
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please email us at projects@osotil.com or give us a call at 630-971-1150. Should you also know of anyone who would like to participate in this worthy cause, please feel free to refer them to our site and or provide them with our flyer (please click here to view/download our flyer).
In addition: the hospitals are also in need of t-shirts and flip-flops for our injured troops
We love to accept donations of these items from you but if your schedule doesn't permit shopping and dropping off these items, we have just made it easy to donate in another way: you can donate on an encrypted, secured page via credit card or PayPal by clicking on the donation button to the right. Or you can mail a check directly to OSOTIL at 1807 S. Washington St. Suite 110, #359 Naperville, IL 60565.
Remember: Your donation to Operation Support Our Troops ~ Illinois, Inc. is tax deductible! Please print out and save your receipt. Thank You For Your Generosity!!
Please note that our 501(c)3 status has been approved; donations and contributions, therefore, are tax exempt. Click here to view or download a copy of our 501(c)3 letter in PDF format.
For information regarding membership or volunteering with OSOTIL please email osotil_member@mchsi.com.
Also, if you are interested in having a speaker from Operation Support Our Troops ~ Illinois visit your organization or company to discuss what OSOTIL does and how individuals and organizations can help support the troops, please contact info@osotil.org
Add a Name to Our List
Are you a Military Person or do you have someone special serving in Iraq or Afghanistan?
We’d love to add more names to our box mailing list!
Click on the heart to the right to link to a form for submitting the name and address of yourself or your special Soldier, Sailor, Marine or Airman.
Click on the above icon to fill out a form to add someone special to our list!
OSOTIL is a proud member of America Supports You, a nationwide program launched by the Department of Defense that recognizes citizens' support for our military men and women and communicates that support to members of our armed forces at home and abroad.
Please click here or click on the "America Supports You" logo above to link to their website.
Please be assured that Operation Support Our Troops ~ Illinois strictly adheres to Department of Defense standards and guidelines with respect to mailing/sending packages to our Troops overseas:
We do not send unsolicited packages
Every package that is sent is at the request of a military person or their loved one
We do not publicize in any way or pass on to any person or organization the names that are given to us.
Operation Support Our Troops ~ Illinois' website is honored to be a recipient of the following awards:
The Patriot Award: given by Patriotfiles.com to sites that produce outstanding military and patriotic content.
The Beloz Color of Freedom Award: given to websites that recognize dedicated service to our Veterans and in honor of WWII and Korean Veteran Rosendo F. Beloz.
