Treat The
Troops was started by Jeanette Cram of Hilton Head Island, SC. She
loves to
bake cookies for the military men and women serving our country. Her friends, referred to as "Crumbs," help make the batter, pack the cookies, prepare the shipping and customs
labels. What began in her kitchen in 1990 during the Gulf War has
grown to a nationwide network of committed volunteer
"crumbs" who have rallied their friends, businesses and
school groups to participate and share in the good feeling of
supporting the troops in harm's way. Treat The Troops is an
all-volunteer organization with no salaries and no office space. See what the "crumbs"
have done for our troops.
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The Cookie Lady
©Russ
Bryant Photography
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Jeanette Cram has baked cookies for soldiers on the front
line since the Gulf War in 1990 when a letter from a soldier read by then-President George
Bush gave her the idea. The soldier had asked his mom to send lots of letters and cookies.
Since then Jeanette and the "crumbs" have baked 3,419,532
cookies
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| Tips
for sending treats to the troops. Answers to common e-mail questions.
Friends and families of deployed
soldiers: We strongly encourage you to bake and send cookies, and/or form groups in your
community to do so. If your soldier is already receiving packages, please do not send
us a
request. Instead, send us the name and address of a soldier who gets little or no mail.
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welcome your financial support for postage |
| Anyone who wishes to help defray
out-of-pocket postage expense is welcome to send voluntary contributions. Make checks payable to Treat The Troops and mail to: Jeanette M. Cram
22 Wing Shell Lane
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Treat The Troops has 501 [c] [3] status from the
Internal Revenue Service. Contributions are tax deductible.
(We are not able to accept donations made
through third-party payment organizations.)
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Jeanette M. Cram
22 Wing Shell Lane
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Make checks
payable to: Treat The Troops
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| Community
Support |
Thanks to the many people
around the country who have given so graciously and generously to
Treat The Troops. Not one cookie would have gotten "over
there" without your financial support and the dedication of our
crumbs. Thanks to the merchants who have donated supplies.
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| Contact
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Troops are welcome to
send requests for cookies.
Include your APO or FPO address.
IMPORTANT:
Request
cookies here
(Sorry, we cannot honor requests
for specific kinds of cookies--we send a variety in each box. All bags
of cookies containing nuts are labeled accordingly. We are also not
able to honor other allergies, such as gluten.)
(Note: Please don't
send digitally signed e-mails.)
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You're
listening to Cookies From Heaven--lyrics
by Janna Rowe, music/vocal by Randy Hyden/Jason Eustice.
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