Gifts Raised In The South
Send a gift to a Soldier deployed overseas this Christmas
Pick up boxes at Reed Insurance, Vidalia, LA 

       Return by Friday, December 4th with $10.00 for postage.

     For more info contact: Pattie Jones at 601-807-6470 or 318-336-5202
www.operationgrits.com 

ABOUT US

Operation G.R.I.T.S. acts as a trustee or intermediary for local businesses, churches, schools, civic organizations and individuals, who purchase items that are suggested on a
​ list approved by the military. 

JOIN US

Although we primarily send boxes at Christmas, we have also sent items at other times of the year, when we have been made aware of a specific need or want.  
​We also send King Cakes during Mardi Gras Season. 

DONATE

Postage is a big part of sending
these boxes to the soldiers overseas.  
The USPO provides the boxes free of charge.  
All monetary donations accepted by G.R.I.T.S.are used to cover the shipping costs of these items to Soldiers.  
Any money exceeding shipping is used to buy additional items. At this time, donations can be mailed to:
107 Carter St., Vidalia, LA  71373

SAY THANK YOU TO SOLDIERS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS AT CHRISTMAS.

HELP MAKE IT POSSIBLE

SEND OVERSEAS

GIVE TO THOSE SERVING

Operation Christmas G.R.I.T.S with Delta Bank

COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER

   JOIN US IN SERVING!

     G.R.I.T.S. OPERATES SOLELY ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS

Volunteers prepare the boxes for shipping.  
​G.R.I.T.S. does not compensate any employee, volunteer, officer, and/or board member.   ​

Learn About the Foundation

• Beginning in 2010, over 325 boxes were sent to Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq
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• In 2011 500 boxes sent to Afghanistan, 250 to Iraq
   
• Continuing to send boxes to locations all over the world, we have sent over 7000 boxes to soldiers deployed in Irag, Afghanistan, Korea and Germany to name a few. 

• More than 550 sent in 2013 to Afghanistan and 2 bases in Kuwait
  
  
• Special shipments to individual soldiers in need all through the year.
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• Awarded Safeco Ins. Agent giving award by Reed Integra Insurance Agency in 2014 & 2015 

• ​Awarded the Monsanto award for local charities in 2015
  
  
• In 2016 & 2017 sent an average of 500 boxes to several bases in the middle east
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• 2018 Integra agents across Texas  to Georgia joins Operation G.R.I.T.S. in their campaign ​"From Texas with Love" and "From Georgia with Love" in honor of Memorial Day. 

Contact Us

OPERATION G.R.I.T.S.

107 Carter Street
Vidalia, LA  71373

601-807-6470
318-336-5202
[email protected]

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
-John 15:13