October 18, 2006
Operation Iraqi Children School Supplies
The Army News Service reports on the delivery of school supplies provided by OIC and other organizations to schools in Iraq. (Via eMilitary.org.)
Archive for the 'Operation International Children' Category
August 28, 2006
Upcoming Lt. Dan Band Performances
Saturday, September 2, in Schaumberg, Illinois — at Schaumberg Fest.
Friday, November 10, in Kansas City, Missouri — a fundraiser for Operation Iraqi Children. For tickets, call 816-531-4701 or send an e-mail to OICINFO@PTPI.ORG.
July 5, 2006
More on the White House visit
We posted last week about about Gary’s White House visit for America Supports You, complete with CNN coverage. Not everyone involved was a celebrity — far from it, in fact. We have hometown newspaper coverage about the experience of the volunteers behind Operation Ensuring Christmas and Operation Shoebox.
Mr. Sinise Goes to Washington
Gary was at the White House today, working to get the word out about America Supports You, an organization that helps ordinary citizens provide support to U.S. servicemembers.
(I’ll update this later with more links and hopefully a photo or two.)
ETA: Bush Meets with America Supports You Groups at White House
Defenselink report and this photo:
January 28, 2006
Gary Sinise Appears on ABC Voices: a Weekly Feature on ‘This Week’
On January 22nd, Gary appeared on the “Voices” segment of ABC “This Week”. Gary talked about travelling to Iraq, founding Operation Iraqi Children and his connection and commitment to the troops.This Week transcript and link to video
January 24, 2006
American Film Renaissance - “An Afternoon With Gary Sinise”
There are both video and audio clips to enjoy from Gary’s appearance at the American Film Renaissance Festival that took place on January 14th in Hollywood.The AFR site has links to video coverage of the festival by Pajama Media and audio coverage by John Ziegler and some very nice photos of Gary taken at the event.
Gary’s Appearance on Hannity and Colmes
On January 13th, Gary was interviewed on Fox News’ Hannity and Colmes. In addition to serious comments about supporting the troops and Operation Iraqi Children, there was some good natured banter between Gary and the hosts. Here is a link to a partial transcript and video.
December 30, 2005
Gary Sinise To Attend American Film Renaissance-Hollywood
American Film Renaissance-Hollywood will present “An Afternoon With Gary Sinise,” on January 14th at 2:30 p.m. at the Mann’s Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. The event will be hosted by KFI radio talk show host John Ziegler.Gary will discuss his entertainment career, his visits to Iraq and with American troops, and Operation Iraqi Children, the charity he founded to bring school supplies to the impoverished children of Iraq.
Please see AFR
December 7, 2005
Operation Iraqi Children gets AT&T $25,000 donation
The Chicago Tribune reports that Gary received a $25,000 grant from AT&T on Sunday. He accepted the grant on behalf of the OIC at a ceremony at Chicago’s Navy Pier.The donation will support the organization’s mission of bringing school supplies and other essentials to Iraqi children. Concerned citizens donate supplies, which are then delivered to the children by American soldiers.
More than 200,000 school kits and other items have been sent to Iraq through the program.
