Logan's Story
This idea sprouted when Logan Barritt (4 years old at the time) got some pocket change from his grandpa. When his mother, Becky Barritt, suggested he put it in his piggy bank he said,
"I don't want to put it in my piggy bank. I want to give it to the soliders."
After posting the story on Facebook and reaching out to friends and family, donations started pouring in and names and addresses of soldiers, most of them stationed overseas, were collected. Once the money was collected, Logan and his family went shopping. They bought some fun things like footballs, cards and other trinkets, along with necessities such as toothbrushes and hand sanitizer. Logan insisted on including candy in each of the packages.
In early December 2015, Logan, family, and friends, packaged up all of the care packages, 17 in total, and sent them to soldiers stationed here and abroad. With the success of the first Operation Logan, the family has decided to continue the tradition they have started by collecting care packages each year to send to soldiers overseas.
Operation Logan continued in 2016 where over $2000 was raised and 30 packages were sent. Several community organizations supported the efforts (Roosevelt Elementary School K-Kids Club, Cub Scouts Pack 423 of Milton, American Legion Post 83 of Sheboygan). We heard back from several soldiers that received packages that were stationed all over including Guantanamo Bay, Kabul, Kuwait, & Bagram.
And now, here we are in 2017! Thanks to the incredible efforts of one of last year's package recipients, we received over $4000 from a fundraiser that she organized and put on! We are so thankful to her and her family for everything they did for our little project! We are still accepting donations of all types, up through November 30th! Our goal this year is to send 50 packages to troops serving overseas. We currently have just 18 names & addresses, so we REALLY need some help getting more! If you have any friends or family that will be away for Christmas, please send their name our way!