{"id":438,"date":"2014-02-05T22:17:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T22:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smilespringfield.com\/blog\/?p=438"},"modified":"2018-05-15T23:19:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T23:19:07","slug":"operation-gratitude-was-a-huge-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilespringfield.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/05\/operation-gratitude-was-a-huge-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Gratitude Was a HUGE Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We recently received this letter from Operation Gratitude regarding our contribution with the Candy Buyback we did last year.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the letter was a quote from one of the servicemen that received a package from our contribution. He said, <em>&#8220;It&#8217;s Christmas morning over here in Kuwait, and your box is the only present I got to open today and let me tell you &#8211; I was all smiles and teared up a couple times with what those wonderful, beautiful kids wrote.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can read the rest by clicking on the image, but in a nutshell, it was VERY MUCH appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>THANK YOU again for helping make our involvement in this event such a huge success!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#2014\/02\/ADC-Candy-Buyback-2013-Thank-You-Letter1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-440\" alt=\"Candy Buyback 2013 Thank You Letter\" src=\"#2014\/02\/ADC-Candy-Buyback-2013-Thank-You-Letter1-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"778\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently received this letter from Operation Gratitude regarding our contribution with the Candy Buyback we did last year. 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