Operation Yellow Ribbon; a PJ inspired non-profit to boost morale of our Brave women/men in uniform

elwayvedder
elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,175
edited November 2020 in Vitalogy
A special thanks to PJ, 10c, Vitalogy Foundation and the Mods for all they do and for these forums.

Operation Yellow Ribbon (www.OperationYellowRibbon.org) is an all-volunteer, 501c3 non-profit that works very hard each and every week to send care packages to our brave women and men serving our great country who are deployed to the Middle East including areas such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and more. Every penny raised goes to our care package expenses as we spend over 6K a month on shipping and purchasing the care package items.

Care package recipients have included many Pearl Jam fans or relatives of PJ fans including members of these forums here.

This non-profit is inspired by this amazing band as they speak and have spoken out for our Veterans and those that who have or had protected and provided our daily freedoms.

A tremendous thanks to all the PJ fans who have assisted with fund-raising by donating merch, participating in fundraising events and more.

-EV
www.operationyellowribbon.org
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    OYR? Never heard of it.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Wonderful man and group of people here in South Jersey - see EV for the many ways you can assist
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Yes! My cousin received one of these care packages, and to this day, still talks about what it meant to him! You are truly an inspiration! Thank you for working so hard to brighten the days of our service men and women!
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,667
    Great charity, and elwayvedder is our shining example of active dedication to a cause.
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  • InLukinsFridge
    InLukinsFridge Posts: 598
    PJ_Soul said:

    Great charity, and elwayvedder is our shining example of active dedication to a cause.

    Agree. :bow:
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  • a5pj
    a5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,975
    :clap:
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  • armyfan
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    I love elwayvedder!! And hes da man for what he does!! A true man among men!! Keep it up my brotha!!
  • 2-feign-reluctance
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    YES
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  • Ernie Vedder
    Ernie Vedder Redlands, CA Posts: 2,269
    Ooh Rah!
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  • Caught-A-Bolt-Of-Lightning
    Caught-A-Bolt-Of-Lightning Posts: 1,336
    A great charity...for a great cause...run by a great human being. I am honored to have donated a bit this year and cannot wait until next tour when I can once again do whatever I can to assist ElwayVedder & his OYR.
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  • Blood Red Mosquito
    Blood Red Mosquito Posts: 1,611
    whispering hands said:

    Yes! My cousin received one of these care packages, and to this day, still talks about what it meant to him! You are truly an inspiration! Thank you for working so hard to brighten the days of our service men and women!

    That's awesome!

    Love what OYR is doing!
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    I personally can attest to the dedication ElwayVedder gives to this organization. His devotion to helping others even beyond his OYR is nothing less than mind boggling. The man is inspiring. And he's a blood donor too, which is one of my personal passions.
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  • crookedcross
    crookedcross Right Near Da Beach, Boiii Posts: 1,545
    That feeling I had the night EV, his wife, OYR, and Warriors' Watch Riders caught my girlfriend (who's a vet) and I by surprise by doing one of those famous Mug and Hugs for us, is one of the best feelings I've ever had my entire life and I'm sure the same goes for my girl. What I find crazy is it all started with EV trying to find a Philly 1 ticket for me last spring. My love for PJ led me to OYR and that's just one of the many ways this great band connects all of us.

    EV, you're one of the most selfless people I know, man and I'm glad I stumbled upon this great organization. Looking forward to many future events with you and OYR!
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,235
    edited September 2016
    Operation Yellow Ribbon -- a charity that provides care packages to our troops overseas. People can feel free to paypal http://www.operationyellowribbonsouthjersey.org/ or they can mail checks to:

    OYRSJ
    PO BOX 43
    Marlton, NJ 08053
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    cutz said:

    Operation Yellow Ribbon -- a charity that provides care packages to our troops overseas. People can feel free to paypal: OperationYellowRibbonSJ@gmail.com or they can mail checks to:

    OYRSJ
    PO BOX 43
    Marlton, NJ 08053

    This needs to be repeated^^^
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,235
    Thanks for bringing this to our attention, elwayvedder .
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    crookedcross said:

    That feeling I had the night EV, his wife, OYR, and Warriors' Watch Riders caught my girlfriend (who's a vet) and I by surprise by doing one of those famous Mug and Hugs for us, is one of the best feelings I've ever had my entire life and I'm sure the same goes for my girl. What I find crazy is it all started with EV trying to find a Philly 1 ticket for me last spring. My love for PJ led me to OYR and that's just one of the many ways this great band connects all of us.

    EV, you're one of the most selfless people I know, man and I'm glad I stumbled upon this great organization. Looking forward to many future events with you and OYR!

    Great post! And great organization :)
  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    What non PJ items are in these care packages?

    Have you put up pix of these packages?
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,002
    I donated for the first time recently. Great cause!!!
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  • ldent42
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    OYR is my favorite.
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