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New Jersey Nonprofit May Stop Sending Care Packages To Troops As Prices Rise, Donations Drop
"I feel like I'm letting the troops down, it's just not sustainable of what we do and the level we do it," Founder Dave Silver said.
March 7, 2025
From boxes of Tastykakes to Girl Scout Cookies and toiletries, Dave Silver has been helping military members deployed overseas have a little taste of home for years.
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"It's basically been my paradigm of how I live and how I breathe every day," said Silver, who founded Operation Yellow Ribbon in 2012.
Andrew Einstein, a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, received a care package from the charity when he was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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