With over 37% of OOIDA members having served in the military it is only fitting that OOIDA continues to remember and send care packages to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.  A telethon was initiated in 2007 that was so successful that it is becoming a tradition.  Truckers in 2008 and 2009 living with escalating fuel prices and recession reached deep inside their souls and their pockets to donate over $95,000.  That money was used to send care packages to our troops bringing a little bit of home and a reminder that they are still in our hearts. 

The 3rd Annual Truckers for Troops is fast approaching!

If you have family or close friends serving in the military in Iraq or Afghanistan, we are looking forward to hearing from you with addresses so they can benefit from the Truckers for Troops.

• Please phone in their names and complete addresses to Nikki Johnson at 1-816-229-5791 or,
• Email to nikki_johnson@ooida.com
• We’re soliciting hand-made cards and letters from kids. They can be sent to Norita Taylor at OOIDA.
• OOIDA is also soliciting personal letters to be sent to our soldiers overseas as part of OOIDA’s care packages. You can mail them to us at:
• OOIDA Truckers for Troops, PO Box 1000, Grain Valley, MO, 64029, c/o Nikki Johnson
• Or e-mail them to nikki_johnson@ooida.com  

 

Check back at the OOIDA web site, (www.ooida.com), LandLine Magazine and listen to Mark Reddig each day on SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio’s Road Dog Trucking channel XM 171 and SIRIUS 147: 7-8pm & 11pm- 12am EST, for updated information.

 

All donations are channeled through the OOIDA Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation.