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Starbucks Military Appreciation Month Initiative
May 2024
Thank you for your interest in joining this special volunteer event. Together, Starbucks partners will write 63,000 handwritten notes of gratitude in honor of Military Appreciation Month!
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Through this volunteer initiative, all registrants will be able to express their appreciation to our nation’s heroes!  Please note: each Starbucks store/location may only order ONE event kit, which will contain a total of 200 blank postcards.
What to expect
Once you’ve registered, Operation Gratitude will send you an email confirmation as well as an event kit containing the following items:
(30) Battalion Buddy Kits; each Kit to include:Â
Camo Bear JacketÂ
Pre-Portioned Bear StuffingÂ
Operation Gratitude Neck TagÂ
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(200) Blank PostcardsÂ
Prepaid return shipping labelÂ
Padded envelope for return shippingÂ
Internal and external packing slip with Operation Gratitude identification barcode
All event kits will be shipped by April 24th. You will be responsible for organizing a small volunteer event for your store to write handwritten notes of gratitude using the blank postcards included in your event kit. The event will need to take place in May and the completed postcards will need to be shipped back to Operation Gratitude by no later than May 31, 2024, using the padded envelope included in your event kit, so please be sure to keep it for this purpose!
additional resources
Click the button below to see our letter writing guide and digital instructions!
