Wa-Mart Donates Laptops to Injured Service Members

As part of a $500,000 donation to Operation Homefront to support military families this Christmas, Wal-Mart and Sam`s Club announced today the donation of more than 100 laptops to seriously injured servicemen and servicewomen. The special computers are equipped with voice-activated software and other special features for soldiers to access the Internet and email family without having to use their arms or hands. Operation Homefront launched "Operation Christmas" this holiday season with a generous donation by Wal-Mart. Operation Christmas, a campaign to spread Christmas cheer to military families with loved ones deployed overseas, has brought major events to six military communities across the country so military families may delight in Christmas activities as a break from their worries. In addition to the laptop donation, "Operation Christmas" festivities include visits by Santa, craft tables, food, music and fun. Every participating military family leaves the event with toys for the children and Wal-Mart gift cards as part of Wal-Mart`s nearly $500,000 total donation of gift cards, toys and cash to Operation Homefront. Operation Homefront provides assistance to military families while service members are deployed. Operation Homefront supports our nation`s troops by allowing them to focus on the dangerous mission at hand instead of the crises back home. Over the past five years, Operation Homefront has raised and distributed over $6 million in aid to more than 35,000 military families in all branches of the armed forces. The organization operates with a small national staff of ten that coordinates the efforts of 2,500 volunteers across the country. (Copyright 2006 Newsroom Solutions, LLC)