Feed The Children Reaches Out to Military Families

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- The non-profit group Feed The Children is teaming up with organizations throughout the year to support the nation's troops and their families.

Feed the Children donated $6,000 to The Hugs Project Friday.

The donation was just part of a series of donations from Feed the Children to eleven different national and regional non-profits that are helping military families across the nation.

More than 3,000 people will receive food throughout the year through Feed the Children's Americans Feeding Americans Caravan.

"In this tough economic time, many are living paycheck to paycheck, but let's not forget those who protect our country may have families that need extra help as well," said Feed The Children spokesperson Tony Sellars. "These donations are our way of saying ‘Thank you' and to help our military men and women."

Some of the non-profits receiving donations include:

• Wounded Warrior Project ($100,000)
• USO ($50,000)
• Operation First Response ($100,000)
• The National Military Family Association ($100,000)
• Disabled American Veterans Charitable Services Trust ($100,000)
• San Diego Armed Services YMCA ($45,000)

Five of the eleven agencies are located in Oklahoma and include:

• Paralyzed Veterans of America – Mid-America Chapter ($5,000)
• Operation Homefront in Lawton ($50,000)
• Altus Armed Services YMCA ($10,000)
• Lawton Armed Services YMCA ($20,000)
• The Hugs Project ($6,131)