The USS LYNX participates in many charitable service projects each year. Twice a year, Lynx members collect used clothing and donate them to area homeless shelters or battered women’s shelter. Once or twice a year, members collect canned food to donate to area food banks. Several times a year, used magazines are donated to area hospitals and nursing homes. For the past two years, Lynx members have participated in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica walk-a-thon.

Each year in December, along with a food and clothing collection, Lynx members adopt an angel from the Salvation Army angel tree, and fill a shoe box with small gifts for Operation Christmas Child. Operation Christmas Child is run by Samaritan’s Purse, and sends Christmas gifts to children all over the world who otherwise wouldn’t get one.

• Operation Distress Call - donation of five 20 pound turkeys and stuffing to Freedom House Homeless Shelter

• Donation of watermelons to Freedom House Homeless Shelter

• Canned food collection for Christmas Can Tree to benefit the Central Virginia Food Bank
• Adoption of an angel from the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program
• $50 donation to T.I.M.E. for Monica to benefit a three year old girl needing a bone marrow transplant

• Canned food collection for D.A.W.N., the Altavista area food bank (33 cans)

• $40 donation to Operation Rescue to benefit victims of a tornado in Petersburg

• Canned food collection for the Central Virginia Food Bank (30 cans)

• Canned food collection for D.A.W.N. (20 cans)

• Donation of three watermelons to Freedom House Homeless Shelter

• Canned food collection for the Central Virginia Food Bank (18 cans)
• Adoption of angel from the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program
• Collection of clothes for the Salvation Army

• Donation of canned drinks to Freedom House Homeless Shelter (seven 12 packs)
• Canned food collection for D.A.W.N. in Altavista (66 cans, 24 pkgs Ramen noodle soup)
• Clothing donation to Rape Crisis Center and Freedom House Homeless Shelter (4 bags)

• Donation of winter clothing to Freedom House Homeless Shelter and the Rape Crisis Center (14 large garbage bags)
• Canned food collection for the Richmond Food Bank Can Tree (20 cans)
• Collection of toys for the Salvation Army “Socks for Santa” program (24 toys)
• Adoption of angel from the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program
• Donation of 4 pairs of boots and 100 pairs of gloves by Stephen Bradley to Freedom House Homeless Shelter in the name of the USS Lynx

• Donation of one box of canned food to the Richmond Area Food Bank
• Donation of two wrapped boxes of gifts to Operation Christmas Child

• Clothing donation to the Lynchburg YWCA Battered Women Shelter (6 bags)
• Adoption of angel from the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program

• USS Lynx team participated in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica ($100 raised)

• Clothing donation to the Daily Planet and American Red Cross (6 bags)
• Clothing donation to the Lynchburg YWCA Battered Women Shelter (5 bags)

• Donation of one wrapped box of gifts to Operation Christmas Child

• Canned food donation given to Discovery United Methodist Church
• Children’s clothing donation to the Richmond Department of Social Services (2 bags)
• Men’s clothing donation to Freedom House Homeless Shelter (1 bag)
• Children’s and women’s clothing donation to the Battered Women’s Shelter (2 bags each)

• Magazine donation to Grove Avenue Baptist Church and the Medical College of Virginia Hospital

• USS LYNX team participated in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica ($200 raised)

• Clothing donation to the Lynchburg YWCA (3 bags)

• Magazine donation to Virginia Baptist Hospital

• Operation Christmas Child 1998 -- Shoe Box Christmas Gifts for children in 3^rd world nations.
• Care Package to an incarcerated USS LYNX member

• Magazine donation: taken to the Memorial Regional Medical Center

• Ens. Cathy Harper walks in Relay for Life

• Canned food collection to benefit D.A.W.N. (Donation A Week Neighbor)
  
  • 12 cans of fruits & vegetables
  • 9 individual boxes of cereal
  • 1 bag of noodle mix
  • 12 cans of soup
• Members collected 91 Yoplait lids for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Yoplait donated 50-cents for each lid collected. Our donation totaled $45.50.

• 37 clothing items as well as a large bagful donated to Goodwill

• Magazine donation to Crump Manor

• Two shoeboxes of gifts to Operation Christmas Child
• Collection of pink Yoplait yogurt lids to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Yoplait is donating $500,000 guaranteed donations plus 10¢ for each lid up to $500,000. Lynx members collected 94 lids for a total donation of $9.40.

• Donation of four bags of winter clothing to Goodwill in Richmond and four bags to Goodwill in Altavista.
• Adoption of angel from Salvation Army Angel Tree program. $42.36 spent on toys and clothing for a four year old girl named Angela.

• Lynx members with internet access encouraged to visit The Hunger Siteonce a day to help feed the hungry. Corporate sponsors donate money or food in exchange for advertising on the site.

• Used magazines donated to Crump Manor.

• Used magazines donated to Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg.

• Used magazines donated to Crump Manor.

• Collection of pink Yoplait yogurt lids to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Yoplait is donating $500,000 guaranteed donations plus 10¢ for each lid up to $500,000. Lynx members collected 112 lids for a total donation of $11.20
• Lynx crewmembers began sponsoring a bobcat named Titan at Popcorn Park Zoo in NJ.

• Canned food collection. 9 cans of food were taken to a collection site at Ukrop's.
• Four shoeboxes of gifts to Operation Christmas Child.

• Adoption of a 5 year old boy named Aqiul from the Salvation Army Angel Tree.
• Winter clothing collection.

• Canned food collection for the food bank at Grove Avenue Baptist Church.
  • 34 cans of fruits and vegetables
  • 3 boxes macaroni and cheese
  • 1 jar of peanut butter
  • 1 box of spaghetti
  • 2 bags of rice
  • 10 packages of Ramen noodles
  • 3 can of baby formula were collected.

• Used magazines donated to Lynchburg General Hospital and Memorial Regional Hospital

• Three bags of used summer clothing donated to Goodwill.

• Canned food collection. 13 cans and 1 box of macaroni and cheese donated to D.A.W.N. in Altavista.

• $63 to the American Red Cross.
• $50 to the Fireman's Relief Fund.
• Donation to the ABC-13 Back to School project:
  • 4 pencil pouches
  • 12 memo books
  • 1 pk. glitter crayons
  • 2 pks colored pencils
  • 8 pencil sharpener/erasers
  • 4 pks. crayons
  • 4 math sets
  • 35 pencils
  Items were donated by Lynx member Maryann Smialkowski.

• 16 cans of food to the Richmond Food Bank.
• Six shoeboxes of children's toys and toiletry items to Operation Christmas Child.
• $18.50 to the American Red Cross.
• $23.50 to the Fireman's Relief Fund

• Used magazines donated to Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, VA.
• $27 to the Fireman's Relief Fund.

• Adoption of 11 month old girl named Shykiara from the Salvation Army Angel Tree. Our gifts included an electronic toy and phone, a book, a stuffed toy, 2 outfits, a sweater, a pair of shoes, a pair of jeans and 5 shirts.
• Donation of 3 art sets, 2 books and 2 handheld games to Starbucks Holiday Angels Toy Drive.
• 84 lids, representing a donation of $8.40, to the Yoplait yogurt lids for the "Save Lids to Save Lives" promotion to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
• $37 to the Fireman's Relief Fund.
• The Lynx continued sponsorship of Titan the bobcat at Popcorn Park Zoo in New Jersey.

• Operation Christmas Child -- For more information, write to:
  Samaritan's Purse
  P.O. Box 3000
  Boone, NC 28607

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This page last modified on August 26, 2005

For more information on the USS LYNX Charity Service,
please send email to
CDR Cindy Ward
or CAPT Rob Ward.

Or you may send us mail at:
USS LYNX
PMB 221 7109 Staples Mill Rd
Richmond, VA 23228

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