SERvice TO MAnkind Award from Tampa Gem SERTOMA Club
September 21, 2011 by Lisa Berg
Filed under News & Events
Operation Hug-A-Hero is humbled to receive the SERvice TO MAnkind award this week from the Tampa Gem SERTOMA Club on Thursday, Sept 22nd in Tampa. Executive Director Lisa Berg and Key Volunteer Ellen Kluver will accept the award on behalf of our entire Operation Hug-A-Hero team. The Tampa Gem SERTOMA Club has helped place many dolls into the arms of children in need by their continued generous donations to our cause.
Daily Press Features OPERATION Hug-A-Hero
June 24, 2009 by Lisa Berg
Filed under News & Events
The Daily Press ran a feature on June 19th, 2009 prior to Fathers Day weekend, with a short story about OPERATION Hug-A-Hero and a very nice photo of two of our recent participants.
You can read more of the story here – entitled ” N.C. company provides ‘Hug a Hero’ dolls to children of deployed military members”.
Additionally,
| ran a similar story in their Parenting section. | |
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ran a feature with the Nelson Family that was also depicted in the Tampa Tribune article last week. |



