Child and Family Services of Michigan, Inc.

Operation Good Cheer - Making Christmas wishes come true for forty years - 1971-2011.    Operation Good Cheer - Making Christmas wishes come true for forty years - 1971-2011.    Operation Good Cheer - Making Christmas wishes come true for forty years - 1971-2011.    Operation Good Cheer - Making Christmas wishes come true for forty years - 1971-2011.    Operation Good Cheer - Making Christmas wishes come true for forty years - 1971-2011.    Operation Good Cheer - Making Christmas wishes come true for forty years - 1971-2011.

This entirely volunteer Christmas gift-giving program, sponsored and coordinated by Child and Family Services, Inc. State Office, began in 1971 by individuals who wanted to make a difference in the lives of children who reside in foster care. Recipients include infants, children, teenagers, and adults with disabilities. Over 4,000 children and youth are provided with gifts each year to open on Christmas morning and since 1971 more than 77,500 participants have had their Christmas wishes come true as a result of Operation Good Cheer volunteer efforts. Thousands of generous volunteers gather annually to participate in Operation Good Cheer. Donor groups and individuals purchase and wrap Christmas gifts from a child's "Wish List". At donor sites, these gifts are picked up and transported by volunteer trucking companies  and their drivers to a centrally located airport. Pilots and drivers with their aircraft and vehicles transport the gifts to local airports across Michigan. At each airport, agency volunteers gather the gifts and deliver them to the children and youth in foster care. This impressive display of generosity provides thousands of youth, some of whom would not receive anything otherwise, with gifts and the joy of knowing there are people who care.

In 2012 we served...
More than 4,500 recipients statewide (infants, children, teenagers, and adults with disabilities) affiliated with 51 agencies (private, nonprofit social service agencies & foster care, residential treatment, and group homes), through volunteer efforts of 266 donors ( groups, organizations, and  individuals), 16 transport companies, 18 airports and ground destinations state-wide, a number of flights by many pilots, and hundreds of volunteers at the departure airport on November 30th and December 1st [extreme fog grounded a large number of flights, forcing most of the gifts to be delivered by truck]. 


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Looking forward to Operation Good Cheer 2013, we once again thank all volunteers and donors who helped make OGC 2012 a success. It is through their dedicated support that this program is able to makes such a difference.  

For more information, please contact our Program Coordinator. Visit our NEWS page for archived editions of the OGC Newsletter.


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Helping those in need for 42 years

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