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Our
Mission . . .
Operation Goody Bag is a student-centered, service-learning project dedicated to remembering September 11th.
Our mission is to perform tributes to those who perished and express appreciation to our military men and women and First
Responders who sacrifice time away from their families to keep ours safe.
A Goody Bag is a brown lunch bag, hand colored in a patriotic theme,
filled with lollipops and gum, a personal letter of thanks, patriotic poetry and word search . . . “Just a little brown
bag bringing a little bit of home to those who serve”.
Through
Collection Drives, Letter Writing Initiatives and Donations . . . Operation
Goody Bag provides all Americans with an easy way to personally express their appreciation to the men and
women serving at home and abroad to keep America safe. Through these activities, children develop an awareness ofthe value
of service. As of January 2010, we have shipped over 125,000 Goody
Bags.
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Jane Cosco
In November of 2008, Mrs. Cosco received the Lifetime Call to Service Award from President George W. Bush and First
Lady Laura Bush. Jane Cosco is the founder and Director of Operation Goody Bag. She was a teacher at East Brook
Middle School for 36 years and retired in June of 2007. She continues to coordinate all Operation Goody Bag activities
and events. Jane has been seen on Fox & Friends, CBS, ABC, My9 and News12 as well as in multiple printed news outlets.
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Activities include: --Creating, Stuffing and Shipping Goody Bags
--Multi-Media tributes to honor America's
First Responders
--US Navy Day partnership events
--Fleet Week “Cruises of a Lifetime” each May --Emergency Services assembly programs
--Student field trips to local First Responder facilities
--Fundraising events to support First Responders
--Annual
community "Night of Remembrance & Hope" tribute to 9/11
--Veteran's Events
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