The holidays are among us Delmarva! Many of us will gather with our friends and family this holiday season, but some pieces of families on Delmarva are overseas during the holidays. A new fundraising effort is all about bringing a taste of home to them.

Get baking Delmarva, because we are participating in Operation Cookie Drop-Off!

Operation Cookie Drop-Off was created in 2005 by Judy Mangini of Lewes, Del. Last year, they sent more than 32,000 overseas for the troops.

“These men and women don’t know us. But they’re fighting our freedom, they’re fighting fort the freedoms and liberty of people in other countries. And I just want them to know that we care about them and support them, and haven’t forgotten them. And a little taste of home is sometimes all you need to do. And they appreciate it,” Judy says.

As far as preparing the cookies for the drop-off, put them in a large freezer-safe Ziploc bag. Cookies should be laid out flat without stacking, and no more than 1-1.5 dozen in a bag. The charity will do all the packaging.

There are many drop-off locations on Delmarva, including WBOC bureau’s. On Thursday, Dec. 3, you can drop your cookies off to the Dover bureau, Milton bureau, or Salisbury Newsplex from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. The Cambridge Yacht Club is available for cookie drop-off from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. All cookies have to be dropped off by Saturday, Dec. 5.

If you can’t make it to one of our locations, here are the 2015 Cookie Drop-Off Locations on the peninsula:

The American Legion Post 28
Rt. 24 Millsboro, Del.
Dec. 5
Noon – 4 p.m.

Bill’s Sport Shop
18388 Coastal Hwy #10
Lewes, Del.
Dec. 2 – 5
During business hours, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Sandy’s Dockside Footwear
R1 & West Virginia Ave.
Fenwick, Del.
Dec. 5
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Mason Dixon VFW Post 7234
29265 Marshy Hope Way
Ocean View, Del.
Dec. 2 – 5
Noon – 5 p.m.

The Pelican Grille
Marsh Island Golf Course
Camp Arrowhead Rd.
Lewes, Del.
Dec. 2 – 5
During business hours, 7:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Pool Doctor
1487 S. Governors Ave.
Dover, Del.
Dec. 2 – 5
During business hours, Wed-Fri 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church
15 Polly Drummond Hill Rd.
Newark, Del.
Dec. 5
9 a.m. – Noon

Millman’s Appliance
28841 Lewes Georgetown Hwy (Rt. 9 next to Steeles Gun Shop)
Milton, Del.
Dec. 2-5
During business hours, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Please drop them off by noon Dec. 5

Greene Turtle
116th Street and Coastal Highway
Ocean City, Md.
Dec. 1-4
During business hours, 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.

WBOC
1839 S. Dupont Hwy.
Dover, Del.
Dec. 3, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

WBOC
1 The Square
Milton, Del.
Dec. 3, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

WBOC
1729 N. Salisbury Blvd.
Salisbury, Md.
Dec. 3, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Cambridge Yacht Club
1 Mill St.
Cambridge, Md.
Dec. 3, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.