How can I contribute?

You can contribute anything is the short answer....Our men and women are grateful for your donations and contributions. Typically individuals and businesses make a donation on our website, we then make this accessible to our service men and women. They can search by category, zip, city or directly...

How do I get Started?

Option 1

Step 1 ----->
Simply click the login button at the top of the page, you will be prompted to "register" and create an account..

Step 2 ----->
Login to your account and click the "add an offer" button..You will be prompted to enter your
donation...

Step 3 ----->
Click submit and your donation will become active...That's it!

Please Note:
If you need to make changes to your donation or your profile, you can do this within your account panel


Option 2

Don't want to create an account? Simply email your donation to us @
contribute@operationopenarmsohio.com

We've had a few contacts saying that someone would love to help but can't see how their business could participate. There are many ways to help even if you don't own a business that seems relevant.

The recipients of these benefits are asked to consider that gratuities/tips for meals, guides, and other services are not included. Also, note - most of these offers are good for 1-time only and not multiple occasions.

Operation Open Arms is a self administering program. It is not an entitlement program. The responsibility of making all hotel, golf, fishing, restaurant, and other reservations rests solely with the individual military participant or their immediate family. The founders of the program work to find contributors and to post the offers on the website - they are not actively involved when it comes to detailed arrangements. Contact information is posted with each offer and military personnel and/or their families are expected to use that information to make their arrangements. The only way to take advantage of the offers is by contacting the contributors directly. Offers by contributors are always subject to availability. For example, professional fishing guides will work around their scheduled charters as best as they can - lodging accommodations are based on availability at the time of the request. Gift certificates are sometimes limited to a fixed number each month. 

Some ideas about how you can help...


Promise a gift certificate or free meal at a local restaurant.  Tell us about it and we'll put it on the list. Be sure to include the restaurant name. When you hear from a visiting service man or woman, you can make arrangement with them.

Networking always gets results. Contact your friends and businesses that you deal with and ask them to participate.

If you have family or friends who are stationed in overseas locations, get the word out to them.

Place the OperationOpenArmsOhio.com link on your website with a link back to us.

Gift certificate at local salon for manicure

Gift certificate at local department store for an item of clothing

Gift certificate at a book store, coffee shop, drugstore.

Buy a 10.00 Gift Cert to McDonalds or any other food establishment and send it to us

Buy a $10.00 phone card and send it to us

Agree to cut, trim, mow the lawn of a U.S. Serviceman during his deployment

Ask a group of friends to unite and send a GI to Disney World or Sea World

Invite a GI to your home for a home cooked meal.

Hire a Professional Fishing Guide/or expert to take a Military family fishing, sailing or camping

Help out with laundry, fix leaks in their home, treat them to pest control services

Think outside of the box - we're guessing that everyone has some great ideas that we haven't considered.