'They only have $25 of disposable income for the month left over for Christmas gifts. 'I met a spouse with six kids her husband is on his first deployment in Afghanistan,' he said. Knotts said many of the military spouses he met with today were grateful for the financial help during tough economic times. 'This will definitely help me out a lot financially.' 'The toys are great very educational,' said the mother of three. Nelson Fontanez, is deployed, and she said events like this are a big help to military families. markets that top the Pentagon's list of cities with the highest troop deployments, according to an Operation Homefront release.Ĭatherine Fontanez shopped today at the toy store in the North Carolina National Guard Armory gymnasium in Fayetteville, N.C., near Fort Bragg. The toy shops were set up near Fort Hood and Fort Bliss in Texas Fort Bragg, N.C. 'Through the generosity of Wal-Mart, these donated toys and books will allow the military families to provide a happy holiday for their children while using their limited resources on the vital basic needs.'Įach family had the opportunity to choose three toys and one book per child, Knotts said, with a total of about 10,000 military children served. They're not only dealing with deployments but also the economic recession,' Knotts said.

'This has been an especially difficult year for our military families and their children. Operation Homefront, a troop-support organization, invited spouses of deployed servicemembers to shop for free today in six make-shift toy stores stocked with toys and books donated by Wal-Mart and set up in locations near military installations throughout the country, said Jim Knotts, Operation Homefront chief executive officer. WASHINGTON - More than 3,000 military families will have a few extra presents under the tree this year thanks to the generous efforts of Operation Homefront and The Wal-Mart Foundation.

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