The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Charity's Homefront Operations

Grass-roots groups raise millions to help members of the military

By Nicole Lewis

Soon after Sgt. Christopher M. Tomlinson left the springtime chill of his Army base in Kansas last year for the blistering heat of Iraq, he called his mother with an unusual request: Could she send his unit some air conditioners to keep cool?

The answer was yes -- 9,000 times over....

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