Welcome to Citizen Soldier Connection™

Citizen Soldier Connection (CSC) is a Colorado Springs based non-profit organization dedicated to providing friendship and support to the soldiers and military families stationed at Ft Carson. CSC is committed to supporting our troops by bringing the military community and local community together in friendship. By doing so, the quality of life for our soldiers and thier families will be greatly enhanced and enriched. The success of the CSC Connection Program relies on the support and dedication of volunteer citizens within the community. We are are grateful for your interest and support of our mission.

"Boost for the Brave™" Campaign a Huge Success 
Saturday, April 17, 2010
CSC completed it's 2nd "Boost for the Brave" project.  1936 pounds of food and comfort items in 449 boxes with an estimated value of nearly $17,000 was donated to the  43rd Sustainment Brigade at Ft. Carson.  8 pallets of items will be shipped to the brigade in Afghanistan. 

Thanks to 5Star Bank,  the Colorado Springs Wal-Mart stores, Great Western Bank, G. E. Johnson Construction Company, The Colorado Springs Business Journal, and RMC Distributing Company for collecting items for the campaign.

A special thanks to Citadel Broadcasting who ran radio ads and provided a collection site on Friday, April 16.  Their support helped make this campaign an overwhelming success.

Thanks, too, to the many volunteers who contributed their time and energy to collecting, sorting, and packing the thousands of items sent to soldiers.  

43rd Sustainment Brigade soldiers opened the Boost for the Brave boxes in Afghanistan.  Smiles all around.  See photo below.



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HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED

HOSTING SOLDIERS and FAMILIES
To host a soldier (or maybe several), enter your contact information in the CSC data base (See above).  CSC does NOT send unsolicited E-MAIL.  We will contact you when we plan our next hosting event.

Thank You to Those Who Hosted Soldiers for Thanksgiving
The 2009 Holiday Connection program was a great success; thank you to all who made it possible.  46 soldiers from Ft Carson were able to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with citizens in the local community.  Several soldiers made it up to the Denver area and were featured in a Channel 9 News story http://www.9news.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=52753625001
 
Past Campaigns
Sept. 27, 2009.
CSC "Boost for the Brave" Project Ships 241 Boxes to 4th Brigade The 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division at Ft. Carson (4/4) is now deployed to Afghanistan.  CSC  launched the “Boost for the Brave” Project in order to gather and provide  items to help make their deployment a bit more bearable.  On Sunday, September 27, 2009, CSC shipped 211 boxes (over 800 lbs) of assorted food and non-food items to the Brigade.

We wish to thank the many volunteers who helped make this project a success.  And, thanks to the community who once again demonstrated their generosity in providing so many items.  A special thanks to 5 Star Bank for their generosity. 

Below are some photos of volunteers in action, and a sampling of the many items we received.

 


The finished boxes stacked up ready for pick-up by the Army added up to 116 boxes of soap, shampoo, toothpaste, and assorted toiletries, and 95 boxes of dry soup mixes, dry drink powders, granola bars, snacks, hard candies, and other food items.