Operation Dez Strong

It was an honor and privilege to be featured in our local neighborhood magazine.

This was all possible because of You, our amazing support system. We are blessed and thankful for your incredible generosity and kindness.

With your support ODS donated $12,000 towards this project.

Chris had Laser Surgery on February 27th to work on all of his scar tissue. He has been working really hard on his recovery and was fitted for his second prosthetic leg a few weeks ago.

Your support is providing Henry (10) a renovated ADA bathroom.

Thank you to all our amazing supporters and for attending our 2nd Annual Valen-Tini Benefit at True You Yoga Stockton

We are so grateful for Lisa Beaty and our family, friends, and the Stockton community for believing in our foundation. With everyone’s help, we were able to raise $6238 from the silent auction and donations, 100% of which will go to our ODS Kids and their families!

"You can't buy happiness, but you can buy ice cream, and that is pretty much the same thing."

Peke's Ice Cream Paleteria is a family-owned business here in Stockton since 2016. Peke's will be at the Valen-Tini event on Friday February 10 at True You Yoga Stockton sharing their amazing ice cream.

We were able to provided ODS Kid Lilly with $3,000 to use for an adaptive driving device and specialized lessons.

Operation Dez Strong is always grateful to those who believe in and support our mission.

This weekend Operation Dez Strong drove 160 miles to help one of our ODS kids.

Thanks to donations from our amazing supporters, ODS was able to give Trinity and the rest of the Wexelman family $6,000 to be put toward medical bills.

This support will take a small financial burden off of the Wexelman family and allow them to focus on what matters most.

A big thank you to the Misty Holt Singh Foundation and the San Joaquin County Dental Society for extending an invite for us to attend!

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ODS is spreading the word! 💚💜

We had a blast at the 7th Annual Community Block Party that was coordinated by the San Joaquin County Department of Child Support Services on July 30th!

President Kamni De Barba gave a presentation about ODS and our mission to Stockton Unified School District nursing staff.

ODS kid Christopher attended the Sacramento Kings Code Day where he was able to learn the basics of coding and even go home with a brand new laptop!

We had a great time spreading the word about ODS at the Backpack & Resource Faire for Conway families and KIPP Stockton Middle School students.

We are happy to share that we have been awarded our very first grant! A special thank you to all of the San Joaquin County board members, we are so excited to get our mission started! 💜💚

ODS gave a short presentation at the San Joaquin County Budget Meeting in attempts to secure a grant to further help our cause and our kids.

ODS was nominated to receive the key to the city of Stockton

Join us in celebrating our very first ODS Kid turning 15! Happy birthday Chris!

David’s Pizza donated 25% of the proceeds from all sales on April 27th to Operation Dez Strong!

ODS would like to thank High Water Brewing for having us at their event and helping us raise money for our cause

"We got the full VIP treatment. Thank you Operation Dez Strong! Disney on Ice, first time out having fun in a long time 💗" -Heidi, ODS kid Chris' mom

Our wonderful friends at True You Hot Yoga put together a happy hour of cocktails, appetizers, and a silent auction of yoga goods to raise funds for Operation Dez Strong. It was such a success that they plan to make it an annual event!