Project USO Elf

Project USO Elf

Project USO Elf is a wish list matching program that pairs our youngest patriots ages 1-15 with generous community and corporate donors to make their holiday dreams come true! Paired donors select gifts up to $50 from a military child’s wish list to be distributed at local USO Centers, decked out for the day with food, games, crafts, and tons of holiday spirit.

A few pieces of important information

  1. EACH CHILD MUST BE INDIVIDUALLY REGISTERED for this event. Please fill out the registration form for EACH child to be entered in the lottery.

  2. The number of children registered does not affect your chances of being chosen in the lottery. Please do not enter each child in more than once- this will not help your chances in the lottery

  3. Annual registration is open from mid-October to the beginning of November. Winners will be notified by the first week in November.

  4. This program is available to active duty service members, E-1 to E-6, stationed in the DMV only. Command referral may be accepted for higher ranks with special conditions.

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If you are not selected in the lottery, you will automatically be added to the waitlist.

Please check your email’s spam folder for updates as sometimes emails from us are filtered out of the email inbox.

All cancellations must be submitted by email to
programsandservicesmetrodc@uso.org
a minimum of two hours before the event

Email MUST include your first and last name, phone number, service branch, event location, and reason you are no longer able to attend. All other forms of cancellation will NOT be accepted. I.E. Phone call or voicemail, hand-written note, verbal communication with staff or volunteers, etc. If you do not email prior to the event start, you will be listed as a “No Show”.

Please contact the USO National Capital District Holiday Email Hotline with any questions about this program at programsandservicesmetrodc@uso.org.

Thank you to our Project USO Elf sponsors at BAE Systems, GDIT, and SAIC, and supporters Dun & Bradstreet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and LMI for making this program possible! If you wish to make a donation to Project USO Elf, click HERE.

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