Operation Noah is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. It was created by Dennis Fries, a teenager from Chandler, Arizona, when he was only thirteen-years-old. While undergoing medical testing, Dennis discovered that there was a need for something to comfort young patients when in the hospital. Nothing comforts children more than a soft, cuddly stuffed animal. With this in mind, Operation Noah was started, so that no child would have to undergo a hospital visit without a new little friend by their side.

After it began in August of 2004, Operation Noah became widespread as stuffed animals were donated left and right. Just over two years later, Operation Noah has now collected and donated over 20,000 stuffed animals, visited almost 50 different hospitals, and has been all throughout Arizona as well as California, New York, Louisiana, Maryland, Florida, Maine, New Hampshire, Hawaii and Washington DC.

Operation Noah’s mission is to expand and set up at least one chapter in each state throughout the nation because there are hospitalized children everywhere and the need for comfort will never end.