Care packages for soldiers needed.........?
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I have my own soldier and my son's school have a program.\nwww.give2thetroops.com
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Remember a lot of stuff disappears in the mail to our troops. At least two of the packages I sent to my son never got to him. Be sure to use insurance if you send anything valuable.
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At our local grocery store there is a list of things that the soldiers need. It includes, shaving razors and cream, sun screen, chap stick, instant oatmeal (small packages), soap, deodorant, magazines, stamps, "find the word games", cards, subscriptions to magazines and snack food such as raisins.  Also I think he might appreciate those new crystal light packages that come in an individual size, because apparently they get lots of water but not many  other choices.  Also movies and Cd's are on the list.  how nice of you to think of him.
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NOPE. My boyfriend was stationed in Afghanistan for 8 months, so I had to learn all this crap...sending priority mail really doesn't do anything but get it to their distribution center that much faster. It'll wait there until there's space available for it. You have to send it USPS--you know how UPS and FedEx can't deliver to PO boxes? That's because PO Boxes are part of the USPS system & the good ole gov't is gonna make sure only THEY can deliver there, right? American troops are also "owned" by...you guessed it...the gov't. You must send it USPS. Standard postage will cover a letter, but any package or anything will have to have documentation; you just have ot fill out a form stating contents of the package (so that they know you're not sending any contraband), estimated value, etc. Do be aware tho--they can still open/search the package, so if you're going to send them stuff they're not "supposed" to have...you gotta be sneaky about it. ; ) Depending on what their particular job is there, they will be more/less likely to get their stuff searched.
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I sent you the name of a unit in Afghanistan to your email through Yahoo. Thank you for your and your restaurant for your support. Wish you could send real food. HAHA.
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Go to operationac.com and you can adopt a soldier, or you can go to anymarine.com and they have a list of soliders you can send to.
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First\nThank you for doing this!!!! We currently sponsor 5 groups of soldiers across afghanistan and Iraq.\n\nwww.anysoldier.com\n\nits the best site we found for being able to search and read descriptions etc.. covers ALL branches of soldier overseas\n\nNow for mailing.. we are pro;s at this now\n\nNo mailing of wax items, crayons or chocolate anything between May and Nov\n\nIt melts and you get liquid pacakges\n\nSoldiers are told not to eat homebaked  or unwrapped items.. so if you send these you take a good chance on having them not eaten.\n\nOur groups are 1/2 way through deployment and we know them now and will be seing homemade xmas foods... but they will take now and would not have 6 mos ago before they knew us.\n\nMost soldiers have some way to email.. some have laptops with daily access others dont have reg access... Include and email address with your packages,, many will email back..\n\nWe love our emails and pictures\n\nDo not send stamps as mail for them is free to send out\n\nDVD's unless  a soldier specifically asks for it are a waste of time as they sell bootleg copies over there for 1.00 new releases!  The Black market  is alive and well in Iraq!\n\nEach soldier will put items out on the site they would like etc... We avoid the long lists or lists with silly items.... The bottom line is... they are thrilled with just letters  , and many dont get mail.\n\nWe look for FOB's Forward operating bases or other more remote soldiers over ones on reg bases... these are the guys who dont have access to PX's ( stores) etc...\n\nMOST have chow halls called KBR's but some dont... \n\nThings we send to our guys are Microwaves stuff anf popcorn.. we also tape to DVD weekly shows they are missing like CSI and NCIS they like those.. we send Hard candy  , does nto melt and can be passed out to local kids..\nwe send Pnut butter, crackers, Powdered drink mixes like gatorade, T pastes, soaps,Jerky,\nChex mix, Pringles as they dont get crushed like a bag would, etc...Cookies\n\nOK so for mailing..... Dont mix food and toiletries.... even if you put stuff in baggies the food will taste like soap\n\nWe have mailed t paste with food though put it in ziplocs\nDont mail anything in a glass jar or that can break.... If it can leak, explode or break... IT WILL\n\nSo how much does it cost to mail???????\nWell you dont pay shippin to Iraq!\n\nYou pay shipping costs from where ever you live to NY. In NY it is handed off to the Military Postal system and they fly it overseas,, then it is sorted again by the APO or location and trtucked off to those places as soon as they can safely get it there.\n\nOur experience is ... about 3 weeks til arrival ..\nThere are 2 types of  ways to mail a package at the post office.. Priority and SAM ( space Avail Mail)  SAM is cheaper but can take longer to get to the soldiers.. SAM means once the plane is full and all 1st priority mail is loaded they shove any SAM mail in that will fit ...\nThe Post office will tell you it will never get to the soldier if you send SAM but thats not true...\nSAM mail is cheaper to send and good if its heavy or you can wait  for it to go... it will get to th em.. we have sent both ways... and sincec most of our guys only get mail runs every 2-3 weeks it did not matter.\n\nWhen you pack it ,,make sure you put stuff on the slip..if for soe reason you DO send DVD's DONT list it on the packing slip.. makes your box a target to get stolen!  If you ask post ofice about this they will say you HAVE to list it... so dont ask.. they dont go through the boxes and if you list it it may not get there... this is advice right from the soldiers.. they know.\n\n ALso there will be a box that says if package is undeliverable what do yu want done?? Instead of putting  our return in there to get it back.. we put another Units Address on there so if hte unit we were sending to is gone or cant be found it goes to another one!\n\n   ALso pack your items in plain cardboard or a pos
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Before you send her anything ask her. She more than likely has a good PX nearby with all the good stuff she can buy (at limited quantities). If her First Sergeant is worth anything he or she will get a few comforts. Mine got porcellin toilets and ice cream and I was happy. In addition to the other things suggested here I would also include stamps, pictures of the family, news clippings from home, music and fem hyg items.
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There are a few letter writing programs for the soldiers in Iraq/Afganistan......I know of a specific one --Soldier's Angels but you also need to send care packages, so if you only want to write letters there is another one-- Adopt a Platoon that has letter writing only.  Some of these guys have no families and would love to hear from you!
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The best way to do this is technically adopt a Soldier - you can choose who you adopt. They post a 'want' list of different items. I had a few Solier's Angels while I was deployed and they were awesome - and became good friends since. The website is posted in my sources - GOOD LUCK!
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You can send a care package to the troops free of charge from any Canada Post office.  Here's a link from the DND for more info:\n\nhttp://www.forces.gc.ca/site/focus/parcels/index_e.asp\n\nAnd if you'd like to write them letters:\n\nhttp://www.forces.gc.ca/site/Community/Messageboard/index_e.asp
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Phone cards are ALWAYS welcome. To hear your loved ones voice is the best gift!! You can get a phone card anywhere, but make sure you look at the rates from that part ofthe world. It might only last him a few minuites. An ipod is also a great way for him to pass the time and a gift card prior to him goingso he can download a few songs from itunes. He can take a Bible, but if you can don't let it be too big of one. My husband alsways takes his on deployments.\nSome other things that you can send while he is there are baby wipes, deodorant, razors, socks (uniform colors), powdered drinks. \nIf I'm not mistaken, she will not be able to go over there. That's a hostile environment and would be dangerous for her, but depending on his tour length he might come home mid-tour for some R&R for two weeks. \n\nI hope that this helps.
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Socks,T-shirts,tooth paste, tooth brush,Sun screen,Calling Cards,Candy (nothing gooie that will melt), hand sanitizer,waterless shaving cream,\nRazors,Use your imagination.. These are just some of the things thatI have help ppl with buying for soldiers. You can find it all at walmart. They also have boxes and packing material that you can purcase to send it.  Good luck and god bless!
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Hi. My husband was in the marine corp. and now he is in the army. You can call or email the USO  or the post office and ask them if they still do care packages for troops. You can go to school/church/or around your community and collect snacks, toiletries, international calling cards, big quantity of items can be sold in Sam's club. for women and men to Iraq. Thank you for thinking of our soldiers and troops. God bless you!
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I'm a liberal and I'll tell you what-- I arrainged to have 56 gift boxes of Hickory Farms products sent to active fighting units in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as a medical company in Iraq for Christmas.\nI received a list of active duty members from my brother at Fort Rucker, Alabama.\n56 gift boxes with messages from total strangers, wishing our soldiers a Merry Christmas.\nTop that.
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Your first move is to contact an organization that knows what to do.  I would suggest you locate a local USO, if there is one nearby.  \nIf you do not get any help there, here is a web site that matches 'any-soldier' type donations with  real recipients, since the military discourages unaddressed gifts.\nhttp://www.anysoldier.com/index.cfm
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This is sweet of you it meant alot to me and my men!  \n\nThe United States armed forces cannot recieve cards to "any serviceman" this year due to fears of terrorism.  Instead, the Pentagon has set up a secure email system that allows anyone to send a message to "any serviceman." Just pick the branch of the service, type your message and click send.\n\nThe story behind the "to any serviceman" cards:\nSince 1967, when Sgt. Billy Thompson wrote Abigail Van Buren and mentioned that a wonderful Christmas present to our armed forces would be "just a letter from home," American citizens have been sending holiday wishes to servicemen and women stationed overseas every holiday season. Dubbed "Operation Dear Abby," the program has brought holiday joy to hundreds of thousands of U.S. military personnel deployed away from home.\n\nTo access the site, visit http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/\nMilitary Exchange Prepaid Calling Cards\nThe Department of Defense Military Exchanges have been authorized to sell the following prepaid calling cards to individuals and organizations who wish to purchase these cards for our troops serving overseas in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.\nhttps://thor.milexch.com/scs/default.aspx\n\n12 Ways to Support Our Troops\nBy Lance Helgeson\nhttp://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourlife/Articles/a2004-12-07-12support.html\n\nYou can adopt a specific or random service person for a prayer circle.\n\nhttp://www.presidentialprayerteam.net/troopsadopt.php  \n\nYou can write to a service person.\n\nhttp://anyservicemember.navy.mil\nThere are dozen of organizations, which allow you to purchase items and present it to a service person, but there are other options you might consider.  Visit the closest VA Hospital or for something really unique try: \nwww.snipersonline.org (They ask for contributions to buy items that the Government refuses or that is out of stock.\n\nGod Bless You and The Southern People