Category Archives: Care Packages For Troops

Pictures for Patriots Contest Voting Begins June 20th on Facebook

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From May 25th through June 15th K-12 students nationwide were invited to enter the “Pictures for Patriots” Contest.  Sponsored by Operation Gratitude and True Religion Brand Jeans, the top 10 entries will be shared on Facebook beginning June 20th so that all of America can vote for their favorite picture.

•All 10 Finalists will be featured in the next Operation Gratitude Magazine (that will be sent in 100,000 care packages this year), and the entry receiving the most votes will be featured on the cover!

So here’s what we have to do, America:

  1. Visit the Operation Gratitude Facebook page on June 20 to see the Top 10 Finalists in their photo album.
  2. “Like” the Operation Gratitude Facebook page to vote for your favorite drawing between June 20 – July 3
  3. “Like” your Favorite Drawing; Each “Like” equals one vote
  4. The three drawings with the most “Likes” at 11:59 pm PDT on July 3 will be the Grand Prize Winners! The entry with the most votes will be placed on the cover of the next Operation Gratitude Magazine.  The top 3 winners will also receive  (3) $500 Donation to each Winner’s school and an iPod!

So get on Facebook and support this program!  Thank you, Operation Gratitude for finding this creative way to “Support Our Troops” and America’s Youth.

Get Soldiers’ Addresses for Troop Care Packages @ AnySoldier.com

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If you’re looking to send your support to a Soldier in harm’s way, but have no clue what to send, what not to send, how to send it, or whom to send it to, AnySoldier.com is an awesome resource for finding answers.  You can even choose to adopt your favorite Military Branch!

Oh! If you are searching  for simple ways to Support Our Troops, there are package suggestions and pre-packaged bundles available for purchase on this site as well.

Find out: *Where to send   *What to send  & *How to send your package today!

Support Our Troops Care Packages from Soldiers Angels

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As Independence Day approaches, remember those currently fighting for freedom who won’t be home to celebrate.  Thank our U.S. soldiers today by sending a care package full of goodies.  If you think you’re simply too busy to put one together, or think it’s impossible to find the address of someone currently deployed, think again. Soldiers Angels makes it easy.

Anyone wishing to send moral support gifts to someone currently deployed, who doesn’t have a lot of time on their hands, can simply order a care package through Soldiers Angels.  They offer a wide variety of ready-to-ship bundles, or you can customize one of your own.

I found this “Deployment Pack” (for only $20) that includes powdered drink mix, snacks, teeth-whitening gum, baby wipes, lip balm, a 60 minute phone card, and a thank you coin all wrapped nicely in a Soldiers Angels towel.

Best of all, you can send a kit out to “any hero” or a “specific soldier” at checkout, and can choose whether to ship the package anonymously or with your own special message.  Support Our Troops!

Visit www.angelsstore.org   to order yours today.

Letters To Soldiers: FREE to Send on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Veterans Day and Every Day!

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Letterstosoldiers.org has always done amazing work to make sure no soldier currently deployed is forgotten. I want to know what YOU as an American are doing to show your support for our troops on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, or any day!

Now’s your time to say:

By writing a letter.  Log on to www.LetterstoSoldiers.org, write your message and volunteers will print it out and mail it for you.  Trust me, it’s easy.  Wanna see mine?


Operation Show Our Love

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As of  April 29th, 2011, Operation Show Our Love has shipped 3797 care packages to 1276 military units abroad.  That’s impressive stuff!  What makes this group unique is that they also include humanitarian items, such as stuffed animals, for troops to distribute to local populations in 18 countries across the globe.

Wanting to help, but restricted due to the post 9/11 rules that stopped packages addressed to “Any Soldier“, this group from Brookville, Ohio found a solution at AnySoldier.com

Here’s what happened next:

“We sent the 9 packages on Dec. 9th, 2004 and hoped they’d get there by Christmas.  After the first of the year we started getting letters back from the troops telling us how much they appreciated the packages and how thankful they were for support.  One letter was written on Christmas Eve and another was written on Christmas day.  That meant a lot to us and it also showed us the packages DID make it for Christmas.  So we sent another 6 packages in Jan. 

We also had kids groups making cards which we put in the boxes we sent to the troops.  When the word got out about what we were doing, the Brookville AMVETS Post 1789 and the Brookville VFW Post 3288 wanted to get involved and help with donations.  We have hundreds of cards/letters/emails and pictures which we’ve put into an album. 

We talk about our Operation to local service organizations like the Women’s group at church, Brookville and Northmont Optimist, Northmont Rotary, Kiwanis K-Kids, etc.  With the help of donations from the AMVETS and VFW and their auxiliaries, local groups and individuals and Sam’s Club we’ve been able to send almost 2,000 care packages to almost 800 contacts/units, in 18 different countries.  The total weight of items shipped so far is over 50,000 pounds!”