Before You Send Care Packages To U.S. Military Soldiers...
Did you know that you can get free envelopes and supplies to ship items to U.S. servicemen and women?
In fact, there are some things you should consider when sending care packages over the holidays.
Here are some little-known facts about sending items to U.S. Troops overseas...
Free Envelopes & Shipping Supplies
Before you go on the hunt for boxes, tape, envelopes, and the like to ship items to Soldiers in the U.S. Military, consider the following:
The United States Post Office offers FREE shipping materials as part of their CareKit#4. (More info here.)
To get yours, simply call their Expedited Package Supply Center at 1-800-610-8734.
Of course, you could always leave the shipping to someone else by sending gift baskets instead of your own individual items!
Before Mailing Items To Soldiers Overseas...
Need Some Gift Ideas For Soldiers?
Here is an extensive list of items that would be great inside a Holiday Care Package for a U.S. Soldier.
And here are a few more...
Soldiers who must be apart from their families during Thanksgiving or Christmas are likely to appreciate some holiday-themed items to help them beat the blues during this time.
Believe it or not, soldiers enjoy holiday decorations, including Christmas lights!
If you'd like something to arrive in time for Christmas, try to mail it by December 1st (or even earlier, if possible).
Sending your care package "priority" will speed up the time it takes to get to the APO, but not the time it takes to get from the APO to the soldier's actual location.
Holiday cards and an address book with names & addresses of their friends & family members makes a great gift idea.
Tammie, I represent Always Faithful Bibles and we are in the proceess of making a Christmass Bibles for the Military. We would need a high resoulution picture of whom ever you would like on the cover and you can pick from a list the background themes.You may also send an assortment of custom stories,blessings,devotions,prayers,and memories followed by the "Good Book".
Brian Bering
Regional Director
Always Faithful Bibles
alwaysfaithfulbibles.org
623.696.5586
I have a family member in Iraq outside the green zone. When asked what he would like most he says motivational and spritual books. What is acceptable to send? I know there are rules but not sure what is allowed.
I wonder if you could help me find out if there is any origanizations helping with the shipping of packages to Iraq? My Daisy Troop and my daughter's Brownie Troop of Girl Scouts raised $190 worth of stuff to send to them plus 25 Norelco Battery operated razors, but we didn't think about the shipping and the small boxes the post office has it would cost way over $200 to send this stuff. We were going to adopt a Marine Unit related to a friend of mine. Please let me know.
Thanks,
Mrs. Shari Dickerson
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