| Greetings!
We're so glad you joined us for this issue of The Care Package Project News!
December is here and that means the first pack day of 2015 is right around the corner! Learn more in our first article.
If you're unable to join us in person for a pack day, but still want to contribute in some way, for just $22, you can sponsor a care package. Sponsoring a care package is a quick, easy way to show your support for our troops. Shipping care packages halfway around the world can get pricey. Even after receiving items to put in care packages and packing the boxes themselves, it still costs thousands of dollars to ship the packages overseas. Learn how you can donate shipping funds in our final piece. Thank you for joining us for this issue and for your continued support of our brave men and women in uniform. Semper Fi, Marine Families!
 Candice Fields Outreach Programs Coordinator MarineParents.com, Inc. |
 | | January 24 Pack Day News
December is here, and that means it's time to start gearing up for our next pack day on January 24, 2015. The registration period for our next pack day will begin in approximately one month, in early January. As in past years, we will be holding our annual "Souper Hero" campaign in the lead up to our next pack day, with the goal of including two cans of soup in each care package to keep our Marines warm this winter! We'll have more information on this fundraising campaign and how to register for our January pack day as the day gets closer. Click here to learn more about The Care Package Project... |
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| Request a Care Package Show Your Support, All Branches Welcome
If you have a loved one deployed overseas, then this is for you. If you are the family member or friend of a combat deployed serviceman/woman, you can
request a package to be sent to your loved one. There is no charge; this is a FREE service for deployed service members and their families.
To request a care package for your service member, click here and complete the form. Your service member's overseas mailing address will never be given to a third party. Your name and contact information will never be given to a third party. If we have questions about the address you have provided that we are not able to resolve, a representative will contact you. The process is fast, simple, and best of all, there's no charge; this is a FREE service for deployed service members and their families. So go ahead, send your loved one a little piece of home, your support will be greatly appreciated. |
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| | Sponsoring Care Packages $22 Sends a Personalized Care Package Overseas 
When you sponsor a Care Package, you've made the decision to fund the sending of various comfort items to an American serving in the military in a combat zone far from home. These packages include such items as handwritten cards, hard candies, clothing, easily prepared meals, books, and personal care items. The packages send a personal message to troops overseas: that their efforts are appreciated, that they are not forgotten. Sponsor a Care Package today, and we will include your name inside a package to be mailed out on our next pack day. Click here to learn more... |
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| | Donate Shipping Funds
Your Generosity Directly Benefits Marines
 Combat-deployed Marines love receiving our Care Package Project packages almost as much as we love sending them, but the cost of shipping them overseas adds up quickly as each package costs approximately $12 to ship and we ship more than 1,000 packages each year! This is where you can help. With your generous donation, you can help us ensure that as many Marines receive care packages as possible. Remember, a care package is more than just items in a box--it's a reminder of home, a little piece of America, and a tangible reminder of the love and support people across the country have for our troops. Click here to learn how you can donate shipping funds today! |
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| | | Total Packages Sent Since 2005:
39,164
 Care Package Project drive poster for use if you're holding a drive: click here |
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Want to Contribute to the Care Package Project?
There are endless ways to show your support: - Hand-writing "Thank You" cards and letters
- Donating needed care package items
- Holding an item drive
- Donating Shipping Funds
- Volunteering to help prepare for pack day
- Volunteering on pack day
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| Additional Information
If you have questions or need additional information, call our Outreach Programs Coordinator, Candice Fields.
Phone: (573) 449-2003 ext. 309
E-mail: CPP@MarineParents.com |
| | | | | MarineParents.com, Inc. is an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) public charity. MarineParents.com, Inc. was founded in January 2003 in response to parents' needs to find information and to have a Place to Connect and Share® with one another during deployments. Our free online services and connections have expanded to support and educate Marine moms and dads, spouses, families and friends. We've helped more than 100,000 Marine and recruit families during boot camp, training, active-duty and deployments. We've shipped more than 39,000 care packages overseas to our Marines in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa, sent thousands of prayers and letters to injured Marines and served thousands of meals to wounded heroes and their families on the East and West coasts. You've found a Place to Connect and Share.® |
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