| Greetings!
We're so glad you joined us for this issue of The Care Package Project News!
Only one more week until our second pack day of 2015! April is National Volunteer Month, and to thank our amazing group of volunteers across the country, we'll be holding our annual Volunteer Appreciation Lunch immediately following our April 18 pack day. 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. |
 | | Join Us In Columbia For Our Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
Here at the Care Package Project™, nothing we do would be possible without so many dedicated volunteers across the country working on our behalf. April 12-18, 2015 is National Volunteer Week, and to say thank to the amazing volunteers who are the background of our organization, we'll be hosting our annual Volunteer Appreciation Lunch immediately following our April 18 pack day. Pack day itself will run as usual, with volunteers arriving at our corporate office in Columbia, Missouri, around 8:00 am. The packing will finish around noon, and then it will be time for lunch. Additionally, we will be holding a raffle at pack day to raise money for the 2015 LCpl Leon Deraps Memorial Scholarship Walk/Run that will be taking place in Jamestown, Missouri, in early May. Even if you're unable to attend pack day itself, we still strongly encourage you to sign up to attend our Volunteer Appreciation Lunch. and awards ceremony Lunch will be catered by a local barbeque restaurant, Lutz's, and if this year's lunch is anything like it's been in years past, it's sure to be a great time! To learn more about pack day, or to sign up to join us on April 18, please click here... |
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| | Show Your Support Today
 On May 6, 2006, Lance Corporal Leon B. Deraps of Jamestown, Missouri made the ultimate sacrifice for his country while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
To honor Leon, his family (longtime Marine Parents pack day volunteers), along with the Moniteau County C-1, Jamestown-area high school FFA, set up a scholarship fund in his name in late 2006.
This year, four members of the Marine Parents staff will be participating in the event, and they've set a goal of raising $500 for the scholarship fund. Click here to learn more... |
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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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| Join Us on Facebook
We're extending our service and support to Facebook! If you're a Facebook user, we'd like you to have a Place to Connect & Share in a state-specific group for your family members. It's another way to bond with other Marine parents, family and friends. We encourage you to join your state group to meet up with other Marine families in your areas. Semper Family!
Click here to join your Official Marine Parents Marine Corps Family State Group today! |
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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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