Great Christmas idea: send a care packages to our military

We have volunteer Soldier "contacts" on the "Where to Send" page. Click through the names and select the one(s) you wish to support. They list what the folks they represent want and need. We even have a search capability so you can easily identify what the troops need most.

All the Soldiers involved in this effort are military volunteers stationed in areas that are in harm's way. You send your support (letters and/or packages) addressed to them and when they see the "Attn: Any Soldier®" line in their address they put your letters and packages into the hands of Soldiers who don't get much or any mail first. Everything is shared.

This website has where/who to send, their needs/wants. I know there are many wonderful websites to guide you on where to sent "your not forgotten" packages of support to our military. Feel free to post them. Please remember our military men and women this Christmas and send them cards/gifts or what ever you hearts tells you to (read the guide lines as there are some things not allowed). Allow shipping time as it takes weeks to get to them.

This year we are not giving gifts to family and friend. All money to be spend will be in "Thank you and Merry Christmas" packages to them. I encourage you all to do the same. Merry Christmas and Happy Thanksgiving!

Awesome site!

Here they have a list of soldiers spelling out where they are and what they could really use. List is on the left. Example:

17 Nov 2009: I am speaking on behalf of my Fire Support cell and this is personally my fourth trip to Iraq. The living conditions here are better than before, we have 220 electricity but require inverters to downgrade that to 110. Laundry is great so no problems there. Having small refrigerators for the living areas would increase the morale of my Soldiers, as well as some type of game system to play. All of my Soldiers are young and experiencing their first time in a combat zone. During their off time, all they talk about is how they wish they could play their Playstation 3 or X-Box 360. That would be the most special request of them all, game systems for my guys to play in their CHU's.

We would also like to request toiletries like deoterant, toothpaste, tooth brushes, dental floss, soap, playing cards, dominoes, ipods, starlight mints, air freshener, gerbers, other personal hygiene items, colognes, brooms and dustpans, microwaveable foods (popcorn, ravioli, etc.), movies, books, magazines, and any other morale boosters anyone can think of.

Receiving mail is the biggest booster I have experienced in all of my past deployments, and I know it would mean a lot to these young Soldiers to receive mail from someone that they have never met. That really lets us all know that what we are doing is appreciated, which helps us cope with being away from our families a little better.

Thank you.
Very Respectfully,
Christopher E. Dickerson, Sr.
SFC, USA

I recommend putting Unit Chaplain in the redirect area on the customs form instead of having it sent back to you.

You never know when the soldier might be killed...or even when they have put in the wrong address. There was one soldier who was disappointed that he had only gotten one package....I am sure feeling like no one cared..then he recently posted that he had many packages waiting for him somewhere else and was jubliant. He had put down the wrong address.

here is an idea for those on a tight budget who can’t afford the 11.95 shipping.

You can put something in a christmas card. One idea is a package of powder thera flu. Right now you can get it super cheap at Walgreens.

The deal goes like this:

2 for 10 dollars.
Walgreens coupon in the Healthy savings book takes off 4.00. There are coupons for 1.50 off each in a lot of stores right now in the “blinkie” machine that hangs on a shelf. Or you can print out a 2.00 coupon from their website. It might let you print 2 per computer
http://www.theraflu.com/index.shtml

you get back 3.00 in register rewards to spend in the store.

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.