We continue to send care packages to our 60,000+ U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines in Afghanistan. As we approach the halfway point of the year, we are grateful to have received about $13,000 of our 2013 fundraising goal of $100,000. At our last May packing party, we shipped about 300 cartons at a shipping cost of about $5,000. Our June packing party will ship a similar amount of care packages to troops overseas.
We are based in the Dallas, Texas area, but welcome product or financial donations from companies or organizations across the USA. We support troops from all 50 States.
Some of the types or product donations that the troops like include razors, shave cream, energy - protein bars, coffee, nuts, seeds, drink mixes, shelf-stable microwavable meals, deodorant, foiled tuna, lip balm, foot powder, toiletries, canned meats, beef jerky. As troops are having to rely more on MREs, foods that can replace MREs are some of the most requested items.
