One of my regular reads is the lovely Janna.(--->)
Her husband is currently serving overseas and she wrote this touching post about how much receiving mail helps boost morale for the soldiers.
I thought this was a great way to give back.
After I signed up with her to send a package, she helpfully posted this as a reminder of what type of items to send.
So, last weekend I headed to my local drug store and got my shop on. I basically just roamed the aisles tossing in anything that I thought deployed soldiers might want or need. (In particular the snack, toy, and travel size aisles.)
After bringing my bounty home I called USPS and requested Military Care Packages, and they FINALLY arrived earlier this week!
*Just a note to anyone ordering boxes, I asked for 2 "kits" and each kit came with 2 boxes, so I actually have 4 kits.
I am so excited to fill them up and ship them off!!
I decided to do two packages and while shopping I decided to gear one toward men and one toward women. Everything (besides possibly the Cosmo magazine) in the ladies package will work for men, too.
After separating and preparing everything I started putting it into the boxes. They are a good size and the magazines could lay flat in the bottom. After I put everything in the boxes they actually looked pretty empty!
So I ran out and grabbed a few more (larger) items.
I also got a thank you card for each box.
Much Better!! :-)
Now to tackle the shipping forms!
After bringing my bounty home I called USPS and requested Military Care Packages, and they FINALLY arrived earlier this week!
*Just a note to anyone ordering boxes, I asked for 2 "kits" and each kit came with 2 boxes, so I actually have 4 kits.
I am so excited to fill them up and ship them off!!
I decided to do two packages and while shopping I decided to gear one toward men and one toward women. Everything (besides possibly the Cosmo magazine) in the ladies package will work for men, too.
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Snacks, magazine, gum, candy, mini pool table, drink packs, tissue packs, wet wipes, sunscreen, chapstick, mini shampoo/conditioner, razors, mini deodorant, floss sticks |
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Magazine, trail mix, tea, candy, gum, mini deodorant, mini shampoo and conditioner, razors, small tissue packs, chapstick, mini sunscreen, Uno card game, small pink broom/dustpan |
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I put all the drink packets (Starbucks Via, lemonade, Hawaiian Punch) in a zip lock baggie |
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Same with the shampoo and conditioner. I didn't want them to leak and ruin everything else in the box. |
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Not the easiest thing to take a pic of but everything was kind of flat and small so the boxes were only about half way full. It looked sad. |
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Cup(s) of noodles, Yakisoba noodles, Pringles, cookies, (more) candy, hot sauce, magnetic chip clips, and "My First Garden" kits. |
Much Better!! :-)
Now to tackle the shipping forms!
I will be shipping these in a couple days.
I am just waiting for one last item, which just popped into my head today.
These yellow ribbon pops that my friend (http://www.facebook.com/RibbonsCupcakes) makes and sells are the perfect final addition.I already placed my order with her. :-)
I want to thank Janna, again, for this inspiration. It makes me feel good to do this and I really hope it brightens someones day on the other side of the world.
If you want to send a care package but don't personally know a soldier to send it to, leave a comment on either of Janna's posts or email her via her blog and she can hook you up!
I am pretty proud of this post so I am going to link up with a few lovely ladies... Maybe I will inspire others to do the same! :-) Happy Sunday
I am just waiting for one last item, which just popped into my head today.
These yellow ribbon pops that my friend (http://www.facebook.com/RibbonsCupcakes) makes and sells are the perfect final addition.I already placed my order with her. :-)
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She does every color ribbon pop for every cause and illness imaginable. AND she donates a percentage of every sale to the corresponding cause. (She also makes some amazing cakes, cupcakes and other treats. Some examples can be seen here.) |
If you want to send a care package but don't personally know a soldier to send it to, leave a comment on either of Janna's posts or email her via her blog and she can hook you up!
I am pretty proud of this post so I am going to link up with a few lovely ladies... Maybe I will inspire others to do the same! :-) Happy Sunday
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6 comments:
I absolutely ADORE this idea! It is now added to my bucket list :)
I am an army wife, & I cannot tell u how much they & I on behalf of my husband & other soldiers really do appreciate things like this from home! Thank you for doing this & supporting our troops! (: LOVE the suckers! Awesome idea! Feel free to swing by my blog & if you like whatcha see, follow me (: Thank you again for ur sweet contributions, theres going to be some very happy soldiers over there! (:
-Carrie Eve @
www.a-hooahs-housewife.blogspot.com
Thank you Carrie. :)
A wonderful way to love on our soldiers!
YOU DID AMAZING!!! No wonder my hubs spoke so highly of your packages ;) I'm going to see if he has pictures of yours arriving and then I will link back! xoxox
Getting my act together to mail some care packages, as soon as I get my info! Thanks for the opportunity to help<3 wvpamb (at) g(mail) dot com
sincerely,Pam
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