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Packing Tips |
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Remember- Think "small" and think
"portable" for the troops! Not only do the troops have limited
storage space, but it will save on your shipping costs.
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Be sure to pack food in a separate
box from personal items. We don't want food to arrive tasting
like soap.
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Send a powdered form of sports
drink or pre-sweetened Kool-Aid. The troops say it helps with
the taste of the water they have.
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You can use smaller boxes or dividers inside a bigger box to hold
smaller items such as bags of chips, or you can use plastic
“baggies” to hold things like gum, individually wrapped candy,
suckers, LifeSavers, etc.
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Some of these box supplies and items can be bought at places like
The Dollar Store,
Dollar General, etc.
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Use zip lock baggies (both large
and small) and disposable Gladware Containers as the troops reuse
both baggies and containers.
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Try to include plastic spoons or
forks if you send cereal, tuna, etc.
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Ask your merchants if they would
donate to your packages. Ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise from
a fast food shop would be easy to divide up among several packages.
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Include a personal note, but for
security reasons it would be best not to include your last name.
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Double tape all seams with strong
packing or shipping tape. Make sure you have a strip going around
all sides. |
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In the bottom left corner write a
RE-DIRECT address of another troop or write the following note:
If the person to whom this box is addressed has been redeployed,
please keep the box and share it with your unit.
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In the upper left corner write
"Operation Military Pride" with your complete return address so they
know it is safe to open and prevent it from being tossed.
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Send something just for fun....a
yoyo, balloons, Nerf ball or a Frisbee.
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Let your children participate- better yet, let
the whole class join in. They have limited knowledge of what
is going on with the troops, but this will make them feel a part of
the effort overseas.
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DO NOT SEND
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Please do not mail any of the
following to either APO or FPO addresses.
Chocolate
Aerosol containers
Pork
Glass jars
Magazines or photos with nudity
Homemade foods
Religious items
Flea collars
Tobacco
Perishable items |
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