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We are actively collecting and shipping goods to the troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. With your donations of goods and money, we can get items for the troops to assist them in daily living as well as boost their morale. These items include: Food
The troops also greatly appreciate letters of support from back home, and we are proud to include them in our care packages. Enough for everyone Every shipment includes enough of each item for each person in the unit - more than 40 troops - so no one is left empty-handed. We hear again and again how much these packages mean to them, and how so many have no one to send them anything. Monetary donations are put toward purchasing these items for the troops. Every penny donated to Hugs for Heroes goes directly to the troops. We are a 100% volunteer-run program. Popular with troops We currently have 6 units, and at least 3 more waiting to be deployed, to whom we supply care packages. This totals close to 450 men and women awaiting shipments from Hugs for Heroes. We recently received an email from a morale officer in Iraq, in charge of another 300 troops, who is asking for help. We also receive on a regular basis the names of people and units to add to the program. With your help, we can support all of these troops with care packages that show we appreciate the job they are doing and the sacrifices they are making. One service member wrote the following to us after receiving a Hugs for Heroes delivery: "Words cannot explain how I felt inside when I came in from a patrol and saw a pile of boxes on my bed. My men dove right in and, trust me, they were very appreciative. We spend some very cold, lonely nights over here sitting in 20 degrees on rooftops ... and all you have with you is your men and your thoughts. It is people like you who make our efforts worth a damn. People like you keep us going ..." |
