How You Can Help: Marine Care Package Project from Marine Parents .com, Inc.

We have several ways you can help with the care package project. Some require a donation, others require only your time. Review the choices below, then click a link to learn more and make your contribution!

All monetary donations receive a written acknowledgement/receipt. Receipt for donations of care package items will be sent on request.

Become a Care Package Sponsor
When you sponsor a Care Package, we'll put your name inside the care package(s) received by the Marine(s). You can select a one-time donation for 1-100 Marines, or a 6-month commitment for 1-100 Marines.
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Donate Shipping Funds
The cost of shipping care packages to combat deployed Marines is $8.95 per package. We ship over 1100 care packages each 10-11 weeks totalling more than $10,000. Your help is needed to fund the shipping costs to get the care packages to the Marines.
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Donate Needed Items
If you, your church, club, business, office, or organization held a care package drive or have items you feel the Marines need and would like to donate them for the care packages, let us know!
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Sending Cards and Letters
Each care package includes a card or letter addressed to "Dear Marine". We need cards and letters from you, the American people that support our troops. Learn how you can help!
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Hold a Care Package Drive
Would you like to hold a care package drive in your community to collect items for the Marines? This is a great hands-on experience to encourage folks to be active in supporting our troops overseas.
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Donate Gatorade Powder Drink Mix
Gatorade is one of the most frequently-asked-for items by our Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. If you would like purchase powdered Gatorade in 1-Quart packages, we are working with a supplier to buy at discount prices. For about $100, you can purchase 144 packages to be sent to our packing facility where we sort and assemble individual care packages to be shipped to each Marine.
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Buy Care Package Items from Amazon.com
If you would like to shop for items to send in the packages, we offer a wish list from Amazon.com that gives you the opportunity to shop online, then choose free shipping to get the items to our primary packing facility. Convenience and savings on shipping rolled into one!
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Requesting Donations
If you would like to ask friends and neighbors to sponsor a care package, we have a single-page printable form that you can print and copy to distribute in your neighborhood, office, church, club or other oranization to encourage your friends to support our troops through the Care Package Project. All donations should be in the form of check or money order and mailed directly to MarineParents.com, Inc. using the address on the form.
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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
We're compiling a list of the most frequently asked questions along with the answers. We add to this section almost daily. Be sure to check this section if you have questions about the Care Package Project.

INCLUDED IN EACH CARE PACKAGE WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION:

Chef Boyardee® Beef Ravioli
Campbells Chunky Soup®
Can of Starkist® Tuna
Starkist® Tuna Lunch Kit
Maruchen® Ramen Noodles
Detour® Whey Protein Bar
Nature Valley® Granola Bar, crunchy
Chewy granola bar or cereal bar
Kellogg's Pop Tarts®
Nabisco® Fruit snacks (100% Vitamin C)
Del Monte® canned fruit
Hunts Pudding Snack Pack®
Ritz® or Austin's® cheese or peanut butter crackers
Sleeve of Toasteds® crackers
Chewing gum, blister pack
Crystal Light® or Gatorade® drink mix
Baby wipes (large 80 count package)
Chapstick® brand lip balm

Please note: Brand names are subject to change based on availability and pricing.

DONATED ITEMS ADDED TO YOUR CARE PACKAGE:
(Based on availability of donated items)

Pepperoni or sausage stick
Beef jerky strips
Peanuts
Sunflower Seeds
Grandma's Cookies
Assorted hard candies
Plastic utensils
Paperback novel (titles and author vary)
Pad of paper and/or envelopes
Ink pen
Boot Insoles
Socks, black or white
Toothbrush
Small size shampoo
Small size toothpaste
Toiletry: either deoderant, lotion, or body wash
3 ShaveMate® razors w/ shaving cream in the handle
5 Single-dose Bayer® aspirin packages
Cigar
Chewing tobacco or package of cigarettes
Playing cards, single-use camera, DVD, or other entertainment item

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