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What to Send & Where to Get It:
Read the posts of the Soldiers
on the "Where To Send" page. Jot down a few names and what they want. Also try clicking on the highlighted words in their 'updates'. Return here and find the items from our sponsors. All the sponsors on this page offer discounts or some other benefit to AnySoldier.com
supporters.
This is about SUPPORT, not just STUFF!
A LETTER, from you, your children, the kids at church or school, is THE BEST THING to send.
A show of personal support is far better than spending a bunch of money that you don't have.
The letter in the box IS more important than the box itself.
But, if you want to help by sending something, we suggest using these folks:
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The board of JDS Computer Donations is pleased to be part of the AnySoldier® support team. JDS computers is a 501(C)(3) organization located in southeastern Michigan. We are a group of volunteers that takes donations of used corporate computer equipment and repairs/rebuilds/refurbishes and provides the equipment to schools and other organizations. In Jan of 2005 we started rebuilding laptops and providing them to deployed American troops. We have been able to deploy hundreds laptops in internet cafes for thousands American troops.
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Beanie Babies!
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No kidding! A really good excuse to get rid of those things (don't buy new ones, collect them from your house and ask your friends)!! Send some in every package to ALL units as they are really easy for the Soldiers
to carry with them and give to the local kids who love them. These are better then small plastic toys which will break easily and are not as easy to carry in a pack. There is NO more effective ambassador for our country than a Soldier
helping the local folks. This is done far more often then the press shows, and quite probably the most important thing a Soldier
will ever do. This picture is from CWO3 Edward Jimenez's unit in Afghanistan (2004). You folks sent the toys this Marine is handing to the child. |
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Info on the Peanut Butter situation HERE.
If you sent anything with peanut butter to the troops, CHECK THE LIST and if you sent something bad
TELL THEM ASAP!
Illegal copies of anything. Period.
Home-cooked anything.
Note: Due to concerns for the health and safety of the Soldiers,
and as much as we don't want to say this, please do not send home-cooked anything to Soldiers
other then to your relatives or people who know you. Factory packaged only. Sorry. The Soldiers
are told to throw away anything that is not in a factory package.
LARGE SHIPMENTS
Especially during the holidays. Send SMALL boxes (say under 10 pounds) and no more than 3 to any single address in the same day. Don't be part of the log jam, be part of the solution. PLEASE read this.
WARNING!!
If you use this site and send anything prohibited or illegal to any of our Soldiers, you will be hunted down, caught and prosecuted! I can tell you for a fact that the F.B.I. is and will continue to investigate any and all violations. The Soldiers and Any Soldier Inc. are fully cooperating in this effort.
For the 99.999% of the folks using this site, sorry you had to read this. -Marty
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There is NO guarantee you will get a reply from the Soldier that got your package. However, if you want to increase your chances of getting a reply, pre-address an envelope to yourself, a few pieces of paper, a pen and put them in your package. No need for a stamp on the envelope. In your letter to the Soldier which you also put in the box, ask him/her to drop you a quick note or more and ask if there is anything in particular you can send. Better chance you get a reply with that...
Each Soldier's page has "Restrictions to this address: Here (4)". Click on the "Here" and it tells you what you can't send. If you aren't sure about something, DON'T SEND IT! Please, do NOT be afraid to send stuff. Easy test: Would you send (whatever) to your mother?
"As you might know, on occasion the Iraqi's have no problem supplying movie DVD's at a fraction of the cost back home. What you are not aware of is the fact that those movies are stolen off the bases and sold back to the soldiers. I recommend that when you supply that information to those who send packages and to the soldiers/Marines whom apply for items to be sent in, that they mark the movies to prevent unscrupulous individuals from benefiting from the unwary." Colonel, USMC.
We strongly suggest that if you send any CDs or DVDs, use a permanent magic marker and simply put "AnySoldier.com"
on both the cover and CD/DVD. It won't take long before these won't be a target anymore... -Marty
Remember the many women Soldiers
there! If your package is intended for a woman, be sure to address the package, "Attn: Any Female Soldier".
T-Shirts: Don't send the wrong type! Contact Extreme Outfitters (888) 972-7040 to help with these. They are the experts and ship FREE!!!
Boot socks, Beanie caps, etc: Stuff from the Dollar Store, Walmart, etc are cheap but won't last. Contact Extreme Outfitters (888) 972-7040 to help with these. They are the experts and ship FREE!!!
The Air Force in deployed locations no longer wears BDUs.
It is now the ABUs with Sand color T-shirts (Much like the Army)
And the socks are the dark green socks the Army uses.
We still use the DCUs also for a few more months/years from now.
We are still authorized BDUs out of the AOR tho. (Info from SrA Sterne, thanks!!)
ALL items which contain liquids and pastes (even in cans), put in a zip-lock bag, and a second one up-side-down from the first one. If an item can leak, it will.
All of our sponsors are well respected, offer great deals, work with you to help get the best to the troops and will do all the shipping work for you. If you would like to be a sponsor with Any Soldier Inc., please email us at Sponsorships@AnySoldier.com
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