Gratitude and Gifts for Our

Heroes

U. S. Air Force

U. S. Marines

U. S. Navy

U.S. Army

Every Year at Christmas time thousands of U. S. Citizens send packages to the Heroes serving in the U. S. Air Force, the U. S. Marines, the U. S. Navy and the U. S. Army. Only recently I have learned that the United States Postal Service provides boxes and the appropriate custom forms for shipping to these heroes. The supplies are free. You must pay the postage. Now I know that the shipping dates for Christmas Delivery have passed; but may I encourage you to continue to send packages to these heroes. I am also confident that everyone knows of someone who is in the U. S. Military. If not, ask among your circle of friends, your work associates or your Church/Temple Members. Now to make the procurement of the free postal supplies much easier, I have included the following from the U. S. Postal Service Web Site:





Military Care Package Kit


Since Priority Mail® supplies are the packaging of choice for families preparing care packages for service members overseas, the USPS® has created a "Mili-kit" based on the items most frequently requested by the military.

The kit contains:
Three (3) each of flat rate boxes O-FRB1 and O-FRB2
Two (2) each of Cube boxes OBOX7
Address labels - Label # 228 8 each
Address labels - Label # 106-A 1 each
Customs FORM 2976-A 8 EA.
Customs FORM 2976-E 8 EA.
The kit may be requested by calling 1-800-610-8734 (Packing Supply) and:
Choose your language (1 is English, 2 is Spanish).
Choose option 1 (it states it is for Express Mail®, Priority Mail® or Global Express Guaranteed® products).
When you reach a live agent, request CAREKIT04.
Please allow 7-10 days for delivery.
Note: These are free supplies, postage must be affixed.

Again, I, Flower Child, encourage you to continue to send packages to these dedicated volunteers who are indeed Heroes.