Adopt-A-Soldier: Contribute to a Care Package!

Our ongoing Adopt-A-Soldier project collects donations and sends care packages, letters, and love to our men and women deployed overseas. Our goal is to communicate encouragement and express gratitude to the brave men and women serving our nation.

Our soldiers truly appreciate hearing from supportive Americans like you! Whether it’s a letter of encouragement or a few goodies, it really makes a difference in their lives.

Details: http://www.spreadkindness.org/adopt-a-soldier

Our Current Adopted Sailor:

Andrea Boyse is an Independent Duty Corpsman with Coastal Riverine Squadron 4. Her squadron is deployed to the United Arab Emirates, and they patrol the waters in the area to provide security for American ships traveling through the Straits of Hormuz. Andrea has been active duty for 14 years, and hails originally from New Hampshire.

Now through October 31, we will be collecting donations to include in a care package for Andrea and her fellow sailors.

Andrea is requesting these items for her squadron:

• Beef jerky
• Gatorade packets or Hi-C packets
• Nuts
• American chip brands

(She says “these guys aren’t very picky, they just like to eat!!”)

How You Can Help:

If you'd like to support them, please send us any of these items, or anything else you’d like to include - more ideas are listed below. Handwritten letters of support and encouragement, or even a drawing from your child, are a great idea too.

Monetary donations are also very much appreciated. This will help us pay for shipping, and additional items to include in the package.

You can mail a check to the address below, or donate via PayPal on our Donate page at http://www.spreadkindness.org/donate.

If you're in our area (Danville, CA) please email us first if you’d like to drop things off, so we can arrange a time.

Please mail your donation to:
SpreadKindness.org
125A Town and Country Drive
Danville, CA 94526

SpreadKindness.org is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so your contributions are tax-deductible.

Here are more suggested items:

Just Add Water - Individually Wrapped Items:

• Hot drinks -- hot chocolate, spiced cider, tea bags
• Powdered drink mixes -- Propel, Crystal Light, Kool-Aid
• Protein powdered drinks -- Muscle Milk
• Hot Cereals -- oatmeal, Cream of Wheat
• Soup mixes -- Cup of Noodles, Cup of Soup

Snacks - Individually Wrapped Packages:

• Crackers -- peanut butter, cheese, Ritz Bits, Goldfish
• Trail mix, sunflower seeds
• Cookies, breakfast bars, granola bars
• Fruit snacks -- fruit rollups, Gushers, dried fruit

Proteins -- Individual Serving Sizes:

• Tuna or chicken -- lunch kits or foil pouches
• Beef jerky or Slim Jims
• Nuts -- all kinds including flavored Corn Nuts
• Protein bars -- Power bars

Note: Please, no perishables, oversized items, things that can melt (like chocolate), religious material, pork, aerosol cans, pornographic material, or glass containers!

Thank you for your support!