Care Packages and shipping time frames for the 2011 Holiday Season

Sending care packages to our troops is a great idea... but did you know that every package or letter must be addressed to a named individual? A package addressed to "Any Marine in Unit X" will end up being discarded or even destroyed.

Jack McHugh's website http://www.usmcewc.com is a helpful tool to get your care packages and letters distributed among deserving service men and women.

Jack takes the time to obtain names and mailing addresses of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan who can serve as points of contact to distribute packages among their units. He ensures that units  receive the packages before the Holiday Season and prevents shipping to the units that are going to deploy home, so the unclaimed packages don't jam up the pipelines.

If you would like to send a care package to a soldier serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, please email Jack at usmcewc@ec.rr.com for more information.
 
HOLIDAY MAILING AND SHIPPING DEADLINES FOR APO, FPO AND DPO ADDRESSES: Mail Addressed To:
APO/FPO AE ZIPs:   (EMMS) 1      First-Class       Priority      (PAL) 2       (SAM) 3       Parcel  Post
090-092                      Dec-17          Dec-10            Dec-10        Dec-3         Nov-26        Nov-12
093                              N/A               Dec-3              Dec-3           Dec-1         Nov-26       Nov-12
094-098                      Dec-17          Dec-10            Dec-10        Dec-3         Nov-26         Nov-12
340                             Dec-17           Dec-10           Dec-10        Dec-3         Nov-26         Nov-12
962-966                      Dec-17           Dec-10            Dec-10       Dec-3         Nov-26         Nov-12
(EMMS)1 = Express Mail Military Service
First-Class = First-Class Mail Letters and Cards
Priority = Priority Mail
(PAL) 2 = Parcel Airlift Mail
(SAM) 3 = Space Available Mail
Parcel Post


Order free boxes, calculate shipping rates, print postage, and schedule a pickup at the USPS website: https://www.usps.com/ship/ship-a-package.htm

See a list of items requested by the troops and authorized by the MEFs to be shipped to them:

http://www.usmcewc.com/index.php?p=1_15_Troops-Items-of-use-for-All

Visit http://www.usmcewc.com for even more information about how you can make a soldier's day.