I don't know anyone who is currently deployed, so my plan was to bake up a bunch of homemade goodies and ship them out to some random soldier. Fortunately before I did all that I did a quick web search to find a place that would help me send my package to a particular soldier. That's when I found out that, unless you know the soldier, they throw away all homemade foods. After a little bit more web searching I happened upon this website called www.operationgratitude.com which sends packages to soldiers.
It costs them $15 to send a care package. Since they are a non-profit company, donations are tax deductible!
This is what their website says "About Operation Gratitude"
Operation Gratitude annually sends 150,000+ care packages filled with snacks, entertainment, hygiene and hand-made items, plus personal letters of appreciation, to New Recruits, Veterans, First Responders, Wounded Warriors, Care Givers and to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed overseas. Our mission is to lift the spirits and meet the evolving needs of our Active Duty and Veteran communities, and provide volunteer opportunities for all Americans to express their appreciation to members of our Military. Each package contains donated product valued at $75-100 and costs the organization $15 to assemble and ship. Since its inception in 2003, Operation Gratitude volunteers have shipped more than One Million Care Packages.
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