Chaplain's Online Program Gets Your Packages to Troops Most in Need
by Staff
November 19, 2008
DENVER, (christiansunite.com) -- Online care package provider Treats for Troops has teamed up with chaplains and officers from deployed units serving our country to get packages and messages of support into the hands of soldiers who seldom receive mail from home.Chaplain Michael Tomlinson, who serves with the 1st Battalion, Second Marines Regiment in Iraq, says, "Nothing lifts the spirits like receiving something from the home front. The people who send packages through Treats for Troops help me see that no one is forgotten. Words cannot express how much this means."
With over a thousand Marines on the front lines under his care, Chaplain Tomlinson is responsible for one of the largest groups Treats for Troops represents. "We have groups and units of all sizes registered for support," says Unit Support program head Lisa Baron. "The chaplains and officers registered with us make sure the packages people send go to the soldiers most in need."
The company's Denver warehouse is filled with holiday packages designed to be shared, including six-packs of phone cards and filled Christmas stockings, holiday feasts for four, eight or more, collections of electronic games and much more. There's even a Christmas tree that arrives ready to decorate with ornaments, battery powered lights and instant "snow."
The slumping economy has taken its toll on troop support programs. According to Treats for Troops founder Deborah Crane, the number of packages being sent to the troops has fallen to an all-time low, while the number of homesick soldiers hoping to receive a package is at an all-time high.
A quick link on Treats for Troops' Web site lets you have a package sent to one of several different unit representatives.
You can also choose to sponsor an individual soldier through Treats for Troops. You can select your soldier by home state, branch of service, gender or area of deployment. Many soldiers have created online profiles to help make shopping for them easier.
Whether you choose group support or prefer to sponsor an individual solider, you have the opportunity to create a personal message to go with your package, and get a personal thank you back from your soldier.
For more information on how to send a holiday support package to our troops, visit www.treatsfortroops.com.
