{"id":272,"date":"2011-04-14T00:02:49","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T06:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desertwind.us\/blog\/2011\/04\/care-packages-and-reverse-care-packages\/"},"modified":"2011-04-25T06:40:03","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T12:40:03","slug":"care-packages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desertwind.us\/blog\/2011\/04\/care-packages\/","title":{"rendered":"Care Packages and Reverse Care Packages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deployed service members have limited access to a lot of the little things we take for granted, and care packages from friends and loved ones back home really mean a lot.<\/p>\n

How to ship?<\/strong> The US Postal Service offers a reduced FPO\/AE rate on their large flat rate box<\/a>. For $12.95 you can mail up to 70 lbs.<\/li>\n
What to ship?<\/strong> Well, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t send chocolate (it melts). If you make cookies, make sure they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re the sort that can last a week or four in processing and that they are very well packaged. For more suggestions, check out this list<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Who to ship? <\/strong> Haha, just seeing if you were paying attention. You can’t mail yourself – 70 lb weight limit, remember?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
With social media becoming so popular, we are much more likely to know when our cousin, old high school buddy, or friend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s husband, ships out, than we were even 5 years ago. Get an address before they ship out, and make a note on your calendar to send something out at the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153halfway point\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or a major holiday.<\/p>\n
More ideas:<\/p>\n
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For fun, try sticking to a theme.<\/li>\n
Unofficially, you (or the kids) can decorate the flat rate boxes as long as you leave the shipping information area clear.<\/li>\n
Sending off a\u00c2\u00a0 Reverse Care Package<\/a> for the spouse and\/or children of a deployed service member is a very special sort of kindness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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