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Packathon Packs Thousands of Care Boxes for Troops!

Sep 17, 2021 12:00AM ● By Move America Forward News Release

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These packages REALLY make a difference! 

SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - This past Saturday MAF held our 2021 annual Packathon event in observance of 9/11 where we set out with a goal to ship 2001 boxes for the troops as well as pack an additional 911. As 2021 is also the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this was an especially important task, and we made appeals to our supporters to watch our Troopathon on Newsmax TV and donate to send care packages so we could achieve this goal.

We began packing just before 10 am and didn’t wrap up until 3pm because we had an unprecedented group of enthusiastic and energetic volunteers who just wouldn’t quit! They really wanted to do something special for our troops.

At the conclusion of our Packathon drive, we had shipped 3,000 packages for the troops and packed an additional 1,500 more! 

There are thousands of troops who are still deployed in the Middle East, eagerly awaiting your words of support, and the many goodies and personal care items in these boxes. These are especially important during the brutally hot Summer months! 

If you donate today, our volunteers will quickly pack up a box of goodies for the troops and add it to the stack of boxes waiting to be shipped! These packages REALLY make a difference! We receive letters and notes back from the troops every day detailing just how important these care packages are to the troops who receive them. Many troops spend 6-12 months of deployment, away from their friends and family.

To donate visit carepackages.moveamericaforward.org/