Our next scheduled packing date for The Care Package Project™ is October 31, 2009.

We've got a great lineup planned with the Marine Corps Birthday boxes to ship to our Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan this year, and we need your help with two things.

First of all, we need a "Happy Birthday" card for every box that we ship. That's 1,000 cards we need from YOU, our Marine Corps families. We must receive them in our office by October 23rd to be included in the care packages we'll ship on October 31st. Please allow plenty of time for the cards to arrive to us at the following address:

MarineParents.com, Inc.
Attn: Happy Birthday Marine
PO Box 1115
Columbia, MO 65205-1115

The cards should be addressed to "Dear Marine" and include a personal, handwritten sentiment. If you will be sending several cards, you may put them in one large envelope to mail to us. Please do not seal the individual envelopes.

We have brand new Marine Corps birthday cards this year! They say, "Happy Birthday Marine, Celebrating 234 years of ESPRIT DE CORPS" on the front and the inside is blank so you can write your personal message there!

Click here to order unique Marine Corps birthday cards from our Cafe Press online store!

All proceeds go back to MarineParents.com, Inc.

Secondly, we need ideas for items to include in the birthday boxes! Maybe a Hormel Turkey Dinner for Thanksgiving, a package of twinkies with candles, and a Green T-shirt. We need 1,000 of each of these items to include in the birthday boxes. Let us know if you would like to hold a collection drive to collect these items for us. You can register to hold a drive here, www.thecarepackageproject.com/donate-items. Please help us meet our goal by October 31st for the Marine Corps Birthday Boxes!

November 12, 2008:
Several weeks ago, I registered our marine to receive a Care Package. He received it this week and was thrilled-especially the twinkie with a candle-Marine Birthday.
Nelson Crook, Proud Marine Dad