I am a store manager for Starbucks. We collect donations in the form of bags of coffee to send to soldiers in Iraq. I'm told that in order for us to send these donations, we must ship the coffee directly to a specific soldier, rather than some sort of general address. Can anyone hook me up with a U.S. soldier in Iraq who would be willing to distribute coffee to other members of our armed forces in the areas where good coffee is a luxury? (By the way, I'm told that in areas where brewing the coffee is not an option, our soldiers often chew the beans for that "coffee buzz." We would be sending whole beans to insure freshness.) Most of the coffee we send is purchased and donated by our customers who attach short notes of encouragement to our armed forces members. The person at our store who used to head up this operation recently transferred to another store, and the soldier to whom we used to send the beans has since returned to the States. Please help us help them.
2007-06-23 13:16:34 · 7 answers · asked by the_real_madcap 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Easiest way may be to just contact deployed unit's rear d's, they can ship things to their battalions. I know our battalion, and especially my hubby would really appreciate it. You can email me and for more info. Thanks for supporting our troops!!!
2007-06-25 19:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by cynthia2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, that is absolutely awesome. Secondly, if you have a base near you (or even a national guard armoury), call them. Chances are that members of the unit are over there or they will know somebody who is. Or talk to a returned soldier, they probably still know people over there who would love decent coffee.
2007-06-23 13:32:14 · answer #2 · answered by an_immortal_angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can contact any base that has deployed personnel and the should be able to send it out for you. We just send out a bunch of care packages on monday to our sailors out Iraq, and something like that can be added.
2007-06-23 13:45:30 · answer #3 · answered by 37 Weeks prego! Due Jan 5th. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My club has been sending care pkgs for a pair of years, and the main asked products are examining components like paperbacks or magazines, drink mixes alongside with cocoa or koolaid, and something which will help with convenience: moisturizing cleansing soap, lip balm, lotion. additionally they like each nonmelting candy or snacks and table sure or enjoying cards they might use to deliver notes abode. attempt to get people, distinctly little ones, to write supportive notes which you would be able to comprise in the equipment.
2016-11-07 07:42:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to consider sending the coffee to units stationed in Iraq. I would recommend you contact CENTCOM for advice and instructions.
2007-06-23 13:30:38 · answer #5 · answered by James S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to this web page
USO.org that is the non profit for the service people. I am sure they will have a method on sending gifts and packages to service personnel.
2007-06-23 13:24:46 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.anysoldier.com
there you can packages to military overseas.
2007-06-23 13:20:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋