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Many military children wake up with little to no gifts on Christmas morning because their families are struggling to make ends meet.  For so many of these heroic families the holidays can be a stressful, disappointing time...especially for families of troops deployed over Christmas.

So, in addition to the care packages we send to the troops, we launched a special project to say thank you to the families of deployed service men and women for their sacrifice by helping provide Christmas gifts for their children.

“My husband is on his second Iraq tour and we couldn’t be more honored.  Still, money is very tight and it is a tough burden to have to tell your loved one, who is fighting a war, that he can either call home every other day or pay for Christmas gifts for our kids.  But Thank Military Families provided gifts and stockings for each of our kids as well as many other military families in need.”

 

-Brandee, Army Wife & Mom

NEW!  Thank Military Families Christmas project featured on KSDK News!

Ways To Get Involved...

 

 

To get involved in a very personalized way, consider adopting a military family in need.  Now individuals, businesses or groups can adopt a family, shop specifically for them and then send the gifts directly to the family. 

 

 

 

Gift cards are the easiest way to donate and the most inexpensive to mail.  Gift cards are also great for the older teenage children.  Some examples of good places to get gift cards for our military families:

 

Wal-Mart;  Target;  K-Mart

 

McDonald's;  Burger King;  KFC;  Sonic

 

Pizza Hut;  Denny's;  Ihop;  Subway;  Bob Evans

 

Bed, Bath & Beyond;  Linens & Things;  TJ Max

 

Best Buy, Circuit City

 

Blockbuster;  iTunes;  Borders;  Barnes & Noble

 

 

 

Words of gratitude and support are some of the most important, valuable things troops and their families can receive.  It helps them keep going and energizes them through the difficulties they are facing.

 

• You can e-mail a message of thanks to amandaldrake@gmail.com and we will print that message and send it to our military families in need this Christmas.  You can also e-mail a message of thanks for the troops and we will include it in the holiday care packages to deployed service men and women.

• Letters and cards can be mailed to us to be included in the gifts.  Children can also write notes, draw pictures, etc.

    

 

General gift card donations and cards or letters to the troops and their families can be sent to:

 

                       Military Christmas Project

                       PO Box 309

                       Florissant, MO. 63032

 

 

 

Contact Amanda at amandaldrake@gmail.com for more information or to set up a local gift drop off in St. Louis.