Young Americans for Freedom start collection for 3rd annual military care package drive

A campaign to send care packages to military members has started. The 3rd annual Military Care Package Drive with the Michigan Tech Young Americans for Freedom chapter, in partnership with the Hubbell VFW Post 4624 opened on Monday.

For the next three weeks, the student group will collect donations and handwritten letters to send to deployed service members. Throughout the area of items, residents can drop off donated items of letters or artwork to four locations or email the student group for larger donations. The YAF chapter has also organized an amazon prime wish list that includes various snacks and drink mixes.

Monetary donations during donation campaigns such as the Military Care Pack Drive go a long way. Volunteer organizers can use donations to purchase specific items the drive is low on inventory for, and purchase items others may not have thought to purchase this year. The 3rd annual military care pack drive will accept donations online through a go fund me campaign, or you can mail donations to the Hubbell VFW post, marked for the military care package drive.

The students will collect donations until November 14th. Students will then begin working on packaging boxes and mailing items across the globe to active service members.

Find more details below:

1. Donate items from our list and hand write letters or make artwork. Drop off at:

   1. Matt’s Auto Body and Glass –  47170 Hwy M-26, Atlantic Mine, MI 49905

   2. Superior Family Chiropractic – 41950 Wilson Memorial Dr, Chassell, MI 49916

   3. Keweenaw Coffee Works – 113 5th Street, Calumet, MI 49913

   4. Van Pelt and Opie Library – Michigan Tech, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931

   5. Email amleagje@mtu.edu for a large pick-up

2. Purchase items from our Amazon Wish List.

3. Monetary donation can be made at our GoFundMe site. Checks can be made to VFW Post 4624 and mailed to PO Box 51, Hubbell MI, 49934. Money raised will support shipping costs and purchasing additional goods.

4. Share the address of your deployed family member or friend to our ShipThrifty account so we can send them a package.

5. Follow our Instagram and Facebook for updates.

6. Get your business involved by donating money, a product you sell, or letters from your employees. Donors will be recognized in a recap email to the community and on our social media.

If you are interested in working with us to help support our troops, please contact us at amleagje@mtu.edu for additional information or with questions. We would love to share more information with you, and meet either virtually or in-person.