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Military Order of the Purple Heart Donation

May 14, 2013 By Karen Leave a Comment

We want to thank the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 2021 in Lexington, for bringing in a donation. Their Adjutant/Finance Officer, John Sallee II, presented a check to Larry Neuzel at our office last week. Thank you!! This money will be used for postage during our June care package mailing.

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Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser

May 3, 2013 By Karen Leave a Comment

If you are in the Lexington area on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, please stop by Texas Roadhouse in Beaumont and show some support for our troops.

Texas Roadhouse is having a fundraising day for Military Missions. We will receive 10% of food sales when you bring in our flyer and make a purchase. The money raised during this fundraiser will be used for postage on care packages to be shipped during our upcoming Operation S.E.N.D.

Our personalized flyer MUST be shown for us to receive 10%. It can be a paper copy or an image on your cell phone.

Texas Roadhouse is located at 3030 Lakecrest Circle, Lexington, KY. The fundraiser event is from 4:00 pm until 10:00 pm.

Please right-click on the flyer to print a copy or send to your cell phone.

Invite your friends and family! Thank you for your support!

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OPERATION S.E.N.D. Care Package Assembly

May 2, 2013 By Karen 1 Comment

Mark your calendars and join us as we assemble boxes for our upcoming care package mailing on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. We will be meeting from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at our office in Millpond Center, 3650 Boston Road, Suite 146, Lexington, KY 40514. If you plan to participate please send an email to Ginny at volunteer@military-missions.org or call Barbara at 859-221-9477.

We have had an incredible increase in the number of care package requests. Our list of soldiers is growing every day. With the sluggish economy and high gas prices, we are in great need of donations to meet the need. We hope you will download a copy of our care package suggestion list and plan to donate some items to be included in our packages. We are also in need of monetary donations to cover the costs of shipping. You can donate directly from our website.

Even if you can’t participate in this event you can still support our troops by spreading the word and reposting this event on your Facebook page.

CLICK TO REGISTER

DONATION SUGGESTION LIST

CLICK HERE TO MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION

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CBRE Bowling Tournament

April 15, 2013 By Karen Leave a Comment

CBRE of Lexington recently had a bowling tournament and Military Missions received the money that was raised! They had a morning and afternoon session in which the employees were teamed up and bowled against one another for the high score, low score, best move, most improved and over all high scoring team. They will also be coming to the office in a couple months to help assemble care packages for our June mailing. Thank you CBRE!!

View more CBRE photos on our facebook page.

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THANK YOU SETON HALL SCHOOL

March 21, 2013 By Karen Leave a Comment

We want to thank Seton Hall School for collecting items for care packages!

The top 10 collectors got to come to our office and help assemble items for care packages. What a great idea! Thanks to all who participated!

View more Seton Hall photos on our facebook page.

If your school or organization would like to help, please send an email to info@military-missions.org

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AACA VOLUNTEERS AT MILITARY MISSIONS

March 5, 2013 By Karen Leave a Comment

We want to thank a group from the Bluegrass Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America for volunteering recently!

They brought donated items as well as monetary donations and they helped pack unit bags for the upcoming Easter mailing.

Thank you AACA!!

View more photos of the AACA group on our Facebook page.

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OPSEND EASTER

February 26, 2013 By Karen Leave a Comment

OPERATION S.E.N.D. EASTER is here!

OPERATION S.E.N.D EASTER is one of the many projects that Military Missions, Inc undertakes each year in an effort to Send Encouragement to our Nation’s Deployed. Military Missions Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting our military, our veterans, and their families on a year round basis.

“If someone is serving in the military on our behalf, then we are going to be sure to offer support and encouragement to them no matter what time of the year it happens to be,” says Military Missions Inc founder, Beth Pennington. “As we celebrate Easter with our families, our troops will not have the opportunity to be with their loved ones. Instead they will be standing watch over each of us, protecting us from harm and defending our liberties. Each one is a parent, a sibling, a child, a spouse, a friend, and an American. Let’s join together and send our troops some encouragement as well as our thanks.”

There are a number of ways in which people can get involved in OPERATION S.E.N.D. EASTER. Military Missions, Inc. will be accepting donations in the form of care package items, personal cards and letters written to the troops, and monetary donations to cover the postage needed to mail packages overseas.

Schools, churches, organizations, businesses, and individuals from all over the USA participate in OPERATION S.E.N.D. EASTER. To find out how you can get involved in this endeavor, visit http://www.military-missions.org.

You may contact the organization via email at info@military-missions.org, or by calling 859-221-9477. Donations can be dropped off or mailed to the office located in the Millpond Shopping Center at 3650 Boston Road, Suite 146, Lexington, Kentucky 40514.

The care package assembly night will be on March 13, 2013, allowing time for the packages to reach the deployed troops for Easter. If you are interested in attending the care package assembly on Wednesday, March 13, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, please click here to register.

If you know of someone who will be deployed during the Easter holiday this year, they can be added to the care package mailing list at www.military-missions.org/add-a-hero/

You also have to chance to adopt a Hero for Easter. For more details please go to www.military-missions.org/adopt-a-hero/

CARE PACKAGE DONATION SUGGESTION LIST

CARE PACKAGE GUIDELINES

HELP US ENSURE THE PACKAGES REACH THE TROOPS! CLICK HERE TO MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION.

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February Operation Dispatch

February 19, 2013 By Karen Leave a Comment

Today is Operation Dispatch!

Military Missions sends care packages to our deployed troops year round. We just recently completed our largest mailing of the year (possibly largest ever) during Operation SEND Christmas. We were thrilled to be able to send a care package to every soldier on our list! However, it depleted much of our stock of necessary items such as baby wipes, eye drops, pocket tissues, etc.

Therefore, we are RE-introducing OPERATION DISPATCH, designated as the 3rd Tuesday of every month. It’s your chance to donate a suggested minimum of $10 each month to help support our troops. For the next couple months, we are going to add in some items that we need donated as well. We need to get items back on the shelves because OPERATION EASTER is just around the corner!

This month we encourage donations of “travel size” SHAMPOO, LOTION and FOOT POWDER. These are VERY important items that get sent in care packages. Can you imagine how beneficial foot powder would be after hiking for miles? Sometimes the troops have to wear the same socks for days because they don’t have the time or means to wash them.

It is very easy to donate items, even if you live out of state, with just a few clicks of your mouse. Items can be ordered online and shipped to our office. Another option is to order from a store that is near us such as Dollar Tree or Walmart. It is normally free to ship items to a store and one of our volunteers will gladly go to the store and pick up your donated items. You don’t even have to leave your comfy couch!

So PLEASE get involved in OPERATION DISPATCH and make a monetary donation today, February 19th or donate some travel size shampoo, lotion, or foot powder anytime.

Feel free to send an email to info@military-missions.org with any questions or if you need help locating a nearby store. Donate via credit card or PayPal by clicking the button below.

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VISIT OUR HERO PHOTO WALL

February 11, 2013 By Karen Leave a Comment

Have you nominated your Hero??

We receive many photos from friends and family who are nominating their loved one for Hero of the Day. Active duty military, wounded warriors, fallen heroes, and veterans are all eligible for this honor. We want to honor and thank these Heroes by sharing their photo with as many people as possible.

Over the past years, the photos have been displayed in our office for everyone to see. However, during certain periods, the office doesn’t have much traffic so we needed a way to share the Heroes with more people. Our facebook page has been a great way to share the photos. However, believe it or not, there are a few people that don’t have facebook. So, to share our Heroes with even more people, we now have our digital Hero Wall on our website!

Please take a few minutes to browse the photos at www.military-missions.org/hero-wall-photos. All of these Heroes have sacrificed so much to fight for and protect our freedoms. Military Missions is honored to be able to share them with you.

To keep up with our heroes, be sure to follow our blog and be sure to “LIKE”our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MilitaryMissionsInc

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Hero of the Day – Allan

February 7, 2013 By Karen Leave a Comment

Meet Allan, Military Missions Hero of the Day!!

Allan’s wife submitted him for Hero of the Day and I want to share her letter with you since she described him better than anyone else could.

“Stationed overseas, miles away from home Allan still is able to be a Daddy. Our 11th grader was having issues with her Math and is currently not making great grades. Allan, our hero, stayed up until 0430 his time helping her work on her Math. Two days later our daughter was having a minor surgery done. She had only had one surgery done without him there. She is 19 yrs old but wanted her Daddy. He stayed on Skype with her the whole time from walking into the office until she was safe in the truck with me. These are just two small reasons he is our Hero.

Allan has remained behind in Kuwait while his Company moved to their final location. His Company of soldiers are not soldiers to him, they are his kids. He helps them with marriage issues, money management and all aspects of life.

Allan tries his best to serve his country to his fullest while still being a father. This is just a few simple things that he does as an awesome Father, Soldier, Husband and Hero.”

Please take a minute to visit our facebook page and join us in saying “Thank you, Allan!! We appreciate everything you are doing and all the sacrifices you have made.”

Military Missions, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Public Charity