US Postal Service Partnership with Move America Forward

From: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/local-releases/ca/2021/1104ma-usps-partners-with-move-america-forward-to-honor-military-members.htm

Local Volunteers Packing & Shipping over 2,000 Priority Mail Care Packages to Deployed Troops in Honor of Veterans Day

SACRAMENTO, CA – Thousands of men and women in our nation’s military are serving abroad during the holidays. The mail is an incredibly important way to stay connected with them. USPS invites you to a packing party at Move America Forward Operations Center. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how care packages are assembled. Watch as Priority Mail Boxes are loaded onto the truck destined for the Sacramento Processing Center.

What:

Military Care Package Packing & Shipping Party

Who:

United States Postal Service
Move America Forward

When:

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.
Please RSVP to this email for entry.

Where:

Move America Forward Operations Center
3105 Fite Circle, Suite 108
Sacramento, CA 95827

Background:

Move America Forward (MAF) is a nonprofit military charity based in Sacramento, California and the nation’s largest grassroots pro-troop organization dedicated to supporting the brave men and women of our Armed Forces. Our principal mission is to provide care packages and letters from grateful Americans to the troops deployed in combat areas around the world.

Move America Forward has sent over 696 tons of care packages to deployed troops.

MAF is supported by tens of thousands of pro-troop activists, veterans, and military families all across the nation who share in our unwavering support of the military men and women who are on the front lines of protecting our country. We work with other non-profits, military service organizations, corporate sponsors, community networks and private citizens to support our military.

USPS Shipping Deadlines:

To help with the timely delivery of holiday wishes by December 25, cards and packages to military addresses overseas should be sent no later than Dec. 9.

December 9 – Priority Mail Destined for Overseas Military
December 17 – First-Class Cards and Letters
December 18 – Priority Mail
December 23 – Priority Express Mail

FREE MILITARY PRIORITY BOXES

The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to fund its operations.

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