The Holiday Care Package initiative provides handmade holiday stockings filled with goodies mailed to deployment sites overseas and delivered locally to veterans hospitalized or in nursing homes during the holidays.
You can participate by donating some of the following items:
- Lip balm
- Hot cocoa mix (individual packets)
- Gum, mints, hard candy (no chocolate)
- Power bars, granola bars, breakfast bars
- Flavored drink mix for water bottles (individual packets)
- Non-perishable meat (individual packets of tuna, chicken, salmon; not canned)
- Individually packaged/travel size snacks (nuts, trail mix, beef jerky, Slim Jim, cookies)
- Holiday cards and letters of appreciation (Please do not write your last name, address or personal contact information. Please use wording that will encompass the holiday spirit without reference to religion as these will go to a diverse group of service members.)
To support the Holiday for Heroes campaign, purchase some of the most needed items from your favorite online retailer and ship them directly to the Red Cross collection site at: 751 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204.
To drop off donations, please visit any of the following North Florida Red Cross chapters between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.:
- Jacksonville Office - 751 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204
- Capital Area Office (Tallahassee) - 1115 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32311
- Northwest Florida Office (Pensacola)- 9111 Sturdevant Street, Pensacola, FL 32514
DEADLINE TO PURCHASE ITEMS IS December 1, 2023.