Springtime and Easter are quickly approaching. Want to make a difference in a soldier or marine’s deployment? This year you can send an Easter Egg Hunt to someone deployed overseas. Simply donate $10.00 to Military Connections and an Easter Egg Hunt will be sent to a soldier or marine. An Easter Egg Hunt bag is filled with food, snacks, and Plastic Easter Eggs filled with candy and trinkets. Being away from home for the holidays is very difficult for a soldier or marine and we hope that the Easter Eggs will be a great morale booster.

If you would like to sponsor a soldier or marine please send $10.00 to Military Connections Corporation. Your ten dollars will cover the cost and contents of the Easter Egg Hunt. You can also include a note or picture and we will put it in the finished package. In order to make sure that the Easter Eggs reach the troops by Easter, we need to ship by April 1st.

Want to make your own Easter Eggs Hunt to donate? Simply take a gallon size Ziploc bag and line it with Easter Grass. Buy 12 plastic eggs (any size) fill them with candy and place them in the bag. All candy must be wrapped! Once you have your eggs together drop them off. We will add the other items to make your package complete. This is a great activity for the whole family. Eggs need to be dropped off to Military Connections no later than March 23rd.

All donations are tax-deductible. If you have any questions you can call or email us at the number below. Thank you for your support.

Donations Accepted At:

Military Connections
312 Auburn Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15235

Oakmont Chamber of Commerce Office
504 Allegheny River Blvd
Oakmont, PA 15139

Questions? Call or Email us:
Phone: 412-496-8941
Email: militaryconnections@hotmail.com

Adopt a Package

Adopt A Package for a Soldier or Marine

With the shift in the war we need to send more food and healthcare items to soldiers and marines in Afghanistan. You can adopt a care package for a donation of $10.35. Simply drop your donation in the mail and a note will be added to the care package letting the soldier or marine know who adopted their box.

Donations can be mailed to:
Military Connections
312 Auburn Street
PGH, PA 15235
USA

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USING VA LOANS Attention Military Personnel:

If you are having issues with your Veteran's Benefits this website is very useful

www.yourvabenefits.com

Make sure you are getting everything you earned!

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LEFT OVER HOLIDAY CARDS

DO YOU HAVE LEFT OVER HOLIDAY OR SEASONAL CARDS? DONATE THEM TO US AND WE WILL USE THEM THE NEXT UPCOMING HOLIDAY TO SEND TO THE TROOPS. WE COLLECT ALL TYPES OF SEASONAL CARDS AND FIND A USE FOR THEM.

DROP CARDS OFF AT ANY OF THESE LOCATIONS:

312 Auburn Street
PGH, PA 15235


NORTHWEST SAVINGS BANK ON ROUTE 88 IN BETHEL PARK

PENN CENTER CHIROPRACTIC IN PENN CENTER, MONROEVILLE

CGH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION IN NEW KENSINGTON OR NATRONA HEIGHTS

OAKMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICE IN OAKMONT

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FREQUENT FLIER MILES

DO YOU HAVE FREQUENT FLIER MILES THAT YOU AREN'T GOING TO USE OR ARE ABOUT TO EXPIRE? FISHER HOUSE, WHICH SERVES OUR WOUNDED MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES, NEEDS FREQUENT FLIER MILES. YOUR DONATION WILL HELP WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND MARINES IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN TO FLY HOME AFTER THEIR TRETMENT OR WILL HELP THEIR FAMILIES FLY TO VISIT THEM. IF YOU WANT TO DONATE GO TO FISHERHOUSE.ORG AND CLICK ON "HERO MILES."

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TROOP THANK YOU NOTES

IN JULY OF 2008 WE HAD OUR FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY AS AN ORGANIZATION. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HAS MADE THAT POSSIBLE. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE HAVE MAILED OVER 2 MILLION BOXES TO DEPLOYED MEN AND WOMEN AND WE AREN'T CLOSE TO BEING DONE!

THE TROOPS REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO FOR THEM. I HAVE RECEIVED EMAILS AND THANK YOU NOTES FROM THE TROOPS EXPRESSING HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO THEM TO KNOW THAT WE SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS.

LET'S KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!

HERE ARE SOME OF THE NOTES WE RECEIVED:

Hello Summer and Military Connections!!!

I want to thank you so very much for everything you have sent me through out my deployment, it not only made my day, but also the others that i work with that never got anything. I especially enjoyed all of the easter candy that you sent me. I got to hand a lot of that out to everyone to uplift their spirits would you say. Anything and everything that yo sent me from toothpaste and toothbrushes, to all the soup and candy really helped me and the others. I want to extend my hand and thank you from the bottom of my heart not only from me, but from everyone else i work with. It means a lot when you recieve things from others. It feels good to know that their are others who were thinking about you and what you are doing. Honestly, I could't thank you enough. So, thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

From,
Tony Gyke and the rest of the engineering crew of USS Harpers Ferry LSD 49

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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As the 1SG for the 703 EOD the support we have received through Military Connections has been invaluable. This is the first deployment for half of my Company and the support and love we have felt has made a lasting impression on all of my Soldiers and has been truly been over whelming. As for many of my NCO who have been with me through other deployments the generosity we have received has set a precedence we have not experienced before. I can not say enough about how much the gifts you have donated mean to those of us downrange.
Thank you,
1SG John Treida

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On September 11th volunteers from Military Connections unloaded a huge box truck filled with supplies and care packages from Luzerne County in Pennsylvania. This is a note from one of the soldiers that received a box from the truck.

I'd like to thank all of you for the tremendous amount of support. We have received all the boxes, 14 I believe, and passed them out to the soldiers. They all extend their thanks and wish all a happy holiday season. It's a great feeling knowing that people back home, even those who we don't know, care and support us. The soldiers definitely appreciate the time and effort that you all have donated to make our lives a little better. It raises the morale of us all, especially the young soldiers who have never been away from home. We have been working hard here for the past 14 months and are nearing the end of our tour. Since we got here, we have made huge gains in securing the area and rebuilding the local infrastructure. We are down to almost zero attacks and the local population is starting to feel safe outside their homes. They have started to work with us to rid the area of insurgents which has also started to produce more jobs. Well again I'd like to thank everyone for their support and hard work, it definitely makes a difference. -Joe Parsons

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TO ALL THAT PACKED THE BOXES

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I want to take this moment out of my day and send you this short e-mail and THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart for all that you have sent to the soldiers of my unit. We received all 7 Large boxes this past weekend, and i have been passing out the stockings everyday to my soldiers. It will take about 1 week, since my soldiers work all over this base and work all different shift. I know that it takes a lot of time and money to put theses stockings together, and me and the Company Commander will be sending you a little something to cover that. I am from your area, and have several soldiers in my unit that are from the same area. The unit is from the Wilkes-Barre area, and we will be back in states around July-August time frame. Thank you again for all your support, and me and the rest of the soldiers of the HHC 320th MP BN wish your families a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-Frank Lewis