Yesterday, 2,000 cases of Girl Scout cookies arrived at our warehouse — and with them, thousands of reminders that our deployed service members are not forgotten, no matter how far from home they serve.
Pallet after pallet. Box after box. Each one destined for a service member serving far from home — someone’s son, daughter, spouse, or parent.
Many of you have seen the photos — volunteers unloading trucks, stacking boxes, sorting inventory. It’s an incredible sight. But what it represents matters even more.
The Messages We Receive
While those cookies were arriving, our inbox continued to fill.
Sierra wrote to tell us her deployment has been extended and asked if she could be added back to our care package list.
A unit in South Korea shared that Girl Scout cookies are “a tremendous morale boost.”
A service member deployed in the Middle East wrote:
“Receiving a care package means more than just getting a box in the mail — it’s a reminder that someone, somewhere, is thinking about you.”
Those words stay with us — because they remind us why this work matters.
Because this work is not just about snacks. It’s about connection.
A Global Reach
Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, through the WE CARE Program, is supporting more than 5,200 deployed service members across:
Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, Germany, South Korea, Bahrain, ships at sea — and other remote and combat-designated locations around the world.
Some are on their first deployment, navigating the unknown.
Some are on their sixth, carrying years of sacrifice.
Some receive little or no mail at all.
Some are serving longer than originally expected — far beyond what their families prepared for.
Every package we ship carries more than items. It carries encouragement. It carries reassurance. It carries one clear message: You are not forgotten.
Why We Launched a Special Campaign
With the arrival of 2,000 cases of Girl Scout cookies — and the continued requests from deployed units — we have launched a special “Care Packages for Deployed Service Members” campaign.
Our goal is $25,000 to help us:
– Ship cookies and care package items worldwide
– Respond quickly when deployments are extended
– Support units requesting morale items
– Ease the burden on military families who cannot afford to ship packages themselves
Every dollar helps move these packages from our warehouse into the hands of someone who may not otherwise hear their name called at mail call.
Join the Campaign
If you feel called to stand with deployed service members during their time away from home, we invite you to stand with them and support the Care Package Campaign.
From our warehouse to bases, ships, and remote posts around the world — your support travels farther than you know, reaching people who need to be reminded they are not forgotten.
Because when a package arrives, it carries more than cookies — it carries connection.
Thank you for continuing to stand with those who serve.