I worked for a fairly large company and knew that it would be ideal for some
type of collection event. I put together an email to send out to all of the
employees and setup some donation barrels. I would also take in cash
donations if folks didn't have time to pick anything up.

I managed to collect $700 in cash donations and twenty-five 60 minute calling
cards. I used the $700 in donations to purchase 400lbs of various food and
personal items to send to the troops (pics below).

Pictures of the food items I collected and purchased
 

Several weeks after I shipped over the items via USPS I received an email
from a chaplain who had taken part in the process of distributing the 400lbs
of goods to different units stationed in Afghanistan. He emailed over some
pictures of the guys taking part in a worship service on top of where they
were stationed in Afghanistan.

In May 2007 I began another collection campaign at my company. I chose
to accept cash for this donation so I could go to Sam's and purchase items in
bulk versus having individual items donated. My company also donated fifty
60 minute calling cards once again and paid for the shipping of the items. In
the second round of donations I collected $1,750 in cash and we shipped
over 840lbs of goods.

Within just a few short weeks I had received a letter in the mail and also a
card from one of the troops. It was awesome to know that a Colonel would
take the time out of his busy day to write me and to let me know that the
items arrived safely and he also sent over a copy of their Guard newsletter.
 

God Bless Our Troops!