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Bristol Lodge of Elks No. 1010 Veterans Committee
Boxes to Boots
Bristol Elks Lodge #1010 is proud to support Boxes to Boots, a Connecticut nonprofit that sends care packages filled with useful essentials, snacks and reminders of home to U.S. military men and women serving overseas.
Help Us Fill the Boxes
Donate requested items, help with collections, or support the cost of shipping a care package. Every contribution helps show our deployed service members that they are remembered and appreciated.
What Is Boxes to Boots?
Boxes to Boots is a nonprofit organization dedicated to demonstrating love, support and appreciation for military men and women by connecting deployed service members with care packages from home.
Volunteers and community partners help collect supplies, prepare packages and support shipping costs. Bristol Elks Lodge #1010 is proud to help this effort through our Veterans Committee and community outreach.
Items Currently Requested
Boxes to Boots currently highlights everyday essentials, snacks and small comfort items that are useful to deployed service members. Items should be new, unopened and in practical sizes for care packages.
Snacks & Hydration
Beef jerky
Protein bars
Water flavor packets
Other shelf-stable snacks suitable for shipping
Comfort Items
Playing cards
Books
Small items that provide a welcome connection to home
Planning a Collection?
Before organizing a large collection, contact the Bristol Elks Veterans Committee so we can confirm current needs and coordinate quantities.
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Donate Items
Schools, businesses, civic groups, families and community organizations can help by collecting requested care-package items. Contact our Veterans Committee to coordinate your donation.
Contact Veterans CommitteeSponsor a Box
Boxes to Boots offers a Sponsor a Box option to help defray postage costs for care packages shipped overseas. The current sponsorship amount is $20 per box.
Sponsor a BoxGet Your School, Business or Organization Involved
A Boxes to Boots collection is a meaningful way for local schools, workplaces, clubs and community groups to support deployed service members. Bristol Elks Lodge #1010 can help coordinate collections and answer questions about currently needed items.
Interested in Helping?
Email veteranscommittee@elks1010.org or editor1010@elks1010.org.
About Our Veterans Committee
The Bristol Elks Veterans Committee supports veterans, active-duty service members and military families through community projects and partnerships throughout the year.
John Wright
Veterans Committee Chairman
Bristol Elks Lodge #1010
Official Boxes to Boots Resources
Boxes to Boots
Learn more about the organization, its mission and current activities.
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Read how Boxes to Boots connects deployed service members with care packages from home.
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