Casa de Fruta Partners to Send Fruit and Nut Care
Packages to Wounded and Deployed U.S. Soldiers
Casa
de Fruta, a family-owned dried fruit
and nut grower, is partnering with two non-profit
organizations to send care packages filled with
healthy snacks, treats and patriotic items to
wounded and deployed American soldiers. This collaboration
enables donors, via the Casa de Fruta
website (www.casadefruta.com),
to select the appropriate donor level
and gift basket they would like shipped to U.S.
soldiers who are either deployed or wounded and
recovering in hospitals abroad.
Hollister,
CA (PRWEB) June 27, 2006 -- Casa
de Fruta, a family-owned dried fruit
and nut grower, is partnering with two non-profit
organizations to send care packages filled with
healthy snacks, treats and patriotic items to
wounded and deployed American soldiers. This collaboration
enables donors, via the Casa de Fruta
website (www.casadefruta.com),
to select the appropriate donor level and gift
basket they would like shipped to U.S. soldiers
who are either deployed or wounded and recovering
in hospitals abroad.
The two organizations partnering with Casa
de Fruta are Operation First Response,
which will forward the care packages to wounded
soldiers in combat hospitals, and Blue Star Moms,
which will send the care packages to deployed
soldiers. Operation First Response is dedicated
to sending care packages to wounded American soldiers
in combat support hospitals in Iraq, Germany and
other locations around the world, while Blue Star
Moms is a support group for military mothers and
families in Northern California and is the Bay
Area chapter of the national group, Blue Star
Moms of America.
"As
the 4th of July draws near and America displays
its patriotism, we've developed an easy way for
our customers to reach out and help soldiers wounded
in Iraq or Afghanistan or deployed throughout
the world," said Gene Zanger, Casa
de Fruta managing partner. "We want
these soldiers to know that they are appreciated
by their country, and we are thrilled to participate
with Operation First Response and Blue Star Moms
for this important campaign."
Casa
de Fruta, a family-owned orchard resort
that sells dried fruit, nuts, chocolates and gourmet
gift baskets at www.casadefruta.com,
has created four care packages. The "Patriot
Pack" and the "Stars and Stripes Pack"
will go to deployed soldiers, while the "Help
a Soldier Package" and the "We Care
Package" will go to wounded soldiers and
their families.
The
packages cost between $15 and $30 and feature
items such as dried fruits, banana chips, almonds
and chocolate, along with red, white and blue
yoyos and bandanas. Donors need not know a specific
soldier or location and can leave it to Operation
First Response and Blue Star Moms to identify
and handle the shipping arrangements.
Customers
can purchase the care packages on Casa
de Fruta's website and they will be sent
to the designated non-profit organization.
Operation
First Response, an all-volunteer organization,
will send the care packages in backpacks filled
with handmade quilts, clothes and hygiene items
to soldiers wounded during combat. Blue Star Mothers
will mail postcards and care packages to deployed
sons and daughters. The care packages arrive with
a letter that asks the soldier to share the Blue
Star Moms' package with his or her unit.
Customers
can also purchase care packages for individual
soldiers. To send a care package, go to http://www.casadefruta.com/soldier_paks.aspx.
Casa
de Fruta's
Website: http://www.casadefruta.com
