Care packages from our April 26 pack day waiting to be shipped.

On Saturday, April 26, approximately 40 volunteers from across the Midwest showed their support for our troops by coming to our corporate office in Columbia, MO, to pack and ship care packages to Marines deployed to Afghanistan.

In addition to the usual various food, beverage, and hygiene items, each package we sent this time also contained an American-made American flags from our "500 Flags Campaign."

With only one day left until pack day, we were less than 20 percent of the way to reaching our goal of $15,000 and were worried that it wasn't going to be possible to send the flags overseas. However, our fear turned out to be misplaced as you all rallied together to bring in more than $10,000 in less than 24 hours, ensuring that our Marines will receive their flags and have a memory that will last a lifetime.

As always, none of what we do would be possible without you, the Marine Parents family, and we truly thank you for your unwavering support of U.S. Marines and American troops around the world.  

Team Marine Parents™ (TMP) is a group of individuals, generally parents, family, and friends of Marines, who participate in athletic events nationwide to support our troops.  The mission is to raise funds and awareness of the organization's outreach programs.  Currently, there are over 50 members of Team Marine Parents™ around the country.

This month's TMP featured participants are a proud Marine dad from South Carolina--Shannon Billingsley--and a proud Marine mom from California--Pamela Aguilar. 

Shannon's Marine sons.

Pamela and her Marine son.

This month's second TMP featured participant, Pamela Aguilar, is a proud Marine mom from California whose son is serving in what Pamela describes as his "dream job" as a Rifleman out of Camp Pendleton.  

Pamela has been running for the past 8 years, ever since her boss signed their office up for a team event, and, despite her initial hesitance, she has since "fallen in love" with the sport.  Additionally, running with her son whenever he is home has become a ritual for Pamela and she can't wait to take it a step further by running the 2014 Historic Half together later this month. 

Like Shannon, Pamela has already reached her $300 fundraising goal but she will also gladly accept additional donations  as she runs in support of the Care Package Project.

To read more about Pamela, or to donate to her campaign, please click here...