HELP USA TROOPS CEASES OPERATIONS

Help USA Troops, a 501c3 charity based in Palatine and Arlington Heights IL, will stop collecting and sending care packages to deployed troops at once.

It is with a sense of pride, sorrow, and gratitude that we announce that Help USA Troops is shutting down operations.

Together, we accomplished many things, but we are most proud of:
♦ 8891 Care packages shipped to Deployed Troops.
♦ 102247 lbs. shipped (51.1 tons)
♦ $127,670.47 in postage spent.

We have been true to our mission of sending "one box at a time, until they all come home," but realize this goal was never fully achievable.

We are sorry to have to end our mission. Age has caught up with most of our core board members, organizers, and supporters. Working for Help USA Troops involves lots of physical labor. Drives were getting progressively smaller. Smaller drives affect community interest and awareness, putting more pressure on an aging group of volunteers.

If you are still interested in sending care packages to troops, we highly recommend: Packages for Patriots in Elk Grove. Packages 4 Patriots

We appreciate ALL your efforts on our behalf and for the troops. We have met incredible caring people along the way and know that the friendships made will endure forever. We cannot say THANK YOU enough! You have given us enough memories to last a lifetime. In 2018 WGN TV filmed a video that best explains the why behind it all. Please take a few minutes to watch this and remember the mountains that you have moved over the years.
WGN-YouTube

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
- Winston Churchill

Rest in Peace James!