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Care packages for troops serving overseas, put together by volunteers on Cape Cod

Cape Cod residents are preparing care packages for troops overseas


Cape Cod residents are preparing care packages for troops overseas

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BOURNE – Packing with purpose and love, more than 160 volunteers gathered Saturday in Massachusetts for the annual Cape Cod Cares for Our Troops care package meeting to show support for troops serving overseas.

“We honor their service”

“I just want them to know that they have our love and support. That we haven’t forgotten them,” says founder Michelle DeSilva. “We honor their service and the sacrifices they and their families make.”

The well-oiled operation gathered in Bourne to pack everything a soldier could use. Toiletries, letters, clothing, snack packs and even a stocking filled with small gifts. DeSilva oversees the entire process from assembly to delivery.

“I’m not doing this alone,” DeSilva said. “Everyone is doing this. Together we can do great things.”

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Son serves in the Air Force

For James Chesbro of Cotuit, putting together these care packages hits close to home. His 21-year-old son Jackson is in the Air Force and is currently serving in Germany as an aircraft mechanic. This will be the family’s first vacation without him at home.

“He’ll get one of the boxes I packed for him myself,” Chesbro said. ‘I miss him. It’s very difficult.’

“We had our children at war or spouses at war and we know what these families are going through,” said Elaine Savage of the Gold Star Wives Greater Boston chapter, who was on hand to help pack boxes and deliver letters for every military member. “It’s a letter thanking our troops for what they do, telling them to stay safe and how much we appreciate them.”

Thanks to Cape Cod Cares for Our Troops, more than 67,000 care packages have been distributed over the years.

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