Hello Friends,

I was doing some looking around on the web yesterday for a coupon
organizer and came across a story about families and organizations
sending in their expired or extra coupons to Overseas Military Bases.

Our useless, often trashed, expired coupons are good for 6 Extra
Months to the Military! I was unaware of this and I thought back to
all the coupons I have just thrown away when they could have used
them. Every penny counts and they could really use our help. Plus it
will show them that us at home are thinking about them and giving a
little back.

I already have a stack of expired coupons to send out that I found
while I was putting in new ones. I hope you all will send this email
along to a friend and spread the word. Some may have already known
about this, but many I assume have not.

Thanks!
Allison
Monroe, GA
haynespitbulls@...




The sites to visit for more information are:

http://www.ocpnet.org/

*Please Read this article*
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/10/AR2008031003107.\
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Expired Coupons - Give Grocery Coupons New Life
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ocery-coupons-new-life.html
There is nothing worse than finding a great coupon only to realize
that it has already expired. While the automatic reaction is to toss
it into the trash, before your do consider giving it new life by
sending it to military families overseas.

Military commissaries overseas accept manufacturer cents-off coupons
for up to six months past their printed expiration dates. That means
that coupons that are useless to you can still save oversea military
families some money. By simply sending any expired coupons you have to
select bases overseas that want and need the coupons, you can help out
military families save money on everyday groceries.

You can contribute coupons as an individual or organize a group to
help out in sending coupons. Either way, it doesn't take much effort
to make a difference and help the military families save some money.
Coupon inserts from a typical Sunday paper have over $100 worth of
coupons so simply collecting these can be a great help.

Before sending the coupons, you will want to contact the base to see
if they have any specific preferences in the way the coupons are sent.
Most military bases receiving the coupons ask that you neatly clip the
coupons (which you will want to do anyway to save on postal charges)
and sort them into "food" and "non-food" categories. The "food"
category should contain coupons for anything that humans would eat
while the "non-food" category would be everything else (pet food
coupons would be considered an "non food" item)

Once separated, add up the value of all the coupons in each category.
Place the coupons from each category into a zip lock plastic bag and
write the category and the dollar value of all the coupons on the
outside of the bag in permanent ink.

There are a number of ways to send the coupons to the bases. The
cheapest is by "Parcel Post". If you chose to send the coupons this
way, make sure that the coupons have not been expired for more than
two months since Parcel Post takes quite a long time to travel to its
destination.

For more complete information on the Overseas Coupon Program, you can
visit their website at ocpnet.org. The site also provides the
following list of military bases that accept the expired grocery coupons:

Alconbury, U.K. - U.S. Air Force

RAF Alconbury
423 ABS/DPF
APO AE 09470

Ansbach, Germany - U.S. Army

CAFAP
ACS - 235th BSB
Unit 28614
APO AE 09177

Atsugi, Japan - U.S. Navy

U.S. Naval Air Facility
Navy FSC
PSC 477 Box 32
FPO AP 96306

Bad Aibling, Germany - U.S. Army

CAFAP - ACS
CMR 407
APO AE 09098

Bamburg, Germany - U.S. Army

ACS - 279th BSB
Unit 27535
APO AE 09139

Brussels, Belgium - U.S. Army

CAFAP - ACS
Unit 21420, Box 6675
APO AE 09705
(this base is actively seeking coupons)

Darmstadt, Germany - U.S. Army

CAFAP
ACS - 233rd BSB
CMR 441
APO AE 09175

Gaeta, Italy - U.S.Navy

Volunteer Coordinator
Navy FSC
PSC 811
FPO AE 09609

Giessen, Germany - U.S. Army

Outreach Program Coordinator
ACS - 284th BSB
Unit 20911, Box 132
APO AE 09169
(this base is actively seeking coupons)

Grafenwoehr, Germany - U.S. Army

ACS - 409th BSB
ATTN: AETTG-SB-CFA-ACS
APO AE 09114

Hanau, Germany - U.S. Army

CAFAP
ACS - 414th BSB
APO AE 09165

Ikego, Japan - U.S. Navy

COMFLEACT DET.
FSC
PSC 474, Box 700
FPO AP 96351-0007
(this base is actively seeking coupons)

Illesheim, Germany - U.S. Army

Coupon Program Chairperson
ACS - Illesheim AST
CMR 416, Box I
APO AE 09140-0015
(this base is actively seeking coupons)

Incirlik, Turkey - U.S. Air Force

39 MSS/MSF
ATTN: Family Services
Unit 8790, Box 175
APO AE 09824

Iwakuni, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps

USMC Community Services
ATTN: 5PSVC
PSC 561, Box 1867
FPO AP 96310-1867

Kitzigen, Germany - U.S. Army

417th BSB ACS
ATTN: Coupon Exchange
CMR 449
APO AE 09031

Lakenheath, U.K. - U.S. Air Force

48 MSS/DPF
ATTN: Coupon Connection Program
Unit 5200, Box 105
APO AE 09464-0105

Naples, Italy - U.S. Navy

Director, Navy FSC
PSC 810, Box 53
FPO AE 09619

Okinawa, Japan - U.S. Army

Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator
ACS - 10th ASG
Unit 35115
APO AP 96376-5115

Okinawa, Japan - U.S. Air Force

Family Services Program
18 MSS/DPF
Unit 5134, Box 80
APO AP 96368-5134

Osan, Korea - U.S. Air Force

Family Support Center
51st MSS PACAF
Unit 2097
APO AP 96278-2097

Rota, Spain - U.S. Navy

Navy_Marine Corps Relief Society
Rota Office, Spain
PO BOX 2002 UNIT 50085
Fleet Post Office AE 09645

Sasebo, Japan - U.S. Navy

Navy FSC
ATTN: Coupon Dist.
PSC 476, Box 62
FPO AP 96322-1114
(this base is actively seeking coupons)

Schweinurt, Germany - U.S. Army

ACS, 280th BSB
ATTN: AETV-WG-SJD
CMR 457
APO AE 09033
(this base is actively seeking coupons)

Sigonella, Sicily - U.S. Navy

Director
Navy FSC
PSC 824, Box 2650
FPO AE 09627-2650

Spangdahlem, Germany - U.S. Air Force

52 MSS/DPF
Unit 3655, Box 65
APO AE 09126

Vicenza, Italy - U.S. Army

CAFAP
ACS
CMR 427, Box 19
APO AE 09630
(this base is actively seeking coupons)

Vilseck, Germany - U.S. Army

Director
ACS - 281st BSB
ATTN: AETV-CFA-ACS
Unit 28038
APO AE 09112

Yokohama, Japan - U.S. Navy

COMFLEACT DET.
FSC
PSC 472 Box 8
FPO AP 96348-1150

Yokosuka, Japan - U.S. Navy

Coupon Distribution
COMFLEACT
Family Service Center
PSC 473, Box 116
FPO AP 96349-0116

Yokota, Japan - U.S. Navy

Navy FSC
374th MSSQ/MSF
APO AP 96328-5000