My name is Angel Ramsey and I am from central Pennsylvania. I became interested in care packages for deployed U.S. troops when I learned about a co-worker's son who was in Iraq.

In October 2005, everyone at my place of work put together a large care package, and shipped it out to him.

A few weeks later, his mother posted a "Thank You" letter for everyone to read. He expressed how thankful he was for everything everyone sent. He also mentioned that he shared many of the items with the others stationed with him because they don't get much. When I read that I knew there was something I could do to help. God prompted me to take action to meet the needs of others, and I took that opportunity.

That's when I decided to start this Website. The whole idea behind this site is to "connect us with them". Many people that I talk to want to help the troops, but don't really know how. Through my site you can "send home to them" and help make a difference in a deployed troop's day.

How it works
Many deployed troops learn about my Website from someone else in the military and come to my site to sign up for support. Troops also sign up others who are stationed with them that do not receive much mail.

Families and friends that have loved ones deployed can also submit their information to me so they can receive support from someone here in the states.

Visitors to this Website can sign up to sponsor a deployed troop. Once I receive your request, I get back to you with information on the amount of troops you want to sponsor. I can supply you with their name, shipping address, branch of service and sometimes their email address. And then it is up to you to show your support. You can view a list of items that the troops would like to have. I call it the Wish List.

For more on how this site works, please read the FAQ section.

How I Support Our Troops
I take time to write letters to different U.S. companies asking for their help. I have contacted many food and personal hygiene companies for support, and the response has been overwhelming. I also spend a lot of time making care packages from the contributions I receive from generous companies and individuals. I have shipped hundreds of care packages with the help of my community, co-workers, friends, family and visitors to this Website. Many people have donated postage to help cover the shipping costs and without their help, I wouldn't be able to do this.

Every day I continue to use this site to help others find a deployed troop to send support to and to keep the public informed about our troops. Care packages filled with home are being shipped out all the time.

News and Information
Each day I continue to connect deployed troops with caring sponsors all over the United States. Today, I have helped connect over 10,000 troops with sponsors, and this number grows more each day.

You can keep updated on the latest news at troopcarepackage.com in my News Blog.

You can also contact me at angel@troopcarepackage.com if you have any questions or comments.

Thanks for taking the time to visit this site and I truly appreciate your support!