
Join the Northwest Region of the American Red Cross in honoring military heroes this holiday season through our Holiday for Heroes initiative. This year, we invite you to partner with us in providing holiday care packages to active-duty military members deployed around the globe and spreading holiday cheer to local service members and veterans in Washington state.
The local Red Cross team is preparing care packages destined for Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, and the 2,400 U.S. service members currently deployed there. You can support this initiative by donating any of the following items before November 14, 2025:
Collection, organizing and shipping will take place at our office on Joint Base Lewis McChord, although we may be able to coordinate donation drop-offs at Red Cross locations throughout the region. Please contact: JBLM@redcross.org for guidance.
Holiday Mail is a decades-long tradition that enables Americans to “Give Something That Means Something” during the holiday season. We’re accepting cards and individually packaged cookies that will be distributed to veterans, service members and families in Washington state. Cookies must be individually packaged, we cannot accept donations of homemade cookies.
Guidelines for Holiday Cards:
Delivery Instructions
Cards and individually packaged cookies should be dropped off at our Red Cross office no later than Wednesday, December 3, 2025 to ensure timely delivery for the holiday season.
American Red Cross
4201 West Way
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433
Red Cross representatives will be present to accept donations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Additionally, there is a drop box outside the office location where cards can be donated.
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