Update on Sending Coupons to Overseas Military Families

There is an update on the Overseas Coupon Program website that says that as of March 19, 2011, everything is now self-service and that coupons should be sent directly to the bases that you adopt. This page tells you how to send the coupons directly. The site suggests that the coupons sent be not older than 2 months expired as of the date of shipment.

I noticed that all the bases in Japan wants to be adopted (I think this is another way of helping out in Japan). If you adopt a base, please make sure that you are able to send in coupons every month as they count on these coupons. I suggest you and a friend/s help each other out, adopt a base as a group and take turns sending the coupons monthly - I think that having mailing "envelopes/pouches" ready (with correct address labels, postage and filled up customs form attached) will be easier.

Don't Need Coupons or Have Unused or Expired Ones?

Send these coupons to military families overseas and help them save money through the Overseas Coupon Project.   Military families living in U.S. bases outside the country can use expired manufacturer coupons up to six months after the expiration date.  If you would like to participate in this project:

     * Please do not send coupons that are more than two (2) or three (3) months past their expiration dates since it takes sometime to ship and then they still have to sort the coupons once they're received.

     * Please clip the coupons and try to sort these into grocery or non-grocery to help save time.

What I'm thinking of doing is to have two used boxes (check boxes are great) and just sort these out while I clip.  I'll place the coupons that I need into a separate pile and sort these out later.

What an alternative way to "recycle" -  we get to help others too. :)