BRAINTREE, MA and BREWSTER, MA…

As a small load shipping specialist for the two decades, Boston Pack and Ship specializes in safely packing and shipping delicate, fragile items, some with considerable monetary value. In donating 200 boxes and packing supplies to Cape Cod Cares For Our Troops, a non profit dedicated to sending care packages to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, you could argue the contents of those shipments hold far more value—particularly during the holiday season.

Cape Cod Cares For Our Troops is a non-profit organization started by 15-year-old Dylan DeSilva of Brewster, Mass. Dylan wanted to find a way to honor U.S. Troops for their service and sacrifice to our country. With the help of his family and friends he sends care packages to our Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on a weekly basis. Boston Pack and Ship’s contribution will go towards Cape Cod Cares For Our Troops’ effort to send 500 care holiday packages to U.S. Troops.

“When we heard Dylan’s story and what he was trying to accomplish with the holiday care packages, it wasn’t a question of would we help, but how much we could help,” said Joe Fell, co-owner of Boston Pack and Ship. “Cape Cod Cares for Our Troops is a wonderful reminder of what the holidays are supposed to be about: giving. When you consider how far away from home the men and women of our armed forces are, it’s an absolutely wonderful gesture.”

On Saturday November 22nd and Sunday November 23rd at the Trowbridge Tavern, 100 Trowbridge Road in Bourne, Cape Cod Cares for Our Troops will hold a Christmas Care Package Party to assemble all 500+ care packages. Those interested contributing to the care packages can find a list of items and drop-off locations on www.capecod4thetroops.com.

The cost of the entire mailing will run around $11,000. If you’d like to make a monetary contribution, please send a check to: Cape Cod Cares for the Troops, 1831 Long Pond Rd.  Brewster, MA  02631.

“We’d like to thank Boston Pack and Ship and all our other sponsors and contributors for their generosity,” said DeSilva. “Three hundred care packages is a mighty ambitious goal, but with the help of all our volunteers and contributors, I am sure we’ll make it.”

For more information on Cape Cod Cares For Our Troops, please visit www.capecod4troops.com. For more information on the breadth of Boston Pack and Ship’s services, you can visit the company Web site at www.bostonpackandship.com. For a free quote on an out-of-state or international move or shipment, please call (800) 400-7204.

Small load specialists

Formerly known as The Packaging Store and now repackaged as Boston Pack and Ship, these small load specialists have been a trusted strategic partner of many movers in eastern Massachusetts for more than two decades. Based in Braintree, Massachusetts, Boston Pack and Ship employs custom crates and packaging and foam-in-place solutions to pack and ship everything from artwork to heirlooms, computers to antiques to both out-of-state and international destinations. Known for its fast and efficient customer service, one call is usually all it takes to schedule a pickup for a door-to-door or door-to-port shipment. For more information, visit www.bostonpackandship.com or call (800) 400-7204 for a free quote.