Washington Commanders and USO staff teamed up to pack 4,000 Care Packages comprising more than 24,000 items for troops deployed to Eastern Europe in response to the Ukrainian crisis. The Care Packages, which include hygiene essentials such as combs, razors, shaving cream, toothbrushes, and toothpaste, as well as team merchandise and snacks, are the last items troops receive before deploying overseas and an invaluable resource.
Additionally, last Thursday, March 3rd, co-owners and co-CEOs Tanya and Dan Snyder donated $300,000 to support response efforts for the ongoing crisis in Ukraine to the USO and the following organizations:
- USO Support our Troops, which has mobilized to support service members who have been deployed to Ukraine and the surrounding areas as well as their families, through care packages, USO2GO, and boxed snack programs.
- DC-based World Central Kitchen, which is providing nourishing, hot meals through distribution points across six countries to refugees, in addition to partnering with local restaurants in Ukraine to support local needs for those who are staying in their cities.
- International Rescue Committee, which is working to rush critical aid and direct support to displaced families through locally-based organizations.
- Save the Children, which is working with Ukraine’s most at-risk population, children, to address physical harm, severe emotional distress, and mass displacement by coordinating efforts to provide immediate aid, supplies, psychosocial support, and cash assistance.
“As we watch the events unfold in Ukraine, it is important to us to continue supporting response efforts in as many ways as possible. Today we partnered with USO to pack 4,000 Care Packages which include essential goods troops receive as they begin their deployment overseas. We hope that these USO Care Packages bring much-needed support and encouragement to the brave soldiers who are risking their lives to help those in need,” said Dan and Tanya Snyder.
