Operation Shoebox New Jersey Packing Event On 8/10
Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A affiliate, will host a packing event for Operation Shoebox New Jersey at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, August 10 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. As part of Hope Week for the team, Patriots players and coaches will
Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A affiliate, will host a packing event for Operation Shoebox New Jersey at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, August 10 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm.
As part of Hope Week for the team, Patriots players and coaches will join fans on the main concourse to put together care packages of toiletries and snacks to ship to U.S. troops serving around the world.
Fans are invited to come out to the ballpark and assemble care packages and help support the men and women of our Armed Forces.
Founded in February of 2005, Operation Shoebox New Jersey is an all-volunteer grass roots organization dedicated to collecting donated supplies and shipping care packages to U.S. troops overseas. Operation Shoebox New Jersey has shipped more than 200,000 total packages to U.S. military personnel at 800 bases in 70 countries, including those serving in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan and other posts in the Middle East.