OKLAHOMA AMERICAN VETERAN NEWS (OAVN)
HTML clipboardUPDATE: The expired coupon project has allowed us to share over $250,000 worth
of coupons, so far. The expansion of the coupon project has allowed us to
use unexpired coupons to help others who have served our country.
EXPIRED
COUPONS CAN HELP FEED HUNGRY LITTLE TUMMIES!
Imagine living on an overseas
military base where few jobs
are available for spouses.
As a "one income" family the higher cost of living
puts a strain on your finances. Thus,
what
to feed your children until
payday becomes a real challenge.
Wouldn't you agree that
children going hungry is something that should NEVER be
a concern for our troops?
AN INEXPENSIVE WAY YOU
CAN HELP
Expired coupons may
appear worthless to you. However, those same expired
coupons can help stretch the food
budget of overseas military
families struggling
to make ends meet every month.
Manufacturer's grocery
coupons are accepted by overseas military commissaries
for up to six
months past their printed expiration date! (PLEASE NOTE: Due to time in
transit and finding someone there to dividing them up once they arrive we have been asked
to send them no more than 2 weeks expired.) This means we need to receive them here
before they expire or at the very latest no more than a week expired, to allow us to get
them packaged and mailed quickly.
Unexpired manufacturer's coupons
can also be used to help families living in
the U.S. All current manufacturers
coupons that you won't be using are also happily
accepted as they can be shared with others serving in the military in the U.S., their
families and Veterans.
When a parent is deployed
the other parent is left behind to stretch every dollar, as
far as possible. This may mean that the
family doesn't have the extra funds to buy
the Sunday paper to obtain grocery coupons. They are very grateful that you saved
out your coupons to help them instead of putting them in a recycle bin.
There are also Veterans here in the U.S. who could use a helping hand yet do not
wish to ask for help at a food pantry. Because so many people use grocery coupons
your coupons can provide the extra help without embarrassment to anyone.
Coupons are also used for Dot's Christmas Store to provide gifts to hospitalized veterans
who cannot go shopping. This allows those who cannot leave their hospital bed to have
a Christmas gift to give to their loved ones.
Hence, grocery
coupons from your Sunday paper are invaluable to many people. Sharing
your
coupons, while costing you only postage can make a big difference!
Please remind others
not to put their coupons into the recycle bin. Maybe you
don't take
the newspaper, yet still want to help. There are numerous places to find
coupons.
HOW TO GET THE COUPONS TO FAMILIES NEEDING THEM
UN-EXPIRED COUPONS - either clipped or whole coupon inserts can be sent to
OAVN at the address at the bottom of this
page. OAVN will use them to help active military
and Veterans here in the U.S.
EXPIRED COUPONS -you may mail expired coupons directly to an overseas military
base using
these updated addresses. (Thank you for sending them with the expiration date
no more than 2 weeks expired when sending directly to the overseas base, allowing them
time to process the coupons.) Please note if you send expired ones to OAVN to re-send
to the bases please send no more than one week past the expiration to allow us time to
cut, sort, repackage and mail.
Those serving today are our Veterans of tomorrow. Thank you for joining with us to
support both today's and tomorrows
Veterans. These deserving Americans truly
appreciate it and so do we.
Let us know if you have any questions that aren't answered on the
"COUPONS"
tab found on the left side of the page.
Please bookmark this site
and check back often for updates.
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HOW TO GET EXPIRED COUPONS TO OVERSEAS MILITARY BASES
WILL OKLAHOMA AMERICAN VETERANS NEWS (OAVN) ACCEPT UNEXPIRED COUPONS? Definitely! Current (non-expired) coupons can be used to benefit families living on U.S. military bases whose loved ones may have been deployed. In addition, hospitalized Veterans and others in need can sometimes use a helping hand.
SHOULD WE CUT OUT THE COUPONS? Yes, if they are expired and you are mailing to the overseas military base, it will save you space in the package, thus saving you postage. (If you are sending those which have not expired yet, to be used for Veterans and active military families in the U.S. it is much easier and faster to get them out before they expire, if they are not clipped.)
HOW TO BE A PART OF SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY FAMILIES WITH EXPIRED COUPONS:
- Pull out all coupon inserts, before recycling the
Sunday paper into a bin or the trash. Please also look inside the grocery ads for the coupons in the mid week sales that come in the mail.
- Tell family, co-workers, neighbors, friends at church about the
project so they don't put their coupons into a recycle bin or the trash.)
- Mail expired coupons to overseas military bases. (Postage is the same to mail overseas as mailing it across town to us to re-mail!)
- Unexpired coupons can be sent to Oklahoma American Veterans News (OAVN) at the address below to help active military and Veterans.
Thank you for sharing both your expired and current coupons to make a difference in people's lives.
Oklahoma American Veterans News
P O Box 471843
Tulsa, OK 74147-1843
918 257-1950 info@oavn.org
For those who wish to help with other projects for our military we have
set up a Paypal account:
Thank you for remembering all who have served or are serving our country!
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