Donate Used DVD's

**This is part of a series of posts highlighting ways in which you can donate to community organizations and help others even when your budget doesn't have much room for monetary support.

Amvets Task Force DVD is collecting new or used DVD’s to provide safe entertainment to the U.S. Armed Forces serving overseas and those who have been injured and are recuperating. Often troops are unable to enjoy outside activity due to the high risk of terrorist activities. Having movies or tv shows to watch during their downtime relieves the boredom of being stuck inside and gives them a chance to relax and feel connected to the world back home.They will distribute kids’ movies to children in the United States who have a parents serving overseas.

Contact your local Amvets to see whether you can drop these off, or you can send them to the address on the website. I ran a drive for this at work and got a huge response from the employees, as most people have movies that they no longer watch and were happy to have these sent to the troops. I was able to drop the DVD's off to the collection address because it is located in Columbus, but you could check the see whether your local Amvets will accept these to send on.

If you have room in your budget, cash donations may also be made to handle the costs associated with collection boxes and mailing. $5.00 will mail a package of 35 DVDs overseas to the servicemen and servicewomen. If you wish to make a donation to help defray the cost of postage, please send to: AMVETS Task Force DVD, 4647 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706.

If you know someone serving overseas who would enjoy receiving a package of DVD's, Troops may request to receive DVD's. They need to send their complete military mailing address to thilton@amvets.org.