Looking for a simple way to show your appreciation for our service members? This is such a great opportunity—and it only takes a couple of minutes.

Through the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project, you can put together a military care package online, add a personal message of support, and have it sent to U.S. troops overseas completely free of charge.

You don’t have to purchase anything, pack a box, pay for shipping, or even know a service member personally. Crown Royal has partnered with Packages From Home to take care of the rest.

As a military family, I love sharing opportunities like this on MilitaryBridge. A small gesture from home can mean so much, especially for service members who are deployed or stationed far away from their families.

What Is the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project?

The Purple Bag Project is Crown Royal’s long-running initiative created to give back to the military community.

Since launching in 2010, Crown Royal says the program has packed and distributed more than 1 million purple bags to service members and veterans. The company is now working toward a goal of packing 2 million bags by 2030.

The project is done in partnership with Packages From Home, a nonprofit organization that supports deployed service members, veterans and military families.

And here’s the part I think is really cool: you can help pack one of these care packages right from your phone or computer.

How to Send a FREE Military Care Package

It only takes a few minutes to participate.

1. Visit the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project.

https://www.crownroyal.com/PurpleBagProject/PackABag

You must be 21 or older to participate.

2. Choose four items for your care package.

You’ll be able to select four items from a list of some of the most requested and needed items for troops. Current options include:

• Beef jerky
• Cookies
• Fruit snacks
• Nuts
• Peanut butter singles
• Popcorn
• Protein or granola bars
• Tea

3. Add a personal message.

This might be my favorite part. You can include a short note for the service member who receives the package.

Something as simple as “Thank you for your service. We’re thinking of you and appreciate everything you do” can be a great reminder that people back home are thinking about them.

4. Submit your care package.

That’s it! Crown Royal and Packages From Home take it from there and distribute the care packages to troops overseas.

There is no cost to you to participate.

Do You Need to Know a Service Member or Can You Choose Who Receives the Care Package?

No. You don’t need to know a specific service member to participate in Crown Royal’s Purple Bag Project. You’ll choose the items for your care package and add a personal message, but Packages From Home determines which service member receives the package and where it is sent.

That means you can’t send your Purple Bag Project care package to a specific person, but anyone who meets the program requirements can participate and send a little appreciation to our troops overseas.

Is the Crown Royal Military Care Package Really Free?

Yes. According to Crown Royal, you can select the items, write your message and submit the package free of charge.

There are a few important things to know before participating:

• You must be 21 or older.
• Submissions are currently limited to one care package per person.
• Packages are distributed through Packages From Home.
• Packages From Home determines where and to whom each care package is sent.
• The program is not sponsored by the U.S. military.
• Availability and program terms can change.

More About Crown Royal’s Support of the Military Community

The Purple Bag Project isn’t a new initiative.

Crown Royal launched the program in 2010 as a way to turn its recognizable purple bags into care packages filled with essentials, comforts from home and messages of appreciation for military members and veterans.

According to Crown Royal, more than 1 million Purple Bag Project packages have already been packed and distributed, and the goal is to reach 2 million bags by 2030.

I think that’s pretty incredible.

Take Two Minutes and Send Some Love to Our Troops

This is one of those opportunities that’s incredibly easy to participate in but could brighten someone’s day on the other side of the world.

If you have a couple of minutes, choose four items, write a quick message of support and send a little reminder from home to one of our service members.

Ready to pack a bag?

Visit the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project to build your FREE military care package and send a message of appreciation to our troops.

Program availability, participation requirements and terms are subject to change. Participants must be 21+. Please visit Crown Royal’s official Purple Bag Project page for the most current details.