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Milford Nonprofit Sends Care Packages To MA National Guard Members

The boxes were sent to those serving with the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa Camp Lemonnier.

Thanks To Yanks sent packages to members of the Massachusetts National Guard.
Thanks To Yanks sent packages to members of the Massachusetts National Guard. (Thanks To Yanks)

MILFORD, MA — A Milford-based nonprofit known for supporting military families sent multiple care packages to members of the Massachusetts National Guard.

Thanks To Yanks, which is led by its founder Michael Shain, sent the packages to those serving with the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa Camp Lemonnier.

Thanks To Yanks sent care packages with letters to deployed members of the Massachusetts National Guard. (Thanks To Yanks)

The packages were fully equipped with homemade cards made by residents at the Milford Public Library.

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"Thanks To yanks has a long history of sending a taste of home to those deployed," said Shain.

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