Care Packages for Our
Local Heroes Overseas
Local Hearts. Global Support.
Supporting Sarasota's deployed heroes, one care package at a time. Join us in making a difference for the local service members serving far from home.
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Our Mission
A Piece of Home, Delivered Overseas
Deployment is hard. Long months away from family, familiar food, and missing the Gulf Coast sunshine take a toll on even the toughest service members. Sarasota Salutes exists to close that distance.
We assemble and ship care packages filled with snacks, comfort items, and handwritten notes from the community to Sarasota-area heroes deployed around the world. Every box says the same thing: your hometown has your back.
Sarasota Salutes is a community initiative organized by Sarasota Military Academy Inc, a 501(c)(3) public charity.
Why It Matters
- Mail call is a morale lifeline for deployed troops
- Packages connect service members to the community they protect
- Every dollar donated goes toward supplies and shipping
- Local students and volunteers pack every box by hand
What's In A Box
Inside Every Care Package
Snacks & Treats
Jerky, protein bars, coffee, candy, and shelf-stable favorites that break up the routine of deployment dining.
Comfort & Care
Hygiene essentials, sunscreen, lip balm, socks, and the small comforts that are hard to come by overseas.
Downtime Boosters
Playing cards, puzzle books, games, and entertainment to fill the quiet hours between missions.
Letters From Home
Handwritten notes and drawings from Sarasota students and neighbors. Often the first thing opened, always the most kept.
How It Works
From Sarasota to the Front Lines
You Give
Donations fund supplies and overseas shipping. Every contribution, any size, fills boxes.
We Pack
Volunteers and Sarasota Military Academy cadets assemble each care package by hand, with a letter in every box.
They Receive
Packages ship to service members deployed overseas, delivering a piece of home at mail call.
Donate. Support. Salute.
Your gift ships hometown support straight to Sarasota's deployed heroes. Give securely through our Givebutter campaign, organized by Sarasota Military Academy Inc, a verified 501(c)(3) public charity.
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Rooted in Sarasota
Sarasota Salutes is a community organization based in Sarasota, Florida, dedicated to supporting our local heroes deployed overseas. We believe the community that service members leave behind should be the loudest voice cheering them on.
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