| Year | Total Shipped |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 298 boxes |
| 2023 | 300 boxes |
| 2022 | 253 boxes |
| 2021 | 90 boxes |
| 2020 | 429 boxes |
| 2019 | 619 boxes |
| 2018 | 1189 boxes |
| 2017 | 4163 boxes |
| 2016 | 4227 boxes |
| 2015 | 3978 boxes |
| 2014 | 1509 boxes |
| 2013 | 1342 boxes |
| 2012 | 956 boxes |
| 2011 | 1024 boxes |
| 2010 | 1006 boxes |
| 2009 | 873 boxes |
| 2008 | 356 boxes |
| 2007 | 519 boxes |
Goal for 2025:
All that HOME can send.
Houston, Texas
Dec 05, 2025
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Baghdad, Iraq
Dec 05, 2025
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Kabul, Afghanistan
Dec 05, 2025
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This year's Christmas packing party has been CANCELLED!
The cancelation of this packing event is due to new export labeling regulations for overseas packages that went into effect on Sept 2025. The new process requires weighing each item, looking up an Harmonized Tariff Code (aka "HS" code), looking up the "country of origin", itemizing the number of items in each box and noting that number of items and total item weight on the export shipping label. The total weight of all items must be the total weight of the box. This process makes having a large crowd of people weighing items, then packing and noting the newly required information impractical. We hope in the future these labeling regulations will relaxed so that we may resume your help with packing parties.
Since our list of items that we can legally ship must have a specific Tariff Code, we currently cannot accept "things" to ship. We are working to come up with a limited list of specific items that could be accepted for donations. This will be posted on our HOME web site when avaiable. Of course we continue to need your monetary support. With your monetary donation, we will be able to buy the correct items that we can legally ship and pay for the shipping. The cost of shipping the packed boxes continues to increase. Funds to ship these boxes are still needed so any monetary donations are greatly appreciated.
There are several ways to donate: