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Assignment, Recovery, & Comfort Kits — morale building for wounded warriors

What are ARC Kits?

Assignment, Recovery, & Comfort Kits are backpacks filled with many donated toiletries, snacks, and clothing. All items are new. Volunteers fill the kits, and Heartbeat delivers them to wounded warriors as needed — about every two to four weeks.

Assignment, Recovery & Comfort Kit contents

The Montana State Grange and the Edgewood Grange in Washington donate handmade, twin-sized comfort quilts for our ARC Kits. These beautiful Hero Quilts come in patriotic patterns. Service members enjoy them immensely.

Here is an easy way to donate and deliver ARC Kit supplies without leaving your chair. You may place a secure, online order. It couldn’t be easier. Dollar Days mails your order to Heartbeat. For tax purposes, you can print the Dollar Days receipt when ordering.

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Why do wounded warriors need ARC Kits?

Sometimes service members injured on the battlefield go directly to Madigan Army Medical Center here in Washington. Other times they go from battlefield to a European hospital and then to Madigan. They might have also stopped at another hospital in the United States. It’s a long journey. And it’s common to arrive at Madigan with nothing but a uniform.

Assignment, Recovery, & Comfort Kits please our wounded service members. It’s a warm welcome home when the kits are waiting for them. It tells them that we care.

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Don and Mark Hunter from Harborview Christian Center with their 50 completed ARC Kits
Don and his son Mark Hunter from Harborview Christian Center with their completed 50 ARC Kits

Who qualifies for ARC kits?

Heartbeat—Serving Wounded Warriors gives ARC Kits to wounded and injured service members in various situations:

  • Arriving to Madigan Army Medical Center
  • In occupational therapy
  • In a social work program

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What items can I donate for ARC kits?

Thank you for helping our many wounded service members. Items and expressions of gratitude that appear simple to civilians are often appreciated the most by our warriors:

  • Large, school-type backpacks — navy or black
  • Shampoo and body soap for men and women
  • Chapstick and Q-tips
  • Deodorant for men and women
  • New nail-clipper sets
  • New socks and underwear for men and women
  • New bathrobes for men and women — one size fits all in navy, black, or white.
  • Cheese crackers, jerky, protein bars, candy bars, and fruit snacks

For more information, please contact ARC program manager, retired Sgt. Maj. Theresa Roberts, at terrie36@hotmail.com, or contact the Heartbeat office. You may place a secure, online order, mail items, or bring them to a convenient drop-off location.

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