Commissaries stocking gift boxes for needy Published Nov. 24, 2008 By Defense Commissary Agency Public Affairs FORT LEE, Va. -- Commissary customers who want to help members of their community in need or donate to their favorite charity have an option at their local commissary. The Defense Commissary Agency is stocking pre-made holiday gift boxes containing products including stuffing mix, coffee, mixed nuts, gelatin, macaroni and cheese, a cheesecake mix, and a special $3 coupon good for a future purchase at the commissary. The gift boxes are a one-time promotion special for military commissaries in the United States. They offer commissary customers a way to help those in their communities who are less fortunate and are a convenient way for commissary shoppers to give during the holidays. Stateside stores have already started displaying pallets of gift boxes, situated near the cash register for customer convenience. Once customers purchase the boxes, they can take them home or donate them to a military activity, such as the base Chaplain's Fund, which has arranged with the commissary to accept the gifts. The commissary agency advised customers not to wait to purchase their boxes. Once a store's supply is exhausted there will not be a resupply during this holiday season.