December is the time for holiday giving, but one Connecticut manufacturing company has been giving back to those who served our country all year long!  Specifically, Watertown-based Packaging and Crating Technologies (PACT), today presented a $3,000 check to the Water-Oak VFW Post 5157 in Watertown based on a charitable campaign that it launched in November for National Military Appreciation Month.  The local non-profit’s mission is to speed the rehabilitation of the nation’s disabled combat veterans, assist their families, and provide education and community service.

“Although we, as an American company, are always patriotically minded, we consider it a privilege to highlight key military holidays and commemorative milestones like Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and most recently, Military Appreciation Month,” said Rodger Mort, President of PACT.  “In doing so, we are raising both awareness and financial donations for our heroes and their families.”

Mort notes that PACT has strong ties to the military which uses its various shipping and packaging container lines when individual soldiers are moved from station to station, including its patented LiftVan, PleatWrap, J-Crate, Spiral Foot, MP40, Sofa Crate, and Motorcycle Crate.  Each item ranges in price between $40 and $2,000, is made from a durable and sustainable corrugated cardboard material, and is capable of being reused for hundreds of moves.

Further, the company is a preferred vendor for the US Department of Defense and has been awarded a special permit from the US Department of Transportation for the shipping of lithium-ion batteries, as well as passed the proposed SAE-G-27 test standard.

“PACT benefits the military through both its innovative product line, as well as in its generous charitable programs,” said Water-Oak VFW Post 5157 Commander Richard Noble.  “We are extremely grateful for the company’s ongoing efforts in  helping to ensure that the sacrifice of our servicemen and women is never forgotten.”