If you want your care package to arrive BEFORE christmas, send it outby November 13, 2003.
From: https://www.marinemoms.us/USMC/deploy-care-pkg.asp
Fruit RESTRICTIONS: Do NOT ship fresh fruit or exposed fruit.
What is OKAY to send: Dried fruits, canned fruits, and fruit products are allowed. Ship products in the original manufacturers wrap and packaging. Which means you may send raisins, dried apricots, dried bananas, other dried fruits, trail-mix, canned fruit, single-serving fruit packs (like applesauce, cut peaches), fruit rollups, fruit breakfast bars, and other fruit-containing products.
Additional Restrictions Based on the Zip codes:
https://www.marinemoms.us/USMC/deploy-mail.asp