NEWS FROM Troopster Care Packs

Contact:

Troopster: Chelsea Mandello, 812-596-4726 | cemandello@troopster.com

Boundless Auction: Kate Phillips | boundlessauctions@gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANDSTON, Va. (September 1, 2022) – Troopster Military Care Packs, a nonprofit military organization, launches a five-week virtual auction of items estimated at more than $1 million in support of U.S. Troops. The Auction is hosted with Boundless Auction Services, an auction service founded by two former first responders. More than 1,500 items, 670+ auction lots, are available for bid and range from a variety of top-tier industrial equipment, kitchenware, electronics, medical and office supplies, and more. Proceeds of the auction will go to military charity, Troopster in support of U.S. service members.

Troopster is a veteran founded and operated organization that supports U.S. military members with personalized care packages. The company was founded in 2016 by U.S. Navy Veteran, Chelsea Mandello and has supported more than 40,000 service members and their families.

“We are very excited for this auction as the variety, quality and condition of items being auctioned is greater than we ever could have imagined and reaches across many industries,” said Chelsea Mandello, CEO of Troopster. “We have an entire commercial kitchen, industrial equipment, a segway, and that’s not even coming close to the best part as this entire auction will help Troopster in its mission to support military members and their families.”

The online auction is organized in partnership with Boundless Auction Services, an auction company founded by two first responders in 2021. Auction items are available for bid and viewing on the Boundless Auction website and ProxiBid.

“The auction connects Boundless Auction Services and Troopster in a common mission to serve, support, and care for service members, their families, and the military community,” said Brandon Jones, Auctioneer and Managing partner at Boundless Auction Services. “The opportunity to work with Troopster embraces and inspires our team with the purposeful opportunity to do the mission-driven work our company loves to do.”

Preparation took more than six weeks as donated items were organized, inspected, cleaned and catalogued. The auction will feature a large-scale commercial kitchen and cafeteria equipment, server management racks, medical devices, firefighting and protective equipment, ladders and scaffolding, industrial electrical equipment including Greenlee and Rigid, and more.

“Partnering with Troopster for this auction allows us to contribute our auction services and time in a meaningful way that will have personal, positive, and impactful outcomes,” said Andy Parisi, Auction Manager. "We’re hoping for a successful event that helps Troopster and our military for years to come."

An in-person viewing day will be available September 1st by appointment only. Participants will be able to sign up via the Boundless Auction/Troopster Benefit Site link. The auction will conclude 6 pm EST on Sunday, October 2.

Donations will be accepted during the auction, as well as links to learn more about Troopster and their services.

Public schedule follows below:

Aug. 28 - Auction opens at 6 pm EST via ProxiBid

Sept. 21 - In-Person Viewing

Aug. 28 - October 1 Troopster and Boundless Auction available for interviews

Oct. 2 - Auction closes at 6 pm EST

Oct. 12-14 - Lot Pick Up - By appointment only

About Troopster

Troopster is a military care package organzation operated by U.S. Veterans to support those in the Armed Forces community. Founded in 2016 by a U.S. Navy Veteran, Troopster provides personalized care packages to troops deployed world-wide and has supported more than 40,000 U.S. service members and their families. For more information, please visit http://www.troopster.com or follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/troopstercarepackages ) and Twitter (twitter.com/troopster). Join the conversation at #TroopsterCarePacks.

About Boundless Auction

Boundless Auction Services was founded in 2021 by two First-Responders to support their local community in Central Virginia. Our founders began helping their neighbors and community members to clear out their homes, farms, and warehouses for whatever need they had. They found that it was difficult to see their neighbors struggle to find a reliable and honest auction house located in Central Virginia. With the mission of providing a great auction through dedicated and personal customer care, Boundless Auctions believes that an auction should be an opportunity where both the sellers and the buyers enjoy a successful and caring experience.

Boundless Auctions prides itself on integrity and people-first at the forefront of everything they do in serving their neighbors and greater good of the community. We offer the full profile of auction options, including personal property, estate sales, commercial, consignment, real estate, industrial, warehouse, automotive, antiques, precious and rare items. We support sellers with a wrap-around experience providing a personalized auction process and include auction services such as photography, advertising, cataloguing, inventory prep, clear-outs, moving, cleaning services, and a variety of technology products to ensure ease of the auction. Boundless Auction Services provides discounts to all Police, Fire, EMS, and Military, and non-profit organizations, and is a member of the National Auctioneers Association and the Virginia Auctioneers Association. https://www.boundlessauctions.com/

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